With every NHL team having between two and four games remaining, the playoff picture still isn't cleared up, as some are hanging on for dear life. Here's the 411.

EAST:

-Montreal still hasn't clinched a spot. 9th place Atlanta sits 6 points behind them with four games left, and could catch up; this, however, is unlikely considering the roll the Canadiens have been on since the Olympic break. Three points either way - either through Montreal gaining them, Atlanta losing them, or a combination - would seal the deal for the Habs.
-If anybody should be scared right now, it's the Lightning. Atlanta is just four back of them, and has a game in hand; one misstep by the Bolts could kill them. Toronto is also six points back of the last playoff spot, and have been lighting things up with no regulation losses in their last eight games. It will still take a big miracle, as four points either way with Tampa will send the Leafs golfing, but after Mats Sundin's 4-goal, 6-point night on Tuesday, it looks like they're not ready to give up yet.

WEST:

-The Kings have one point to give between themselves and the 8th-place Oilers, who are cold in their last few games and must snap out of it. Chances of the Kings making it are slim-to-none.
-Vancouver sits one point out of 8th, and both they and Edmonton have two games left. The Canucks play San Jose and Colorado, and will need to rebound after a costly loss to the Sharks on Wednesday night (though they managed to take a point from overtime). The Oil battle the Avalanche as well, with their other game coming against Anaheim. For both these teams, the last two matches will be crucial, and it looks like at least one of the Western Conference's Canadian teams won't be making it to the big dance.