![]() ![]() * Alternatively, Dallas currently occupies the final Wild Card spot after sitting in 13th place in the Western Conference on January 1 and stand as the only team within the top eight in the West to hold a playoff position for fewer than 100 days in 2021-22 (57 days). Despite trying to lock up a Wild Card position, Nashville has been situated within a playoff spot for 166 days this season entering Saturday – the fourth-most among Western Conference clubs (MIN: 192, STL: 189 & CGY: 173). ![]() * The Predators enters the final stretch of the 2021-22 regular season with their string of seven consecutive postseason appearances on the line, behind only the Penguins (16) and Capitals (8) for the NHL’s longest active run. Los Angeles is set to conclude its season Thursday versus Vancouver, which has a game in hand and is 6-1-2 (14 points) this month including a 4-0-2 (10 points) mark at home. * The Kings are closing in on their first postseason berth since 2018 and own a five- and seven-point edge on the Pacific Division’s Golden Knights (42-31-5, 89 points) and Canucks (38-29-11, 87 points), respectively, who sit just outside the Western Conference playoff picture. With the 2021-22 regular season entering its final stretch, the #NHLStats team concludes its weekly spotlight on postseason races by taking a look at the three playoff berths that remain in the Western Conference. #STANLEYCUP PLAYOFFS RACE: WHAT’S LEFT IN THE WEST * The Wild (50-21-7, 107 points), who earned their League-leading ninth multi-goal comeback win of 2021-22, established a franchise benchmark for most wins and points in a season, besting the 2016-17 campaign when they had a record of 49-25-8 (106 points). ![]() Kaprizov (5th round, 135th overall in 2015) became the 15th different player in League history selected in the fifth round of an NHL Draft or later to reach the 100-point milestone and first since Daniel Alfredsson (6th round, 133rd overall in 1994) in 2005-06 (43-60-103 in 77 GP). * Fiala extended his point streak to nine games (9-12-21), tying the second longest run of his NHL career (also 12 GP w/ MIN & 9 GP w/ NSH). Wild forward Kevin Fiala (0-5-5) set franchise records with a five-assist outing and four-point period, while Kirill Kaprizov (45-56-101 in 77 GP) had 1-3-4 to become the NHL’s seventh 100-point player this season. * Click here to read more in #NHLStats Pack: Team Clinching Notes, a running document of notes for all teams as they clinch a berth in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.įRANCHISE RECORDS FALL IN THE STATE OF HOCKEY McDavid can also become the 10th player with at least one Art Ross Trophy, Hart Memorial Trophy and Stanley Cup before age 26. * McDavid can become the fifth player in NHL history to win his first Stanley Cup after posting five or more 100-point seasons – Mario Lemieux (6x 1991 PIT), Steve Yzerman (6x 1997 DET), Wayne Gretzky (5x 1984 EDM) and Denis Savard (5x 1993 MTL) are the only players to have done so to date. The Oilers are headed to the postseason for a third consecutive campaign, which marks their longest run since a stretch of five straight berths from 1997 to 2001. ![]() KANE, M cDAVID HELP OILERS CLINCH BERTH IN 2022 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFSĮvander Kane (3-1-4) and Connor McDavid (0-3-3) combined for 3-4-7 as Edmonton (46-26-6, 98 points) defeated Colorado to clinch a berth in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. * Guy Lafleur, Canadiens legend, remembered by NHL teammates, opponents * Guy Lafleur always 'very genuine' as mentor to Patrick Roy with Canadiens * Guy Lafleur became Canadiens legend despite intense early pressure * Guy Lafleur attained legendary status for Canadiens on, off the ice * Statement from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Lafleur, who scored 50 or more goals for six consecutive seasons from 1974-75 to 1979-80, tops the franchise’s all-time points list. A cornerstone of Montreal’s dynasty teams of the 70s, Lafleur was a five-time Stanley Cup champion, three-time Art Ross Trophy winner, two-time Hart Trophy winner and captured the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1976-77. Hockey Hall of Fame member and Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur passed away Friday at age 70. HOCKEY WORLD MOURNS THE PASSING OF GUY LAFLEUR * Kevin Fiala and the Wild set several franchise records, while Kirill Kaprizov became the first player in club history to record a triple-digit point total in a season. * Evander Kane scored a hat trick against the Western Conference-leading Avalanche as the Oilers punched their ticket to the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. * The hockey world mourned the loss of Hall of Famer and Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, who passed away Friday. ![]()
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