The Toronto Maple Leafs have their first chance of clinching the North Division tonight over the rest of Canada’s NHL teams. They’ve had a comfortable lead for the majority of the season, and are out of reach from five of their rivals, but they can officially pull clear of Edmonton tonight with a point.
Ahead of tonight’s games, the Oilers are eight points back of the Leafs with four games remaining. If they win out, and the Leafs find zero points in their next three games against Montreal, Ottawa, and Winnipeg, the Oilers will jump ahead thanks to the first tiebreaker: regulation wins (they’re ahead 30 to 28 right now).