When April began, the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers looked on track to make the playoffs and the Colorado Avalanche had a good shot at winning the Central Division.
The Capitals have lost their past six games, the Flyers their past seven and the Avalanche have dropped three of their past four. Playoff races around the NHL have since flipped, with Pittsburgh, Detroit and the New York Islanders picking up the pieces in the Eastern Conference and Dallas widening its lead atop the Central and in line for home-ice advantage until at least the Stanley Cup Final.
Only two of the East’s playoff slots remain through Sunday’s games . The Flyers and Capitals look more primed for golfing than playing hockey in late April. Philadelphia has been outscored 33-15 during its skid, with four of the losses coming against non-playoff opponents. “The frustrating part is you’re winning game five, six minutes left in the game, and you don’t get it done,” All-Star winger Tom Wilson said. “That’s the frustrating part right now, but I think the care is there, the battle level there and we’re going to doing everything we can to push this thing over the line and into the playoffs.”
Dallas, Colorado, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Edmonton have already clinched and Los Angeles, Nashville and defending champion Vegas look ready to complete the West bracket. The order, of course, could change a lot before the first round begins April 20.
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