What’s at stake for NHL playoff teams on the final day of the regular season?

Key Points:

• The Vegas Golden Knights secured the Pacific Division title with a win over the Seattle Kraken, earning 95 points—the fewest to win a division since the NHL's 2013-14 realignment—and will face the wild-card Utah Mammoth in the first playoff round.
• The Pacific Division is the only division still unsettled entering the final day of the regular season, with Edmonton, Anaheim, and Los Angeles competing for second place and potential home-ice advantage in the playoffs.
• Edmonton leads the race for second place by one point over Anaheim and Los Angeles and needs just one point against Vancouver to secure the spot, while Anaheim and Los Angeles require wins combined with Edmonton losses to advance.
• If Edmonton loses in regulation and both Anaheim and Los Angeles win, Edmonton could drop to a wild-card spot, potentially facing the Central Division-winning Colorado Avalanche in the first round.
• Anaheim controls its destiny for second place by needing to match Los Angeles' final game result, while the Kings require multiple favorable outcomes to avoid a wild-card position and possibly face Edmonton in the first round again.