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TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning are going to the playoffs, and they know the set of teams they’ll have to get past to return to the Stanley Cup Final. But they only have a few games left to round into postseason form.

With only two weeks left until the start of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Florida Panthers are playing as well as they have at any point this season — and nearly as well as they ever have in their history.

DETROIT — The playoffs officially aren't a possibility, so the Red Wings marked the occasion Saturday with another loss, although a spirited one it was.

For a team that hasn't had much go right, this was a satisfying two nights for the Red Wings.

DETROIT — Not many folks probably saw this coming from the Red Wings.

When you looked at the Red Wings' schedule for the month of April, this particular weekend stood out.

DETROIT — The Red Wings' slide continues, be it against playoff teams or rebuilding ones.

DETROIT – Rangers coach Gerard Gallant was asked before Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings if he feared his team, playing on the second night of a back-to-back, and coming off a huge win Tuesday over the Penguins in Pittsburgh, might suffer a letdown against the lowly Red Wings.

They’re making it too easy now.