Compared to other professional sports leagues, the NHL might be the best when it comes to parity.
Maybe not when the season is said and done, as some teams are clearly worse or better than others. But when it comes to any night, any team can beat another, and that's not something you can always say about other sports.
The 23-4-1 Boston Bruins have the tenth-hardest remaining schedule, according to Tankathon.com. The club just went through the most challenging short stretch of the season (10 games) and finished with a 7-2-1, with one of the losses coming to the Arizona Coyotes of all teams.