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NHL playoff watch: Dissecting the Eastern wild-card race

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Three teams in the Atlantic Division have all but clinched their spots in the playoffs.

The Ottawa Senators have opened up a nice gap as the first wild card spot.

The Columbus Blue Jackets technically are in the second wild-card spot thanks to getting to 70 points in fewer games played.

The Montreal Canadiens ( 69 points) are right behind them, followed by the Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins .

Tragic number: 23 Metro Division points: 94 Regulation wins: 36 Playoff position: M1 Games left: 16 Points pace: 116.8 Next game: @ SJ ( Saturday ) Playoff chances: 99.9% Tragic numbers: N/A Points : 84 Regulation wins : 35 Playoff positions: M2 , M3 , WC2, WC1 and WC1.