The Columbus Blue Jackets enter the final two games of the regular season knowing that they are fully in control of their hopes of reaching the postseason for a third consecutive year. The Blue Jackets need to earn two points in their last two road games -- at the New York Rangers on Friday night or at Ottawa on Saturday -- to clinch the second wild card.

The Dallas Stars are tuning up for their first playoff appearance in three years by playing some of their best hockey, answering a 1-3-1 stretch in which they scored just 10 times by highlighting a 4-0-1 surge with a season high-tying six goals in their last outing. The Stars look to continue their winning ways on Friday when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Los Angeles Kings ventured nowhere fast this season, but they appeared to step on the gas in each edition of the Freeway Faceoff. The Western Conference cellar-dwelling Kings vie for a season sweep of the Anaheim Ducks on Friday when the Southern California rivals reconvene at Honda Center in Anaheim.