The San Jose Sharks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in overtime to clinch the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference, dropping the Kings to the No. 8 seed. The game capped a frenetic final day with all 30 NHL clubs in action over 12 hours, during which the Presidents' Trophy, two division titles, one conference title, seven of eight playoff match-ups and 11 of 16 playoff seeds were determined.
The match-ups for the Conference Quarter-Final round of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs are:
Eastern Conference
Series 'A' | 1 | NY Rangers | vs | 8 | OTTAWA |
Series 'B' | 2 | Boston | vs | 7 | WASHINGTON |
Series 'C' | 3 | Florida | vs | 6 | New JerseY |
Series 'D' | 4 | Pittsburgh | vs | 5 | Philadelphia |
Western Conference
Series 'E' | 1 | Vancouver | vs | 8 | LOS ANGELES |
Series 'F' | 2 | St. Louis | vs | 7 | SAN JOSE |
Series 'G' | 3 | PhoeniX | vs | 6 | CHICAGO |
Series 'H' | 4 | NASHVILLE | vs | 5 | DETROIT |
The NHL will announce the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoff schedule Sunday afternoon.