The NHL regular season is winding toward its final days, and the playoff picture is coming into focus.
Here's what we know following the completion of games on April 3:
The Washington Capitals are the runaway winners of the 2015-16 Presidents' Trophy. They'll hold home-ice advantage as long as they survive in the postseason.
In the Western Conference, the playoff teams are basically set. The Colorado Avalanche are still mathematically able to challenge the Minnesota Wild for the second wild-card spot, but with five points to make up and only three games remaining, it's a long shot.
The Eastern Conference picture is a bit murkier. The Boston Bruins are on the outside looking in, but with three games left to play, they could still knock the Detroit Red Wings out of third place in the Atlantic Division or go after a Metropolitan Division team in one of the wild-card spots.
As the playoffs draw nearer, it's easy to start imagining the matchups we'd like to see for the best dramatic effect.
Here's a look at what could unfold when the NHL postseason begins.
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