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Should Knicks Regret Clinching No. 2 Seed?
The New York Knicks are the No. 2 seed after beating the Chicago Bulls in Sunday's regular-season finale. However, the win comes with a bit...
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Caps Clinch Playoff Berth | Washington Capitals
It wasn’t pretty, but neither was the season that preceded it. What’s beautiful is that the Caps are back in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Washington went to Philadelphia late Monday night, needing to defeat the Flyers – who were also alive as one of four teams vying for the second wild card berth – on Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center. Behind yet another sparkling Charlie Lindgren performance in net, the Caps eked out yet another 2-1 win, another game in which they scored two or fewer goals but...
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Islanders clinch playoff berth with win against Devils
NEWARK, N.J. -- Semyon Varlamov made 23 saves, and the New York Islanders qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 4-1 win against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Monday.Varlamov has started seven of the past 10 games for the Islanders, going 6-1-0 with a 1.85 goals-against average and .939 save percentage in that span. "Everybody wanted it, and that's how it is," New York coach Patrick Roy said. "The guys were very focused and dialed in and we had a strong game. We...