Rangers fans saw their team go to the Stanley Cup Final last year, only to lose to the Kings. They want more.
Canadiens fans haven't seen their team in the Final since Patrick Roy wore the bleu, blanc et rouge. They have experienced the longest Cup drought in the history of their franchise.
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Everyone in the Eastern Conference is chasing the Blueshirts and Habs. They and the Lightning are the only teams to have clinched playoff berths in the East.
That will change in the days and nights ahead. The regular season ends April 11, and first-round playoff series open April 15.
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A look at the playoff teams, those chasing a berth and their remaining schedules. (Standings as of noon ET April 2; all times ET).
Atlantic Division
Canadiens: 102 points (clinched playoff berth)
Games remaining:
Friday: @ Devils, 7 p.m.
Sunday: @ Panthers, 5 p.m.
April 9: vs. Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.
April 11: @ Maple Leafs, 7 p.m.
Lightning: 102 (clinched playoff berth)
Games remaining:
Saturday: @ Panthers, 7 p.m.
April 9: vs. Devils, 7:30 p.m.
April 11: vs. Bruins, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings: 93
Games remaining:
Saturday: @ Wild, 7 p.m.
Sunday: vs. Capitals, 5 p.m.
Tuesday: vs. Hurricanes, 7:30 p.m.
April 9: @ Canadiens, 7:30 p.m.
April 11: @ Hurricanes, 7 p.m.
Metropolitan Division
Rangers: 105 (clinched playoff berth; clinched Metropolitan Division)
Games remaining:
Saturday: vs. Devils, 7 p.m.Monday: vs. Blue Jackets, 7 p.m.
Tuesday: @ Devils, 7 p.m.
April 9: vs. Senators, 7 p.m.
April 11: @ Capitals, 12:30 p.m.
Islanders: 96
Games remaining:
Saturday: vs. Sabres, 7 p.m.
Tuesday: @ Flyers, 7 p.m.
April 10: @ Penguins, 7 p.m.
April 11: vs. Blue Jackets, 7 p.m.
Penguins: 95
Games remaining:
Saturday: @ Blue Jackets, 2 p.m.
Sunday: @ Flyers, 12:30 p.m.
April 7: @ Senators, 7:30 p.m.
April 10: vs. Islanders, 7 p.m.
April 11: @ Sabres, 7 p.m.
Wild card
Capitals: 96
Games remaining:
Saturday: @ Senators, 7 p.m.
Sunday: @ Red Wings, 5 p.m.
Wednesday: vs. Bruins, 8 p.m.
April 11: vs. Rangers, 12:30 p.m.
Bruins: 93
Games remaining:
Saturday: vs. Maple Leafs, 7 p.m.
Wednesday: @ Capitals, 8 p.m.
April 9: @ Panthers, 7:30 p.m.
April 11: @ Lightning, 7:30 p.m.
Senators: 90
Games remaining:
Saturday: vs. Capitals, 7 p.m.
Sunday: @ Maple Leafs, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday: vs. Penguins, 7:30 p.m.
April 9: @ Rangers, 7 p.m.
April 11: @ Flyers, 12:30 p.m.
Panthers: 87
Games remaining:
Saturday: vs. Lightning, 7 p.m.
Sunday: vs. Canadiens, 5 p.m.
April 9: vs. Bruins, 7:30 p.m.
April 11: vs. Devils, 7 p.m.