All 30 NHL teams play on the same day for the first time since last year’s regular-season finale (April 11, 2015).

Of today’s 15 games, eight will have an impact on seeding for the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Detroit (41-29-11, 93 points) and Boston (42-30-9, 93 points) battle for third place in the Atlantic Division – and potentially the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference – during a pair of concurrent matinees. The Red Wings visit the Rangers (45-27-9, 99 points), who also are looking to improve their playoff positioning, at Madison Square Garden, while the Bruins play host to the Senators (37-35-9, 83 points) at TD Garden.
MILESTONES & BENCHMARKS

• Three members of the Sabres made their NHL debuts: goaltender Jason Kasdorf (26 SV) and forwards Evan Rodrigues and Cole Schneider. The team last had three (or more) players make their League debuts in the same game on Oct. 8, 1992, when Philippe Boucher, Viktor Gordiouk, Yuri Khmylev and Richard Smehlik did so vs. QUE.
• Schneider – a Williamsville, N.Y., native – became the sixth player born in the Buffalo area to play in a regular-season game with the Sabres. The others: Justin Bailey, Marcus Foligno, Patrick Kaleta, Tim Kennedy and Scott Thomas.

FRIDAY’S RESULT
Home Team in Caps
Columbus 4, BUFFALO 1

SNEAK PEEK AT SATURDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Ottawa @ Boston, 12:30 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings @ NY Rangers, 12:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia, 3:00 p.m.
Anaheim @ Colorado, 5:30 p.m.
Calgary @ Minnesota, 7:00 p.m.
Tampa Bay @ Montreal, 7:00 p.m.
Carolina @ Florida, 7:00 p.m.
Toronto @ New Jersey, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago @ Columbus, 7:00 p.m.
Buffalo @ NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
Washington @ St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.
Nashville @ Dallas, 8:00 p.m.
Edmonton @ Vancouver, 10:00 p.m.
Winnipeg @ Los Angeles, 10:00 p.m.
Arizona @ San Jose, 10:30 p.m.