Aarif Deen
Martin Necas reached a personal milestone and the Avalanche matched a franchise record. The series in the Eastern Conference are set. Also, Rick Bowness was livid after the regular-season finale for his Columbus Blue Jackets.
All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — April 15.
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Colorado Hockey Now
It wasn’t until the dying seconds of Tuesday’s game, but Martin Necas finally hit 100 points on the season.
As a team, the Avalanche tied a franchise record. They can surpass it on Thursday.
Around The NHL
The series in the Eastern Conference are set.
Rick Bowness: The Columbus Blue Jackets ended their season 0-5-1 at home. What was looking like a playoff berth ended in disappointment. And the coach that came in halfway through the season to help get them there was not happy on Tuesday. The Blue Jackets ended their season with a loss to the Washington Capitals. Here’s what Rick Bowness had to say postgame.
Philly Hockey Now: The Flyers had some young guys step up in a victory over the Habs. Both teams are going to the playoffs, but Montreal’s Cole Caufield ends the season with 51 goals. He will not catch Nathan MacKinnon for the Rocket Richard Trophy.
Detroit Hockey Now: There are many things the Red Wings need to do to right the ship next season. Here’s one of them.
Vegas Hockey Now: Here are division-clinching scenarios for the Golden Knights. Vegas is the only playoff team in the Pacific Division that can’t fall low enough in the standings on Thursday to face the Avalanche.
The others, Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Edmonton, are all still potential first-round opponents for Colorado.