Pacific Division Playoff Race: Tonight Decides

0:00On April 16th, tomorrow marks the end of the NHL regular season, and it's wide open in the Pacific Division. The Edmonds and Oilers sit at 91 points, while the Anaheim ducks and Los Angeles kings each have 90. All three have playoff spots locked, but second and third in the Pacific, plus the West's second wildcard, are still up for grabs, deciding to. First round matchups against Colorado. Tonight's games will sort it out, starting with ducks versus predators at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Then Oilers face conucks and kings take on flames, both at 9 p.m. Eastern. A single point here there flips everything from division spots to wildcard births. Fans are buzzing over possible rivalries, like Oilers against ducks or kings clashing with one of them. These seas mean home ice edges and tougher paths ahead, with Colorado waiting as the central top seed. Stakes feel massive after such tight races all year. Scenarios stack up quick for instance.

1:00Oilers snag a point while ducks beat predators, and you get Edminton over Anaheim with Colorado facing kings. Or kings win big and Oilers falter, shifting LA into second against Edminton. It's all intertwined across those three tilts. Keep eyes glued to the scores tonight, whatever shakes out sets fire to the Western playoffs, and launches these battles right. That's the story for today, NHL News Today, driven by AI.