Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues (8 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, SN-PIT): The Blues (41-28-7) will look to win their 11th straight game, which would match a St. Louis record (11 straight, 2018-19) and re-break a tie with the Minnesota Wild for the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. They currently are the second wild card in the West because of the regulation-wins tiebreaker (33-30). The Penguins (30-34-11) are eight points behind the Canadiens and Rangers for the second wild card in the East.

Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars (8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, Victory+): The Stars (49-21-4) look to extend their winning streak to seven games and draw closer to the Winnipeg Jets in the race for the Presidents’ Trophy and the Central Division. They are four points behind the Jets, who are one point ahead of the Washington Capitals for the Presidents’ Trophy. The Predators have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Los Angeles Kings at Utah Hockey Club (9 p.m. ET; FDSNW, Utah16): The Kings (42-23-9) will look to expand their two-point lead on the Edmonton Oilers for second place in the Pacific Division. They likely will play the Oilers in the first round for the fourth straight year, with the second-place team having home-ice advantage. Utah (34-29-12) is nine points behind the Wild and Blues for the two wild card spots in the West.

Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames (9:30 p.m. ET; SN1, KCOP, Victory+): The Flames, (35-27-12), who have lost three of their past four games (1-2-1), are seven points behind the Wild and Blues for the two wild card spots in the West with two games in hand. The Ducks (33-33-8) will be eliminated from playoff contention if they lose in any fashion.

Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights (10 p.m. ET; SCIPPS, TSN3): The Jets (51-20-4) will look to heat up again following a 4-1 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. Prior to that loss, the Jets had won three straight and seven of nine (7-2-0). They lead the Stars by four points for first place in the Central Division and Western Conference and have a one-point lead on the Washington Capitals in the race for the Presidents’ Trophy. The Golden Knights (45-21-8) are first in the Pacific Division, five points ahead of the Kings.

Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks (10:30 p.m. ET; Disney+, HULU, ESPN+, SNW): The Oilers (43-26-5) go for their third straight win with a chance to move back into a tie with the Kings for second place in the Pacific Division. The Sharks have been eliminated from playoff contention.

If playoffs started Thursday

Eastern Conference

(1A) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (WC1) Ottawa Senators

(2A) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (3A) Florida Panthers

(1M) Washington Capitals vs. (WC2) Montreal Canadiens

(2M) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (3M) New Jersey Devils

Western Conference

(1P) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild

(2P) Los Angeles Kings vs. (3P) Edmonton Oilers

(1C) Winnipeg Jets vs. (WC2) St. Louis Blues

(2C) Dallas Stars vs. (3C) Colorado Avalanche

About last night

There were five games on the NHL schedule Wednesday, all with playoff implications:

New York Rangers 5, Minnesota Wild 4 (OT): Vincent Trocheck scored 24 seconds into overtime and the Rangers (36-32-7) moved back into a tie for points with the Montreal Canadiens for the second wild card in the East. The Canadiens have a game in hand. The Wild (41-28-7) moved back into a tie with the St. Louis Blues for the first wild card in the West. The Wild own the regulation wins tiebreaker on the Blues (33-30).

Carolina Hurricanes 5, Washington Capitals 1: Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd goal to move three away from breaking Wayne Gretzky‘s NHL record of 894, but the Hurricanes (46-24-4) clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with the win. The Capitals (48-18-9) are nine points ahead of the Hurricanes for first in the Metropolitan Division and remained one point behind the Winnipeg Jets in the race for the Presidents’ Trophy.