Bruins drop from top to 4th seed

Toronto

T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson scored, Braden Holtby made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in round-robin play Sunday to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and set up a first-round matchup against former coach Barry Trotz's New York Islanders.

Boston, which won the Presidents' Trophy as the top team during the NHL regular season, lost all three of its seeding games and fell to fourth in the East. The Bruins will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round in a rematch of the 2019 East final.

Trotz coached Washington to its first Stanley Cup title in franchise history in 2018, then left in a contract dispute. Trotz went to the Islanders. This is the first time they've faced off in a playoff series since.

The Capitals have now won 17 of their past 19 games against the Bruins and by earning the third seed cannot play the top-seeded Flyers until the conference final.

Tuukka Rask had 23 saves and Jake DeBrusk scored for Boston.

Stars 2, Blues 1 (SO): Joe Pavelski tied it with 31.4 seconds left in the third period, Anton Khudobin stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout and Dallas clinched the No. 3 seed in the West. Denis Gurianov scored the only goal of the shootout. Dallas will face Calgary in the first round of the playoffs. Defending Stanley Cup champ St. Louis went winless in the round robin and will next face Vancouver. The Blues dropped from first in the West to the conference's fourth seed.

Blue Jackets 3, Maple Leafs 0: Joonas Korpisalo made 33 saves in the shutout as Columbus eliminated the Maple Leafs in Toronto and will face Tampa Bay in the first round.