from ESPN,

What's the top storyline for the final week of the season?

Craig Custance: With their win over the Dallas Stars on Sunday, the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to hang on to their playoff hopes -- by the slimmest of margins. That's the storyline I'm watching. Nikita Kucherov has jumped into the Hart Trophy race, Jonathan Drouin makes at least one incredible play per game and pretty soon captain Steven Stamkos' music will be playing. Unlike the fading Ottawa Senators -- who hold down the final playoff spot -- the Lightning are a team that can actually make some postseason noise. They just need to get there first.

Scott Burnside: It has to be the race in the Eastern Conference to avoid playing the Washington Capitals in the first round. One of the Boston Bruins, winners of five straight, Toronto Maple Leafs or the Senators will fall into the second wild-card spot (sorry Tampa, New York Islanders et al., you're cooked) and face the NHL's top team....

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