The Pittsburgh Penguins are knocking on the door of the Metropolitan Division's penthouse on the strength of a six-game point streak (5-0-1) while the Philadelphia Flyers nearly have knocked themselves out of the race for the final wild-card in the Eastern Conference with losses in 11 of their last 16 contests (5-9-2). Captain Sidney Crosby and the Penguins look to continue their dominance of the fading Flyers on Wednesday when the Keystone State rivals reconvene at the Wells Fargo Center in sno

The white-hot Calgary Flames have won 10 in a row for the first time since the club was based in Atlanta and can establish a franchise record when they host the visiting Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. The rampaging Flames also are riding a 12-game point streak that has vaulted them into a tie with Anaheim for second place in the Pacific Division.

In 1997, the Detroit Red Wings ousted the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference finals on their way to winning the first of four Stanley Cup championships in a 12-year span. Twenty years later, each team is residing in last place in their respective divisions as they prepare to square off in Colorado on Wednesday night.

The St. Louis Blues are singing a much different tune over the last week-and-a-half, scoring 16 goals during their five-game winning streak on the heels of mustering just six in their five-game swoon. Clutching the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, the visiting Blues could move into third place in the Central Division on Wednesday by completing a season sweep of the Anaheim Ducks.