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The Ducks earned their fourth consecutive division title,
slipping ahead of the Los Angeles Kings by one point after
winning the NHL's final regular-season game. Anaheim will face
the Nashville Predators in the opening round of the playoffs.
Washington is the No. 1 overall seed and will have home-ice
advantage throughout its stay in the playoffs. The Capitals
begin postseason play with a first-round matchup against the
Metropolitan Division rival Philadelphia Flyers.
Capitals coach Barry Trotz rested several regulars, including
50-goal scorer Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.
Flyers 5, Islanders 2
NEW YORK -- Philadelphia scored five unanswered goals as it
prepared for the playoffs with a win over New York.
The Flyers were already locked into the Eastern Conference's
second wild card and a quarterfinal-round matchup with the
top-seeded Washington Capitals.
With the loss, the Islanders enter the playoffs as the first
wild card and will face the second seed, the Atlantic Division
champion Florida Panthers.
Five players -- Shayne Gostisbehere, Evgeny Medvedev, Michael
Raffl, Scott Laughton and R.J. Umberger -- scored a goal apiece
for the Flyers. Goalie Michal Neuvirth made 14 saves.
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