With less than two weeks until the start of the NHL playoffs, five teams in each conference had clinched a playoff spot as of Monday morning. The Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes have clinched in the Eastern Conference.

The playoff picture will likely change on a daily basis, so CBS Sports will have you covered with our NHL playoff race tracker. It will be updated daily to show where each potential playoff team sits in the standings as the postseason draws near. The top three teams in each division automatically qualify for the playoffs.

Welcome back to The Hockey News' NHL power rankings, where we rank all 32 teams based on their weekly performance.

The Vancouver Canucks became the first team in NHL history to overcome a three-goal deficit in the final minute of regulation to stun the host Dallas Stars 6-5 in overtime on Tuesday night. After Pius Suter recorded the final two goals of regulation to cap a five-goal third period,

In a stunning 6-5 overtime victory Tuesday over the Dallas Stars, the Vancouver Canucks, still chasing a playoff spot in the Western Conference, made NHL history, becoming the first team to overcome a three-goal deficit in the final minute of regulation.

The Vancouver Canucks recent 6-5 overtime victory over the Dallas Stars was not just exciting, but also historic. Down 5-2 with a minute left, Vancouver scored three goals in 53 seconds to tie the game.