The NHL playoff picture is much clearer than it was a week ago.
The Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars have gaps of four and three points back to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference wild-card race.
Nashville and Dallas enter the final week of the regular season with a clear objective. Both teams need to earn more points than Vegas and they will be in the postseason field.
The Los Angeles Kings need to follow that same strategy to keep Vegas off its heels in the race for third place in the Pacific Division.