Tuesday night’s last game saw the Boston Bruins, the winners of the Presidents’ Cup the previous year, lose the Atlantic Division championship. The Ottawa Senators defeated the Bruins at home. After defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs at home, the Panthers won the division, which changed the order of the first round playoff matchups. With a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in game 82, the Washington Capitals claimed the final NHL playoff berth in the East. There was a close competition between four teams for the wild card. Despite winning their final game in overtime and a thrilling goal in the last second of regulation, the Detroit Red Wings were eliminated from the playoffs. Both clubs finished with 91 points, but the Red Wings lost the game’s tiebreaker against the Capitals.
