What to watch this weekend in sports

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Here are some things worth paying attention to over the next few days:

The NHL's first-round playoff matchups will be settled tonight.

Ignoring Sunday's meaningless makeup game between the eliminated Winnipeg and Seattle teams, the regular season ends tonight with 15 contests. All 16 post-season teams are already decided, but right now only two playoff matchups are set in stone, both in the Western Conference: Minnesota vs. St. Louis, and Los Angeles vs. Edmonton.

The other two playoff-bound Canadian teams are Calgary and Toronto. The Leafs are facing a challenging matchup vs. either Tampa Bay or Boston, while the Pacific Division champion Flames will play either Nashville or Dallas — whichever finishes higher in the wild-card standings.

One big thing was settled last night: Florida clinched its first Presidents' Trophy for the league's best record. On the flip side, Montreal is guaranteed to finish dead last overall, giving the Canadiens the best chance of landing the No. 1 draft pick via the May 10 lottery.

The second round of the NBA playoffs tips off Sunday.

Alas, the Raptors didn't make it. Their admirable effort to become the first team in league history to win a series after falling behind 3-0 ended with a 132-97 blowout in Game 6 vs. Philadelphia last night. Despite the humbling defeat, Toronto's future looks promising with NBA rookie of the year Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet forming a strong core. Read more about what's next for the Raptors in this piece by CBC Sports' Myles Dichter.

Three of the four second-round matchups are set, and the final