The final weekend of the Scottish National League season is here — the title decided, but the table not quite complete.

Edinburgh Capitals secured the league last weekend, but there is still one position to be confirmed before the playoffs. Solway Sharks and North Ayrshire Wild can still change places, and that will shape the quarter-final matchups.

There are four games to bring the league campaign to a close — three on Saturday and one on Sunday — with Dundee Rockets in action on both days.

In Aberdeen, Aberdeen Lynx host North Ayrshire in the fourth meeting between the sides this season. The opening game at the Linx Ice Arena went Aberdeen’s way, while the two games in Auchenharvie since were much closer, both settled by narrow margins.

Those away fixtures came with a reduced lineup for Aberdeen. Back on home ice, it offers a different setup and an opportunity to close out the league programme on a positive note.

For North Ayrshire, the situation is clear but not entirely in their control. They need to take more points from this game than Solway do from theirs to move above them. If the two sides finish level on points, Solway would remain ahead on goal difference after the sides split their games.

Solway’s task is a difficult one. They travel to Dundee to face a Rockets side sitting at the opposite end of the table and one that has had the better of this matchup throughout the season. Each of the previous meetings has gone Dundee’s way by a clear margin, underlining the challenge they face.

At the Galleon Centre, Kilmarnock Thunder welcome Kirkcaldy Kestrels in a matchup that has followed a consistent pattern across the season. The Kestrels have taken the wins in each of the previous meetings, built on structure and a level of consistency that has been evident throughout the campaign.

For Kilmarnock, this is a final opportunity to turn competitive spells into a result. On home ice, games between the sides have been closer than they have been in Kirkcaldy, with Thunder able to stay in the contest for long periods, but without being able to shift the outcome.

Kirkcaldy will be looking to close out the regular season in the same manner they’ve approached it throughout — organised, steady and consistent across the full 60 minutes.

The weekend concludes on Sunday in Dundee as Dundee Rockets host Edinburgh Capitals — first against second to close out the league schedule.

It won’t change the standings, but it is the last meeting between the two sides before the playoffs. Both will be looking to finish the league campaign with a win and take that into the quarter-finals — and make sure the last result before knockout hockey is one that carries forward.

Once this weekend is complete, the focus shifts to the playoff quarter-finals before the season concludes at Playoff Weekend in Dundee on 18th and 19th April.

For supporters, it all builds towards that weekend — two days of knockout hockey to decide the champion. Tickets are already on sale at www.ticketsource.co.uk/scottish-ice-hockey, and it promises to be a standout event in the calendar.

No matter which team you follow, it’s a great weekend of hockey to be part of.