David Lawrence - The Kings are the defending Stanley Cup champions but they haven’t looked dominant in the regular season as they did in the playoffs last year.

David Lawrence - The San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks have both been disappointments in their own way this season.

David Lawrence - What does one make of this series? The Detroit Red Wings were sliding down the standings in the worst way until they finally woke up last Monday.

David Lawrence - Minnesota backed their way into the playoffs. As a reward, they get to face the best team in the NHL. While many of the series in the Western Conference might be toss-ups, this one is straightforward.

David Schwab - The Ottawa Senators and the Boston Bruins will close-out the NHL regular season this Sunday night at TD Garden with major playoff implications on the line for both teams.

Steven Suarez - The early game of the day featured the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. The Rangers were trading in the -160 area as favorites for the game, which began at 3:00 PM EST.

David Lawrence - The Detroit Red Wings need to win and they are in. They sit in seventh in the Western Conference standings but are just one point of Minnesota (eighth) and Columbus (ninth).

David Schwab - The New Jersey Devils will wrap-up their 2013 season this Saturday afternoon with a trip to Madison Square Garden to face-off against the New York Rangers in a classic Atlantic Division rivalry.

Steven Suarez - The final day of the shortened regular season has arrived. Have oddsmakers left us some NHL betting value to exploit?

David Lawrence - It’s our last regular season day of picks (there’s only one game on Sunday), so let’s see if we can make these count.