The 2021-22 NHL season has been one of the promising campaigns in recent memory and now 16 teams remain in their quest to lift the Stanley Cup.
The only problem: although we know all 16 playoff teams, we don’t know all the first-round matchups with the season reaching its end. It’s shaping up to be a wild Friday slate, so we’ve included all the playoff-clinching scenarios that will affect seeding.
Eastern Conference
Tampa Bay Lightning
Let’s start with the back-to-back Stanley Cup champs.