The Philadelphia Flyers received some much-needed rest after a successful road trip and look to work toward clinching a playoff spot when they host the red-hot Boston Bruins on Sunday afternoon. The Flyers have responded to a rough start to March with a 4-0-3 stretch that included a 1-0-2 trek and are in a three-way battle for second and third place in the Metropolitan Division with four games left.

The Tampa Bay Lightning woke up offensively last time out and will need more of the same when they host the NHL-best Nashville Predators on Sunday in what could be a preview of the Stanley Cup Final. The Lightning, who lead the league in scoring, produced only four goals during a three-game losing streak before tallying seven times over the final 40 minutes of Friday’s 7-3 victory at the New York Rangers.

The New Jersey Devils attempt to tighten their hold on a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. New Jersey completed a 3-0-1 homestand with Saturday's 4-3 triumph over the New York Islanders, which moved it five points ahead of Florida for the second wild card and pulled it within one of Philadelphia for the first spot with four games remaining.

Less than 24 hours after setting a franchise record by qualifying for the playoffs for the 12th straight season, the Pittsburgh Penguins attempt to climb within one point of the top spot in the Metropolitan Division when they host the first-place Washington Capitals on Sunday. Pittsburgh, which made the postseason 11 consecutive times from 1991-2001, punched its ticket for this year's tournament with Saturday's 5-2 home triumph over Montreal.

Few would have thought that Sunday's game between the Colorado Avalanche and host Anaheim Ducks would be played with the clubs separated by only one point in the Western Conference. But that is the situation as Colorado and Anaheim are among four teams who appear to be battling for the final three playoff spots in the West with the Avalanche the odd team out at the moment.