Winnipeg Jets 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 (SO): The Jets clinched first place in the Central and the No. 1 seed in the West and ...

The idle Wild will clinch a playoff berth if the Flames lose to the Sharks.The idle Blues will clinch a playoff berth if the Flames lose to the Sharks in regulation.The idle Canadiens will clinch a ...

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 final blow came Saturday in Carolina, but the origins of this lost season can be traced back much further.