[Cobra Mgr]

Everything in the East is settled.

Flyers defeated the Canadians, giving Tampa the Atlantic's #2 spot & home ice advantage vs Montreal.

Boston's shut out of Jersey puts them in the 7th spot & steals Ottawa in the 8th.

So 1st round in East looks like this.........

#1 Carolina vs #8 Ottawa
#2 Buffalo vs #7 Boston
#3 Tampa vs #6 Montreal
#4 Pittsburgh vs # 5 Philadelphia

Can't say I see an easy matchup anywhere.........

Out West, still waiting for the Pacific to sort themselves out. Anaheim continues to show how not to finish out the season, falling to the Wild 3-2. & the Kings continue to do what they do best, tie. They lost in OT to Vancouver 4-3. The point they gathered it them into a tie w/the Ducks for the Pacific #3 spot. But Anaheim owns the tiebreaker.

Utah clinched the 7th spot for themselves w/a 4-3 victory over Winnipeg.

Tonight......

Vegas can claim the Pacific with a win over Seattle. All other contenders for spots in flux finish Thursday.

Interesting thing about the Pac. Anaheim has clinched the "#1" spot for wins in the division. They will be the only one to win more than half of their games this season in the division. But they are in danger of finishing in 4th in the final standings. Vegas & LA have combined for 59 OT games.