The Florida Panthers secured the Presidents’ Trophy for the best team in the National Hockey League (NHL) on Thursday with a 4-0 away win at the Ottawa Senators.
The team from Florida also benefited from the defeat of pursuer Colorado Avalanche and can no longer be pushed out of the lead. Colorado lost 5-4 at home to the Nashville Predators in a shootout. Patrice Bergeron scored his 400th NHL goal, scoring his eighth career hat-trick in the Boston Bruins’ 5-0 win over the Buffalo Sabers.
NHL results from Thursday: Colorado Avalanche – Nashville Predators 4: 5 nP, Minnesota Wild – Calgary Flames 3: 2 nV, Columbus Blue Jackets – Tampa Bay Lightning 5: 2, Carolina Hurricanes – New Jersey Devils 6: 3, Edmonton Oilers – San Jose Sharks 5: 4 nV, New York Islanders – Washington Capitals 5: 1, Boston Bruins – Buffalo Sabers 5: 0, Ottawa Senators – Florida Panthers 0: 4, Vancouver Canucks – Los Angeles Kings 3: 2 nV