Japers' Rink · May 3, 2021
The Chess Match Ahead in the East
Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty ImagesWith just a handful of games remaining in the 2021 regular season, the MassMutual East Division is still very much up for grabs, with four teams separated by five points (a number that drops to two points if everyone wins their games in hand on first-place Pittsburgh).
The Division boasts four of the League’s top eleven teams in terms of points percentage, and it’s unlikely that anyone has a clear edge in the upcoming two-round divisional playoff. The Capitals, for example, went 6-2-0 on the season against the Islanders, who have gone 5-2-0 against the Bruins, who posted a 5-3-0 record against the Penguins... who were 6-2-0 against the Caps.