Fight to the Finish

Fight to the Finish

The New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils and Flyers have just one game each remaining, and all three will be tomorrow. But the NHL's Atlantic Division race is still up for grabs.

•THE FLYERS (99 points) can win the division only if the Rangers lose their game against Ottawa and the Devils lose their game at Montreal while the Flyers beat the host New York Islanders.

•THE RANGERS (100 points) can win the division by beating visiting Ottawa.

•THE DEVILS (99 points) can win the division if they beat Montreal and the Rangers lose to Ottawa.

Here is how I see this going:

The Flyers will beat the Islanders, the Rangers will lose to Ottawa and the Devils will beat Montreal.

Thus, the Devils and Flyers would be tied but New Jersey would win the division on a tie-breaker (more wins). They would play the Rangers and the Flyers would finish fifth and play Buffalo.