It appears the NHL schedule on Wednesday will follow up a night of playoff race intrigue with an evening of teams with nothing to play for.
NHL schedule 2015: Leafs, Sabres subplots abound
April Fools! There’s nothing interesting about that matchup.
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Each of the first three games of the night contain matchups between teams who have either already locked up a playoff spot or have been eliminated from the race entirely. That doesn’t mean the games won’t be entertaining, however.
Just take Toronto and Buffalo, for instance. Two of the worst teams in the NHL, the Sabres and Maple Leafs, have little to play for, other than hoping they sink far enough to draft Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel this summer. But Toronto has a chance to pull off something rare this season: a three-game winning streak. What better team to accomplish that against than the league's worst team?
A full list of Wednesday’s games is below. All times are Eastern.
| Game | Time | Visitor TV | Home TV | National TV |
| Toronto at Buffalo | 7:30 p.m. | SN | ||
| Philadelphia at Pittsburgh | 8 p.m. | NBCSN | ||
| Edmonton at Anaheim | 10 p.m. | SN | FS West | |
| Colorado at San Jose | 10:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
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