{coyotes} Stanley Cup Playoffs clinching scenarios for April 14

Tuesday, 14 April 2026

{coyotes} Stanley Cup Playoffs clinching scenarios for April 14

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Here are the Stanley Cup Playoff clinching scenarios for April 14:

EASTERN CONFERENCE

The Boston Bruins can secure Wild Card 1 and a first-round matchup with the Atlantic Division champion Buffalo Sabres with a win against the New Jersey Devils in any fashion (7 p.m. ET; NESN, MSG, SNP, TVAS).

If that does occur, it also would lock in the Ottawa Senators as Wild Card 2, setting up a first-round matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes, the No. 1 seed in the East

The Tampa Bay Lightning can secure home-ice advantage in the first round against the Montreal Canadiens if the Canadiens lose to the Philadelphia Flyers in regulation (7 p.m. ET; NBCSP, TSN2, RDS)

WESTERN CONFERENCE

The Vegas Golden Knights can secure home-ice advantage in the first round if the Anaheim Ducks lose to the Minnesota Wild in any fashion (8 p.m. ET; FDSNWIX, FDSNNO, Victory+, KCOP-13, KSTC)

The Utah Mammoth can secure Wild Card 1 if they defeat the Winnipeg Jets in any fashion (9 p.m. ET; Utah16, TSN3) AND either of the following occurs:

1. The Ducks lose in regulation

2. The Los Angeles Kings lose to the Vancouver Canucks in any fashion (10 p.m. ET; SNP, FDSNSC)

If the Mammoth get one point AND the Kings lose in regulation

The Kings will finish as Wild Card 2 if they lose in regulation AND the Ducks and Mammoth each get at least one point