NHL Playoffs

The race for playoff spots is on as teams prepare for the final games of the regular NHL season this weekend.

Many teams are one game away from clinching a place in the playoffs and division titles. In the Western Conference, the Vancouver Canucks will play for the division title tonight while the Calgary Flames will play to win the final spot in the playoffs. In the Eastern Conference, the battle continues for the final three playoff spots with a big game scheduled between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

Phantom Milestone

The Phantom of the Opera will hit yet another milestone today when the show celebrates its 8,000th performance.

Today's matinee showing at the Majestic Theatre in New York will be the landmark performance. The 8,000th show breaks yet another record for the hugely successful Andrew Lloyd Webber musical as it makes the Phantom of the Opera the first show on Broadway to hit such a high. The new record comes just one year after smashing another when it beat out CATS to become the longest running show on Broadway.

Family Values

Bands confirmed for this year's Family Values Tour have been announced with a mix of both old and new acts on the roster.

Korn, the event's founders, will co-headline the 2007 tour with Evanescence. Other bands scheduled to perform include Flyleaf, Trivium and Atreyu. The annual rock tour will visit cities across North America including Toronto, Miami and Houston throughout the summer. The 2007 Family Values Tour will kick off on July 16 in St. Louis, Missouri. More bands and dates are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

The Masters

The intensity of the Masters Golf Tournament is building as players prepare for competition to begin this week.

The biggest names in professional golf will be playing at the 71st annual Masters tournament this week with practice rounds beginning today and competitive action teeing off on Thursday, April 5. The tournament takes place at Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia. The next major tournaments on the PGA tour are the EDS Byron Nelson Tournament in the last week of April and the Wachovia Championship in early May.