The Vancouver Canucks have been one of the more surprising teams all season, while it took the Nashville Predators an 18-game point streak to get back in the playoff picture late.

We're coming right down to it folks. There are playoff seedings and matchups still to figure out, but the most interesting thing on Tuesday is how four teams still have a shot at the last wild card spot in the East.

We're coming down to the end, with just six days left on the NHL's regular season schedule. No Round 1 matchups are locked in yet, but here's what's at stake this weekend.

In this edition of Playoff Push, Rory Boylen focuses on two surprising teams and what's ahead for them in the final week-plus of the regular season.

It's expected that 14-year-old defenceman Landon DuPont will be granted exceptional player status and early entry to the WHL for next season. Our scout, Jason Bukala, writes about what he sees in this special player.

Today's playoff push looks at six NHL teams whose trade deadlines have, so far at least, worked out the best.

So what exactly do the Flyers have in Ivan Fedotov? Is he the answer? A work in progress? Something in between? Here is a breakdown of what the goaltender offers.