Selanne’s son clinches U.S. high school nationals with OT winner

Scoring big goals appears to be in the Selanne genes.

Leevi Selanne, son of Hall of Fame winger Teemu, scored the overtime winner for Santa Margarita Catholic High School on Monday to clinch the Division I title at the 2018 USA Hockey national championships.

Santa Margarita tied the game with two seconds remaining in regulation to push the game to overtime.

This was dad's reaction.

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Playoff Percentages: Kings, Panthers come away with big wins

Through the remainder of the regular season, we'll take a look at how the night's action impacts the playoff race, highlighting which teams' postseason odds went up or down significantly.

While the Vegas Golden Knights stole headlines by qualifying for the postseason in their inaugural campaign, there was some considerable changes in the odds for the bubble teams vying for playoff position.

The Florida Panthers and Los Angeles Kings each earned big wins, while the Colorado Avalanche - victims of the Golden Knights - took a substantial hit as the idle St. Louis Blues hold a game in hand down the stretch.

Here's a look at how things shape up after a nine-game slate Monday in the NHL.

Eastern Conference

Team Result Playoff Chances Change
Panthers 3-0 W vs. FLA 60.1% +12.1%
Devils Off 64.1% -6.9%

Western Conference

Team Result Playoff Chances Change
Kings 3-0 W vs. CGY 76.2% +3.2%
Avalanche 4-1 L vs. VGK 67.8% -9.5%
Blues Off 73.5% +2.9%

To see percentages for the entire NHL, visit Sports Club Stats.

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Golden Knights down Avalanche to clinch playoff berth in inaugural season

Vegas is playoff bound.

With a 4-1 win on home ice over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night, the Golden Knights punched their ticket to the postseason in their record-setting inaugural season.

The Golden Knights are the third team in league history to qualify for the playoffs in their debut campaign, joining the 1979-80 Hartford Whalers and Edmonton Oilers, per NHL Public Relations.

However, the Whalers and Oilers did so after joining from the World Hockey Association, making Vegas' accomplishments the first of its kind in the NHL.

Before the season begun, oddsmakers projected the Golden Knights to finish with a league-worst 69.5 points, but Monday's win pushed them to 103 on the season - ranking fourth in the league - with six games remaining.

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Sharks stretch streak to 8 with shootout win over Blackhawks

The San Jose Sharks are still the hottest team in the NHL.

Monday's 4-3 shootout victory over the Chicago Blackhawks gave the Sharks their eighth consecutive win.

The Sharks temporarily moved within four points of the Vegas Golden Knights for first place in the Pacific Division, but the expansion franchise later regained its six-point cushion and clinched a playoff berth with a win over the Colorado Avalanche.

San Jose hasn't lost since March 10, when they fell 2-0 to the Washington Capitals.

Extending the streak won't be easy, as the Sharks face the St. Louis Blues - winners of five straight themselves - in the second game of a road back-to-back Tuesday night.

San Jose then travels to Nashville to face the NHL-best Predators on Thursday night before clashing with the Golden Knights in Nevada on Saturday.

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Report: College free agent Brickley to visit Wings, Kings, Sharks this week

Let the Daniel Brickley sweepstakes begin.

The NCAA free agent is going to visit the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks this week, and there are two other teams on his list that he's not visiting as of yet, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports.

Brickley's decision is likely coming later this week, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.

The 22-year-old defenseman piled up 35 points in 40 regular-season games for the Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks, who were eliminated by Minnesota Duluth in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Friday.

He played three seasons at MSU-Mankato and also represented the United States at the 2017 World Championship.

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Ducks sign world junior hero Troy Terry to entry-level deal

The Anaheim Ducks have inked forward Troy Terry to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Monday.

He could join the Ducks in Vancouver on Tuesday, per Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register.

Terry was drafted in the fifth round in 2015, but put himself on the map after an epic performance with the United States at the 2017 world juniors. Terry scored three goals in the semifinal versus Russia, then scored the shootout winner against Canada to deliver his country a gold medal.

The 20-year-old also represented USA at PyeongChang 2018, and recorded 48 points in 39 games with the University of Denver this season.

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Panthers, Borgstrom agree to 3-year, entry-level contract

The Florida Panthers got one of the top collegiate point producers to sign on the dotted line.

Henrik Borgstrom inked his three-year, entry-level deal Monday.

The 20-year-old center poured in 52 points across 40 games in his sophomore season with the University of Denver, which was eliminated by Ohio State in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament on Sunday.

His point total put him in a tie for fourth in the NCAA and placed him first in his conference, the NCHC, which gave him 2018 player of the year honors.

Borgstrom is one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the top U.S. college hockey player.

He helped Denver capture the 2017 NCAA championship.

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Coyotes shut down Hjalmarsson with lower-body injury

The Arizona Coyotes' blue line has taken another hit.

Already without defenseman Jason Demers for the remainder of the season, the Coyotes announced on Monday that blue-liner Niklas Hjalmarsson will not play in the team's final seven games due to a lower-body injury.

Hjalmarsson sustained the injury against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday and sat out Saturday's contest against the Florida Panthers.

It's been an injury-riddled campaign for the first-year Coyote, who earlier this season missed a 10-game stretch with an upper-body injury. He then returned for five games before missing the next 16 contests due to another upper-body ailment.

The 30-year-old has one season remaining on his contract, carrying a $4.1-million salary cap hit.

Arizona acquired Hjalmarsson from the Chicago Blackhawks last offseason for defenseman Connor Murphy and forward Laurent Dauphin.

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