The idle San Jose Sharks clinched a postseason spot when the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.

San Jose became the third team to secure a playoff berth, following the Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames.

It'll be the fourth straight season the Sharks have qualified for the playoffs, and the 19th time in their last 21 campaigns.

San Jose sits in second place in the Pacific Division with a record of 43-22-8.

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North Bay Battalion scoring sensation Justin Brazeau is on the radar of numerous NHL clubs.

"He's undrafted, so he is drawing NHL attention (with) at least five-to-seven teams in the mix," TSN's Darren Dreger reported on Tuesday's edition of "Insider Trading."

Dreger added the Toronto Maple Leafs have expressed some interest, and the Boston Bruins, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues, Vegas Golden Knights, and Columbus Blue Jackets are all intrigued by Brazeau.

The 21-year-old winger amassed 61 goals and 113 points in 68 OHL regular-season games in 2018-19.

Brazeau and the Battalion will face the Niagara IceDogs in the first round of the playoffs beginning with Game 1 on Thursday night.

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Most NHL players would not go to great lengths to get into a fight with Ryan Reaves, but Micheal Haley is not most NHL players.

The San Jose Sharks enforcer took exception to the Vegas Golden Knights grinder's hit on Melker Karlsson late in the first period Monday night.

Reaves went off on a change immediately after hitting Karlsson, but Haley, who was still on the ice, did his best to pull Reaves back out to drop the gloves.

Haley was assessed a roughing penalty.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning will officially be the top seed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Lightning clinched the Presidents' Trophy - awarded annually to the team with the best record - with a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night.

Tampa Bay accomplished the feat with nine games remaining in the regular season, and improved its record to 56-13-4.

Since the Presidents' Trophy was first handed out in 1985-86, only the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings clinched the hardware in fewer games than this season's Lightning, doing so in 71 contests.

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Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson has been returned to available status and entered the follow-up care phase of the Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program, the NHL and NHLPA announced Monday.

Watson entered Stage 2 of the program in January.

He was suspended in September after pleading no contest to a domestic assault charge over the summer.

Watson's original ban of 27 games was reduced to 18 in October.

He played 34 contests for the Predators from Nov. 15 to Jan. 23 and was then suspended again under the terms of the program.

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Evgeni Malkin is considered week-to-week with an upper-body ailment, Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters on Sunday.

The superstar forward missed his team's 2-1 overtime loss Sunday to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Malkin has recorded 50 assists and 71 points in 66 games this season.

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Anton Khudobin appeared to get away with one on Sunday.

The Dallas Stars goaltender poke checked Vancouver Canucks star Elias Pettersson on a penalty shot and let go of his stick in the process.

By rule, a goal is awarded if the netminder is deemed to have tossed his stick on a penalty shot.

Earlier this month, Alex Ovechkin was given a goal upon review after New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev hurled his stick on a shootout attempt.

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The Calgary Flames were idle on Sunday, but that didn't stop the team from earning a spot in the postseason.

When the New York Islanders beat the Minnesota Wild, Calgary clinched a playoff berth.

The Flames became the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff spot.

Calgary boasts the second-best record in the NHL at 44-21-7, and the Flames have posted 95 points through 72 games.

The league-best Tampa Bay Lightning became the first team to clinch on March 9.

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Peter DeBoer reportedly doesn't need to worry about being in the final year of his contract as head coach of the San Jose Sharks.

"It's imminent that he'll sign a multi-year agreement with the San Jose Sharks, so he's not going anywhere," Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos said on "Saturday Headlines."

DeBoer is in his fourth campaign as the Sharks' bench boss, and he's on pace for his best regular-season finish with the team. San Jose entered Saturday's action sitting second in the Western Conference with a 43-20-8 record.

DeBoer guided the Sharks to the Stanley Cup Final in 2016 after stints with the New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers. He also led the Devils to the final in 2012.

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Another night, another net off its moorings at Scotiabank Arena.

Auston Matthews' goal was waved off late in the first period on Friday night when the Philadelphia Flyers' net became dislodged before the puck crossed the line.

It was the second time in as many games that a wayward net has victimized the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Chicago Blackhawks netminder Collin Delia pushed his net off Wednesday night when the Leafs were pressing for the tying goal in the final minute of a 5-4 Blackhawks victory. That prompted Leafs star John Tavares to call for a challenge to be implemented if a defending team intentionally shoves its net off.

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