The Islanders and Rangers have three games remaining against each other.
The Twins are two games behind the Tigers with three games remaining.
Buffalo and Montreal have three games remaining, while Carolina will play only two more.
Philadelphia (27 points) has three games remaining and San Diego (26) has two.
That theory may be over the top because both teams will still have three games remaining.
But Milwaukee and Orlando also won, eliminating the Wizards from the playoffs with three games remaining.
Newcastle are seven points ahead of Worcester with three games remaining.
They are tied with the Dallas Cowboys, one game behind the Giants, with three games remaining.
He is expected to return in one of the three games remaining in this homestand.
Both teams have three games remaining, including a showdown against one another in Orlando on Monday.
They sit seven points behind division and conference-leading New Jersey (with three games remaining against the Devils) and six behind Pittsburgh with three games remaining against the Penguins.
