The Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs clinched playoff berths on Wednesday. The Hurricanes earned a spot after beating the Washington Capitals while the Maple Leafs clinched with their win over the Florida Panthers. With two more teams now postseason bound, here's a look at the updated standings and playoff picture.

Mitch Marner scored the goal-ahead goal midway through the third period, Anthony Stolarz made 29 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in an Atlantic Division showdown Wednesday night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are headed back to the playoffs. With a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night, the Leafs clinched a ninth consecutive trip to the postseason. Toronto entered the game only needing a single point to clinch.

Knies has seven more games to score four goals, bringing him to the 30-goal mark for the first time in his NHL career.

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"Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel, Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares and St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington have been named the NHL’s "Three Stars" for the month of March presented by GEICO," the NHL announced in a press release on Tuesday.