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Colorado comes home to Ball Arena on Thursday night with one more regular-season box left to check. The Avalanche have already locked up the Central Division and the No. 1 seed in the West at 51-16-10, but the President’s Trophy is still sitting there. Two more points clinch it. Calgary, meanwhile, is 32-37-9 and already out of the playoff picture, which makes this one feel a little uneven on paper but not automatically simple from a betting angle. There is still a little roster uncertainty here, and that matters. Nazem Kadri is expected to miss time after suffering a finger injury Tuesday against St. Louis, while Cale Makar remains out but is expected back before the regular season ends. Calgary

The Vegas Golden Knights head to Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday night in one of the more interesting late-season spots on the board. Vegas is 36-26-16 and tied on points with Edmonton atop the Pacific, even if the tiebreak math still leaves the Knights looking up for the moment. Seattle, meanwhile, is 32-34-11 and hanging on by a thread in the Western playoff race despite six straight losses. Puck drop is set for 10:00 p.m. ET, and this one matters quite a bit more than a quick standings glance might suggest. Vegas comes in riding a four-game winning streak, and that run has changed the feel around this team in a hurry. Seattle has gone the other way. The Kraken

The San Jose Sharks head to Honda Center on Thursday night for a game that still carries real weight in the Pacific. San Jose enters at 37-33-7 and is hanging around the Western wild-card race, while Anaheim is 41-32-5 and trying to stop a late slide before it does any more damage to its playoff position. Puck drop is set for 10:00 p.m. ET, and the season series has already been tight enough to make this one feel pretty live from a betting angle. The Sharks are not coming in cold despite Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to Edmonton. Before that, they had won five of six, including a 4-3 comeback win over Anaheim on April 1. The Ducks, meanwhile, have dropped

The Vancouver Canucks head into Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night with little left in the standings, but not nothing. At 22-47-8 and already eliminated, they still have a chance to make life uncomfortable for teams that are desperate for points, and Los Angeles fits that description. The Kings sit at 32-26-19 with 83 points, just outside the playoff line in a packed Western race, so this is one of those late-season games where urgency matters a bit more than talent alone. Puck drop is set for 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Vancouver comes in on a three-game skid and has gone 1-9-0 over its last 10, which is the bigger story than any spoiler angle. The Canucks also managed just