Some teams took the easy way out. Some made hard calls. Which are which? For most, we'll find out in the playoffs.

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The Washington Capitals (25-21-6) will finish a set of road back-to-backs in Alberta on Saturday night. They will visit the Edmonton Oilers (25-19-8) at Rogers Place. The puck drops at 10:00 p.m. ET.

Following two ugly losses, the Edmonton Oilers were looking to rebound on Saturday night versus the Washington Capitals. They did so, in what can only be described as a wildly entertaining, but not so ...

In this week's edition of our power rankings, we see the Dallas Stars take the No. 1 spot, while several middle-of-the-pack teams take large leaps.

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A whole lot of hockey will be played Saturday. Here's the schedule, plus full playoff projections, draft lottery standings and more.

Connor McDavid scored 46 seconds into overtime, Evan Bouchard had his first NHL hat trick and three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers held on for a 6-5 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday ...