The Columbus Blue Jackets nearly squandered their playoff position but the bread was delivered, and the eight teams are set in the Eastern Conference. Against the New York Rangers with a win-and-in scenario, Columbus scored with less than five minutes remaining in the third period but yielded a goal to Pavel Buchnevich with just six seconds remaining. Sergei Bobrovsky had to make a couple of acrobatic saves in overtime and the shootout, but Artemi Panarin delivered the game-winner. So the Pittsburgh Penguins playoffs scenarios are clear. The Penguins must now earn a point against those same New York Rangers to solidify third place. Penguins Can Finish Second IF: –The Penguins beat New York in Regulation or overtime AND the New York Islanders lose in regulation at Washington. Penguins Will Finish Third IF: –They gain one point against the New York Rangers. OR –The Carolina Hurricanes lose at Philadelphia. Penguins Will Fall to the First Wild-Card IF: –Carolina wins in Philadelphia AND the Penguins fail to gain a point against New York. Situation: The Penguins currently have 99 points and 42 ROWs (Regulation and Overtime Wins). The New York Islanders have 101 points and 42 ROWs. The Carolina Hurricanes have 97 points but 44 ROWs. ROWs are the first tiebreaker, so if Carolina catches the Penguins, they own the tiebreaker. The Penguins have a better goal differential than New York, so if the Penguins catch the Islanders, the Penguins will win the tiebreaker. Goal differential is the third tiebreaker but the second tiebreaker is head-to-head and Penguins and Islanders each gained five points against the other this season. Matchups: If the Penguins finish second or third, they will face the New York Islanders in Round One. Second place gets home-ice advantage. 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Sunday, September 26th (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) broadcasting on CBS and available to stream live and on demand with Paramount+ or the CBS app.<doc-sep>We knew based off results last night that the Pittsburgh Penguins would play the New York Islanders in the first round of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. Thanks to a small cushion, the Isles also earned home ice advantage and will start the series out on Long Island in Nassau Coliseum. Now, with a league announcement, we also know all the dates and some of the start times of these games: Game 1: Wednesday April 10, Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Islanders; 7:30 p.m., NBCSN Game 2: Friday April 12, Penguins @ Islanders; 7:30 p.m., NBCSN Game 3: Sunday April 14, Islanders @ Penguins; 12:00 p.m., NBC Game 4: Tuesday April 16, Islanders @ Penguins 7:30 p.m., NBCSN Game 5*: Thursday April 18, Penguins @ Islanders, TBD Game 6*: Saturday April 20, Islanders @ Penguins, TBD Game 7*: Monday April 22, Penguins @ Islanders, TBD *If neccessary As Pens’ fans and seasoned 13-time consecutive playoff attendees, we know you always start either Wednesday-Friday or Thursday-Saturday, with different advantages for each scenario. Getting going on that first day should be a great and exciting way to go. This should be a pretty straight-forward schedule, with games every other day and no abnormal breaks. 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The Pittsburgh Penguins are headed to the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season. They beat the Detroit Red Wings and reached 99 points are are currently in third place in the Metropolitan Division. Here are the Penguins and Eastern Conference scenarios for the final weekend of the NHL regular season: Penguins Get Second Place IF: –The Penguins win AND New York Islanders lose in regulation at Washington Saturday. Penguins Finish in Third Place IF: –Penguins earn a point against the New York Rangers Saturday –Carolina loses at Philadelphia Saturday Penguins Fall to the Wild-Card IF: –Carolina wins at Philadelphia AND the Penguins fail to gain a point. Currently, the Penguins as the No. 3 seed in the Metro Division will be the road team against the New York Islanders in Round One. The series would start in Long Island for Games 1 and 2, then come back to Pittsburgh for Games 3 and 4 before alternating for Games 5, 6, and 7 if necessary. Washington clinched the Metro Division Thursday night by beating the Montreal Canadiens. So, they will face the top wild-card, which is currently Carolina. However, the possibility exists the Penguins fall to the top wild-card and face Washington in Round One. Tampa Bay long ago clinched the President’s Trophy and the top seed in the NHL. Tampa Bay will face the second wild-card which is still to be determined. Columbus and Montreal are tied with 94 points, though Columbus has one game in hand. Columbus can clinch the playoff spot if they beat the New York Rangers Friday because Columbus has 44 ROWs (Regulation Overtime Wins) which is three more than Montreal. ROWs are the first tiebreaker in the NHL.