The Vegas Golden Knights and St. Louis Blues continue to battle it out for playoff positioning in the Western Conference. Will Vegas lock it down or will St. Louis' late-season surge pay dividends?

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The Edmonton Oilers can not only gain ground on the idle Canucks for top spot in the Pacific Division tonight, but can also guarantee they'll open the 2024 #StanleyCup Playoffs at Rogers Place.

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One playoff spot in the Western Conference remains and the Vegas Golden Knights can stake claim to it tonight during a five-game Friday. #StanleyCup

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OFFICIAL SCORING CHANGE: Game 1,263 San Jose Sharks at Seattle Kraken

Goal at 14:46 of the second period now reads Kyle Burroughs from William Eklund and Henry Thrun #NHLStats

Sidney Crosby moved into the NHL’s top 10 for points, hit 1,000 assists and helped boost the Pittsburgh Penguins back into the second Eastern Conference Wild Card position, marking the fifth time in the past seven days that spot has changed hands.

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Playoffs? Playoffs.

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Adrian Kempe has led the LA Kings in scoring in each of their past two #StanleyCup Playoff series, tallying six and eight points in the 2022 and 2023 First Round, respectively, against the Oilers each time.

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THE KINGS ARE IN! 👑

The LA Kings have clinched a spot in the #StanleyCup Playoffs!

The LA Kings are IN.

Los Angeles will be in search of its third #StanleyCup and first since 2014 with three players from that win still with the club: Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty and Trevor Lewis.

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Make that three goals in his first five games for Akil Thomas! 👑

Sidney Crosby, watching you play hockey is truly an honor.

Laurent Brossoit blanked the Western Conference-leading Stars as the Winnipeg Jets (49-24-6, 104 points) moved ahead of the idle Avalanche (49-24-6, 104 points) for second place in the Central Division.

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So. Many. Apples. 🍎

Sidney Crosby did a few things tonight…

✔️ Moved into the top 10 on the NHL’s all-time scoring list
✔️ Scored his 1,000th career assist
✔️ Helped lift his team into a Wild Card spot

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1,000 ASSISTS FOR SID! 🙌

Sidney Crosby becomes just the 14th player in NHL history to reach this milestone!

A four-point night for Lucas Raymond! 🐙

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Jeff Carter recorded his 21st career shorthanded goal, which is the third most among active players behind Brad Marchand (35) and Andrew Cogliano (22).

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TOP-10 IN NHL HISTORY!

Sidney Crosby is the first player to enter the NHL's top-10 points list since Jaromir Jagr did so over 16 years ago on February 19, 2008.

Sidney Crosby collected his 1,590th career point – 6,763 days after his highly-anticipated NHL debut Oct. 5, 2005 – to match Phil Esposito for 10th place on the NHL’s all-time points list.

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