Here's what postseason matchups look like after play after March 29:

Eastern Conference

• As a result of Florida's loss to Toronto, idle Tampa Bay moved into first in the Atlantic, thereby acquiring a potential first-round date with the Islanders.

Wild-Card Race

• With a win over Boston, New Jersey kept its faint playoff hopes alive, while Detroit's failure to pick up even a point in Montreal could be problematic.

Western Conference

• Nothing changed here Tuesday, but a Nashville loss to Dallas kept the Predators from moving to within two points of Chicago - who also lost - for third place in the Central Division.

Wild-Card Race

• A Wild over the Blackhawks win coupled with an Avalanche loss to the Blues has all but ended this race for good.

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The Washington Capitals are making one thing clear: They're not done yet.

"There's not going to be a champagne party or anything like that," head coach Barry Trotz told reporters after his team secured the Presidents' Trophy on Monday with a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

"There's a sense of fulfillment that we said we were going to do some things and we accomplished them so far and we've still got some things to accomplish. The season's not over because we wrapped this up."

The Capitals earned home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs and ensured they'll finish with the best record in the league, but defenseman Matt Niskanen knows their work is far from over.

"I think we all knew it was coming," he said. "We're not spraying champagne or anything, but I think guys are happy. It's a marathon. We won the marathon, and now we get to prepare for the seven-game sprints."

The Capitals improved to 54-16-5 and 113 points in the standings with seven games remaining. No other club has reached the 100-point mark.

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Here's what postseason matchups look like after play on Monday, March 28:

Eastern Conference

• The Panthers, Islanders, Lightning, Bruins, Rangers, and Penguins are all separated by between only three and five points.
• If the Flyers make the dance, they have a date with the Capitals. That's rough.
• No team wants to play the Penguins in the first round - especially not the Rangers, who've won only one in four against Pittsburgh.

Wild-Card Race

• The Islanders are by no means safe, and the Hurricanes need a miracle.
• The Flyers play the Red Wings on April 6, and close their season on April 10 against the Islanders. Big games.

Western Conference

• The West is ultra-tight, too. Except for Stars-Wild, the other six teams slated to face each other are all separated by only four points.
• Every series could be great, especially considering the way Devan Dubnyk is playing in net for the Wild, and how hot the Predators are. And an all-California battle is most welcome.

Wild-Card Race

• The Predators are all but officially in. They can clinch Tuesday in Dallas.
• The Avalanche rebounded after a devastating 4-0 loss to the Wild on Saturday, but they need help. All six of Colorado's remaining games are against playoff teams: Blues (2), Capitals, Predators, Stars, and Ducks. It's going to be real tough, especially without Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon.

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It took a few tries, but the San Jose Sharks will have a chance to play for the Stanley Cup.

The club officially clinched a playoff berth Monday night when the Arizona Coyotes lost to the Calgary Flames, but San Jose also took care of business on its own. The Sharks registered a 5-2 win over in-state rivals the Los Angeles Kings in a hard-fought game that felt a lot like a postseason encounter.

After missing the playoffs last year, and parting ways with head coach Todd McLellan, the Sharks are headed back to the dance for the 11th time in 12 seasons, and 18th time in franchise history.

Monday night's win was only the Sharks' 17th at home. Peter DeBoer's troops have been road warriors all season, their 25 wins away from the SAP Center tying them with the Washington Capitals for most in the NHL.

The win was goaltender Martin Jones' 36th, in a season in which he's proven he's a No. 1 goalie.

Now the hard part: 16 more wins in the postseason.

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The Washington Capitals are officially the best NHL team of the 2015-16 regular season.

That distinction was set in stone with a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, whereby the Capitals clinched both the Presidents' Trophy as the team with the best overall record and home-ice advantage in all four rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, should they indeed make it that far.

The win gives Washington 113 points with seven games remaining on the schedule. To date, no other team has eclipsed the 100-point mark this season.

The first-place finish comes with a caveat, however, as only eight Presidents' Trophy winners have gone on to win the Cup since the award was introduced in 1986.

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