CAPITALS PLAYOFF CLINCHING SCENARIOS

The Capitals will clinch a playoff berth:

• If they defeat the Sharks in any fashion
• If they get one point against the Sharks AND both the Flyers and Red Wings lose in any fashion
• If they get one point against the Sharks AND either the Flyers or Red Wings lose in regulation.
• The Capitals cannot clinch a playoff berth if they lose to the Sharks in regulation.

MILESTONES & BENCHMARKS

• Blues forward Troy Brouwer played in his 600th NHL game.
• Stars defenseman Stephen Johns, a second-round selection (60th overall) by the Blackhawks in the 2010 NHL Draft, made his League debut against his original team.
• Stars head coach Lindy Ruff earned his 693rd career win to move past Dick Irvin (692) and into sole possession of fifth place in NHL history.
• Brad Richardson (2-0—2) recorded his sixth career multi-goal performance – and first since Dec. 4, 2014 at PIT (2-1—3 w/ VAN) – to help the Coyotes snap a 10-game road skid (0-9-1)
• Ducks goaltender Frederik Andersen (18 SV) suffered his first regulation loss since Dec. 21 at NYI, ending a 15-game point streak (13-0-2)
• Penguins captain Sidney Crosby (0-1—1) extended his point streak to seven games (3-8—11). He ranks sixth in the NHL with 28-39—67 overall this season (66 GP), including a League-high 22-26—48 dating to Dec. 18 (36 GP)
• The Blues signed defenseman Carl Gunnarsson to a three-year contract extension

FRIDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
Pittsburgh 3, COLUMBUS 2
Philadelphia 3, TAMPA BAY 1
ST. LOUIS 5, Anaheim 2
DALLAS 5, Chicago 2
Arizona 4, CALGARY 1

SNEAK PEEK AT SATURDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
NY Islanders @ Boston, 1:00 p.m.
Carolina @ Buffalo, 1:00 p.m.
NY Rangers @ Detroit Red Wings, 2:00 p.m.
Minnesota @ Montreal, 7:00 p.m.
Toronto @ Ottawa, 7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia @ Florida, 7:00 p.m.
Colorado @ Winnipeg, 7:00 p.m.
St. Louis @ Dallas, 9:00 p.m.
Arizona @ Edmonton, 10:00 p.m.
Nashville @ Vancouver, 10:00 p.m.
New Jersey @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Washington @ San Jose, 10:30 p.m.