Over the ocean, coming to the end of the regular season for the hundredth season in NHL history.
“Calgary” on home ice confidently beat “San Jose” and secured a spot in the playoffs. The “flames” going back to the playoffs after a bad last season.
“Saint Louis”, despite an away defeat from “Colorado,” became the seventh club from the West, guaranteeing himself a spot in the playoffs. Last year the conference misses the playoffs in 2010.
“Washington” on departure has unexpectedly lost “Arizona”, but the defeat of the “Columbus” in the match with “Chicago” allowed “capitals” to keep a small gap in the struggle for the status of the best team of the regular season. Now, the main irritant of the capital team became the “Blackhawks”, behind season leader in three points.
Pittsburgh in the shootout figured out “Rangers” and guaranteed home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Sidney Crosby scored 43rd goal in the championship this season has become for the canadian star’s second most productive in his career.
The results of the matches of the day:
New York Islanders — New Jersey 2:1 (1:0, 1:0, 0:1)
New York Rangers — Pittsburgh 3:4 (in shootout) (0:0, 1:2, 2:1, 0:0, 0:1)
Chicago — Columbus 3:1 (2:1, 0:0, 1:0)
Colorado — St. Louis 2:1 (in shootout) (0:1, 1:0, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Calgary — San Jose 5:2 (1:0, 3:1, 1:1)
Vancouver — Los Angeles 0:2 (0:0, 0:2, 0:0)
Arizona — Washington 6:3 (3:0, 2:2, 1:1)
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