Toronto (Canada) (AFP)
Philadelphia, Saturday winner of Tampa Bay, and Las Vegas, after overtime striker for Colorado, will be the number 1 seeds in the East and West in the 1st round of the NHL play-offs, where they will face Montreal and Chicago.
The Flyers, thanks in particular to a double from the Canadian Nicolas Aube-Kubel, took the best (3-1) on the Lightning who could challenge them for first place.
Tampa Bay is now certain to be the No. 2 seed in the East where the Florida franchise will face either the Toronto Maple Leafs or the Columbus Blue Jackets, who are back to back (2-2) in their play-off series .
The Golden Knights led three times before being scooped up by Colorado. They finally had the last word thanks to a goal scored 16 seconds from the end of extra time by Alex Tuch (4-3). The Avalanche finished 2nd and will find the Arizona Coyotes in the first round of the play-offs.
There are two group stage matches on Sunday, aimed at determining which teams will be seeded 3 and 4 in each conference, as well as the fifth and final play-off between Toronto and Columbus.
The results of these meetings will reveal all the posters for the 1st round.
Saturday's results:
. GROUP PHASE OF THE EAST CONFERENCE
In Toronto,
Philadelphia - Tampa Bay 4 - 1
Ranking: Pts JGP BP BC D%
1. Philadelphia 6 3 3 0 11 3 8 0.645
2. Tampa Bay 4 3 2 1 7 8 -1 0.657
3. Washington 1 2 0 2 3 6 -3 0.652
4. Boston 0 2 0 2 3 7 −4 0.714
Already played:
Boston - Philadelphia 1 - 4
Tampa Bay - Washington 4 - 3 (ap)
Tampa Bay - Boston 3 - 2
Washington - Philadelphia 1 - 3
Still to play:
Sunday: Boston - Washington
. GROUP PHASE OF THE WEST CONFERENCE
In Edmonton,
Vegas - Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 (ap)
Ranking: Pts JGP BP BC D%
1. Vegas 6 3 3 0 15 10 5 0.606
2. Colorado 5 3 2 1 9 5 4 0.657
3. St. Louis 0 2 0 2 5 8 −3 0.662
4. Dallas 0 2 0 2 3 9 -6 0.594
Already played:
St. Louis - Colorado 1 - 2
Vegas - Dallas 5 - 3
Colorado - Dallas 4 - 0
Vegas - St. Louis 6 - 4
Remains to play
Sunday: Dallas - St. Louis
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