The Flames obtained the top seed in the Western Conference after recording 107 points and a 50-24-7 mark through 81 games. Calgary finishes the campaign on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers.
The Dallas Stars secured the first wild-card spot in the West on Saturday night with a 3-0 against the Minnesota Wild. With the Stars earning a point, it locked the Avs into the second wild-card position in the conference.
Needing one point to guarantee a playoff spot, Colorado rallied from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime and clinch a berth to the NHL's second season on Thursday night at Pepsi Center. Erik Johnson scored in the extra frame, and Philipp Grubauer made 34 saves to improve to 7-0-2 in his last nine starts with the victory.
The full schedule with dates and times for the first-round matchup will be posted on ColoradoAvalanche.com on Sunday morning. NHL Network and NHL.com will unveil the entire first-round schedule at 8 a.m. MT.
Limited remaining tickets for Games 3, 4 and 6 (if necessary) of the Avalanche's first-round series at Pepsi Center are on sale now at
AltitudeTickets.com.
The Avalanche finishes the 2018-19 regular season at the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
