As these things so often tend to do, the Penguins-Islanders Quarterfinals series will come down to who wins the special teams game. Pittsburgh's PK had better improve on recent postseasons if they want to get out of the first round.
In the final edition of the Weekly Atlantic Division snapshot, all five Atlantic Division teams head into the final week with winning records. Pittsburgh clinched the East and it's all but certain that the two New York teams will also play in May.
In the twelfth and penultimate edition of the weekly Atlantic Division snapshot, the Pittsburgh Penguins clinched the division and the New York teams have reason to look beyond April while the Devils and Flyers are on the outside looking in.
In the eleventh edition of the weekly Atlantic Division snapshot, the New York teams have pushed their way into the playoff seeding while the New Jersey Devils' scoring slump and winless streak sends them to the outside looking in.
In the tenth edition of the weekly Atlantic Division snapshot, the Pittsburgh Penguins swept March and own the Atlantic. The New Jersey Devils remain in second somehow, followed by the NY teams on the bubble, and the Flyers appear to be spoilers now.
In the ninth edition of the weekly Atlantic Division snapshot, the Pittsburgh Penguins just kept on winning, the New Jersey Devils & New York Rangers get ahead of the bubble, while the Islanders and Flyers only lost their games.
In the eighth edition of the weekly Atlantic Division snapshot, the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to soar ahead of the pack, while the Devils, Islanders, Rangers, and even the Flyers are on various spots of the proverbial bubble.
In the seventh edition of the weekly Atlantic Division snapshot for the 2013 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled away with the division lead, the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers floundered, and the two New York teams made a move up.
In the sixth edition of the weekly Atlantic Division snapshot for the 2013 season, the Philadelphia Flyers were the only ones to have a winning week and are right behind New Jersey and closer to Pittsburgh; and New York teams are far from out of it.
In the fifth Weekly Atlantic Division Snapshot of the 2013 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins take the top spot from the New Jersey Devils on a tiebreaker, Philly jumps just ahead of the two New York teams, and the week ahead has no divisional games.
