Overview
- Los Angeles leads the race with 87 points and three games left, with Nashville at 86 and only two remaining as Winnipeg and San Jose cling to slim chances.
- The Kings clinch the spot by earning four points from their remaining schedule, while Nashville would be eliminated with a regulation loss to San Jose paired with any Kings win over Seattle.
- Nashville plays San Jose at Bridgestone Arena and Los Angeles visits Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena in the next games that could settle the race.
- Modeling cited by the coverage pegs Nashville’s playoff odds near 22.7%, with Winnipeg around 12% and San Jose near 2%.
- ESPN’s current bracket shows Colorado lined up to face the West’s second wild card, which at the moment is Los Angeles.