NHL playoff standings: What's at stake in Sunday's games - ESPN

The 11 NHL games on Saturday helped solidify the playoff picture, as three teams (the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and New York Islanders) have been officially eliminated from the race. Now it's just the Columbus Blue Jackets chasing the Montreal Canadiens.

In the West, the St. Louis Blues kept hope alive for the Calgary Flames, losing in the shootout to the Seattle Kraken. Meanwhile, the Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights won their games to clinch division titles.

With the end of the regular season approaching on Thursday, here's what's at stake in the nine games taking place Sunday:

Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators
1 p.m. (ESPN+)

The Senators are locked in to the first wild-card position in the East (and a matchup against the top team in the Atlantic). The Flyers are currently fifth in the draft lottery order, two points behind the Boston Bruins and one ahead of the Kraken.

New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils
1 p.m. (TNT)

The Isles' playoff hopes were extinguished with their shootout loss on Saturday, and they are in the No. 10 spot in the draft lottery order, two points behind the Ducks and Penguins, and one ahead of the Rangers and Red Wings. On the other side, the Devils are locked in to the No. 3 seed in the Metro, and will open the playoffs on the road against the Hurricanes.

Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
3:30 p.m. (TNT)

One day, these proud franchises will be battling it out again for postseason positioning, but that day is not today. For this iteration of the matchup, Boston enters as the No. 4 seed in the draft lottery order, two points ahead of Philly and three ahead of Seattle (the Bruins cannot catch the Predators for the No. 3 spot). The Pens are eighth, one point behind the