Stanley Cup playoff watch: The stakes in play for Wednesday's games

Columbus Blue Jackets win in regulation against the Philadelphia Flyers .

The only thing that keeps the Blue Jackets' hopes intact is a regulation loss for Montreal .

The Canadiens will clinch the second Eastern wild-card spot with a win or a loss in overtime/shootout.

The Ducks will finish no lower than ninth in the draft lottery order, and the teams lower than them have 82 or more.

Buffalo Sabres , Boston Bruins , New York Rangers , St. Louis Blues , Minnesota Wild , Dallas Stars , Dallas , Dallas and New York Jets all have playoff chances.

Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins have the lowest playoff chances at 0% Tragic number: E.

Winnipeg Jets have 114 regulation wins: 43 Playoff position: C1 Games left: 1 Points pace: 115.4 Next game: @ NSH ( Wednesday ).

The NHL uses a draft lottery to determine the order of the first round of the NHL 's first round.

The team that finishes in last place is not guaranteed the No. 1 selection.

An "p" means that the team has clinched the Presidents' Trophy as the top team in the regular season .