The Colorado Avalanche scored on 2-of-2 shots in the shootout to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 tonight. With the win, Colorado moves ahead of Calgary to claim 6th place in the Western Conference. As 7th place seed, Calgary will match-up against the San Jose Sharks in round one.
Here are the other matchups in the Playoffs:
Western Conference:
Detroit (1) vs Nashville (8)
San Jose (2) vs Calgary (7)
Minnesota (3) vs Colorado (6)
Anaheim (4) vs Dallas (5)
EasternConference:
Montreal (1) vs Boston (8)
Pittsburgh (2) vs Ottawa (7)
Washington (3) vs Philadelphia (6)
New Jersey (4) vs NY Rangers (5)
Greg is the founder of Red Mile Blog has been following the Flames through good times and bad since they arrived in Calgary in the early 80s. He has written hundreds of articles on the Flames since 2005 and considers himself an expert on hockey inconsistency and frustration. He shoots right and usually plays defence, but has been known to jump up in the rush. He is a 2-time CAHL men's league champion and knows the sweet taste of beer from a Cup.
