Losing preds to finish – playoff duels standing

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The Nashville Predators ended their season in the NHL with a loss. The team that failed to qualify for the playoffs lost at home to the Colorado Avalanche 3–4.

It’s a fitting defeat to cap off a season in which too much has gone off plan for the Predators. Three days earlier in Nashville, they had to accept the bitter verdict – for the first time in nine years not to be part of the decisive phase of the championship.

Captain Roman Josi’s (upper body) injury fits into the murky picture. The Berner was only a spectator in the last 15 games. Josi was last used in mid-March.

Maglin extra – Berni with assist

The decision in favor of the Stanley Cup winner Avalanche, who started without the injured Denis Malgin, was made by Nathan MacKinnon with 102 seconds remaining. With three goals and one assist, the Canadian is the star tonight. The Denver team finished the regular season for the Dallas Stars as No. 1 in the Central Division. Opponents in the first playoff round are the Seattle Kraken.

As a loser in the last game, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the second worst team in terms of points in qualifying, also had to come off the ice with defender Tim Berni. In the 2: 5 on home ice against the Buffalo Sabres, the player from Zurich was one of the preparations for the 1: 0 by the American Johnny Gaudreau after 34 seconds. It was Berni’s third goal in his first season in the world’s top flight.

These playoff games are standing

The start of the playoffs is scheduled for the night of Tuesday, April 18. For Kevin Fiala and the LA Kings, among others, the series then starts against the Oilers. The next day, the New Jersey Devils take on the New York Rangers for the Stanley Cup. (SDA/dti)

Source : Blick