• Boston Bruins 1 Rangers 0: A good effort wasn't enough for the Blue Shirts, who were blanked by the Bruins in Boston. The lone goal was a "weird" one 9 minutes 4 seconds in—the NY Times described, "Blake Wheeler followed through on a slap shot at the blue line, striking the puck while it was on end. The shot sliced through the air at a diagonal pitch and swerved between the pads of Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist." The Rangers are currently 8th in the Eastern conference; if they remain there, they'll face the Bruins in the playoffs.
  • Devils 3 Buffalo Sabres 2: The Devils got their second win in a row by keeping their 3-0 lead, in spite of Buffalo charging back with two goals in the third period. Zach Parise scored his Devils-leading 44th goal of the season and Martin Brodeur got his 555th win.
  • Islanders 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 1: The Isles scored 23 seconds into the game and the kept the momentum throughout the meeting. Goals game from Richard Park, Radek Martinek (the game-winner, during a second period power play) and Josh Bailey. Of course, the Islanders' and Tampa Bay's meeting was notable because the two teams, along with the Colorado Avalanche, are in contention for the worst record in the league—and a number 1 draft pick.
  • Toronto 102, Knicks 95: Well, it's official. The Knicks have been mathematically eliminated from any possibility of sneaking into the playoffs this year. The Raptors beat them last night amidst a run of their own to try and avoid the same—Toronto's won six in a row to keep themselves just barely alive. Al Harrington and Chris Duhon each scored 22 points; the Knicks are sure ending the year on a whimper, having lost 10 of the last 11.
  • Chicago 103, Nets 95: The Nets made a late run and took the lead with just under three minutes left after trailing throughout. But the team went cold down the stretch and didn't get much from Vince Carter, who went two-for-ten while playing with a sore left Achilles tendon he injured during a Friday practice. Carter is expected to play against the 76ers today, as the Nets do whatever they can to hold off joining the Knicks in making their absence from the playoffs official. Brooke Lopez put up 20 points and 10 rebounds in the losing effort.