It’s a tight battle in the East Division, with the Islanders ahead of the Capitals by just two points. The Bruins are three points back.

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"This is incredibly special to this organization. This is a celebration of life," Coyotes President and CEO Xavier A. Gutierrez said. "What often happens in sports is that people change your life. And that's what Leighton did. She inspired us, she brought us together. She created hope, and she brought joy. When we think about her and what she meant to us, it was only fitting that we would ask her family to allow us to honor her. Not just about her and her life and her name, but of what she stood for."Ottawa Senators Laptop Case

Even without fans, the day was devoted to Nicklas Backstrom’s 1,000th career game and memories of his time as a Capital. It had the feeling of a day that couldn’t go wrong. Tampa Bay Lightning Laptop Case

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“It's two games,” defenseman Nick Jensen said. “We don't want to get ahead of ourselves, but I think some things we're going to attribute to that we're playing a pretty complete game. We're coming out in the first five minutes of the game and striking hard, something that we've struggled with sometimes throughout the year and then we're finishing the game with a lot of good attitude.”

Missed opportunity: Finding anyone interested in trading for pending free agent Ryan Dzingel, plus not being more ambitious with trying to trade someone such as center Chris Tierney, who has one more year left on his deal.

But, they don’t have to be. The Stars simply need points, no matter how they come. In their last seven games (5-0-2) they’ve been pretty good at getting them.Buffalo Sabres Laptop Case