The biggest NHL question on Sunday is whether this will be Alex Ovechkin's final home game. He's facing Sidney Crosby for the 100th time.

Jason Robertson scored twice and Jake Oettinger made 22 saves for his fourth shutout of the season for the Stars (48-20-12). The Rangers (33-38-9) are 5-3-0 in their past eight and have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Some further clarity about the NHL playoff picture could come Saturday. Nine of the 16 postseason spots have been clinched. As many as five more could be clinched depending on results from the crowded slate of 15 games that kicks off the final weekend of the regular season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Utah Mammoth clinched, and the Colorado Avalanche secured the Presidents' Trophy. Here's the latest postseason bracket.

NEW YORK (AP) — Connor McDavid called the Pacific Division path to the playoffs “a bit of a pillow fight right now.” The same race down the stretch in the NHL's ...

We are 12 days away from the beginning of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and we still have questions about many of these playoff races.