The big topic today from the Toronto media is will Auston Matthews get his 69th and 70th goals tonight.

Remember this option for the last three regular season games.

I assume no news on Copp and Rass?

from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,

The Wings had a scheduled day off Friday; they left for Toronto on Thursday night clinging to their resolve after settling for one point in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was an especially tough outcome because the Penguins are one of the teams competing for one of the final two playoff spots in the East. They enter Saturday in the final wild-card spot, with three games remaining and 86 points, a point ahead of the Wings.

The Penguins play at 8 p.m. Saturday hosting the Atlantic-Division leading Boston Bruins. The Bruins have already clinched a playoff berth, but they're motivated by being in position to challenge for first place in the league, or at least holding off the Florida Panthers, who are just a point behind Boston in the division.

Saturday's slate begins with the New York Islanders visiting the New York Rangers at 12:30 p.m. The Islanders enter with 89 points, good for third place in the Metropolitan Division. Like the Bruins, the Rangers are striving for the Presidents' Trophy, while the Islanders are trying to lock up a playoff spot with three games remaining.

Meanwhile, at 5:30 p.m, the Washington Capitals host the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts have clinched, and are secure in the first wild-card berth with 96 points, so they may opt to rest their top players. That potentially could hurt the Wings, because the Capitals also have 85 points with three games remaining, and have the first tiebreaker over the Wings, with 29 regulation victories to Detroit's 27.

There's one other game that could affect the Wings: At 5 p.m., the Philadelphia Flyers host the New Jersey Devils. A recent eight-game skid has the Flyers on the outside after being third in the Metro, but they also have 85 points. With only two games remaining, they don't project to advance, but are still in the mix if others falter.

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Islanders get a point in 3-2 SO loss to the Rangers.

Abdelkader!? Just go away.