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A season-ending Top 16, plus a look back at the rankings, Gold Plan standings and more

for the whole “who wins the Stanley Cup” thing. We’ll get to that.

First things first, let’s talk about Friday. The NHL wrapped up its season, or at least planned to, with a 15-game slate that was meant to be the big finale. It didn’t end up that way, partly because the Jets and Kraken still had yesterday’s makeup game to get through and mostly because none of the 16 playoff spots were on the line. You’d have been forgiven for taking the night off, much like several star players did. But if so, you missed one of the most weirdly entertaining nights of the entire season.