Dallas Stars Clinch Spot In NHL Playoffs

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[April 12, 2014]  (Reuters) — The Dallas Stars clinched their first National Hockey League playoff berth in six years on Friday, a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Blues sealing a wild-card spot.

The result eliminated the Phoenix Coyotes from postseason contention and the 16 playoff-bound teams are now set.

The Stars (40-40-11) enter the Stanley Cup playoffs as the second wild-card team in the Western Conference.

(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; editing by Peter Rutherford)

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