To the surprise of absolutely no one, the Boston Bruins are the first team to clinch their spot in the playoffs.

Boston officially punched its postseason ticket after the New York Islanders' loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday. It's the Bruins' seventh consecutive playoff appearance, equaling the third-longest run in franchise history.

Boston became the fastest team in NHL history to 50 wins earlier Saturday with a comeback victory against the Detroit Red Wings.

The Bruins are 50-9-5 on the campaign. With 105 points through 64 games, they're on pace to break the 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens' NHL record of 132 points in a season.

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Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos sustained an apparent leg injury against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.

Stamkos fell after battling with Joey Anderson in the first period. Upon getting up, he grabbed his left leg and went straight to the bench. He didn't return to Tampa's bench for the start of the second period and was later ruled out for the reminder of the game.

The 33-year-old has 27 goals and 66 points in 65 contests.

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The Washington Capitals signed defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $3 million, the team announced Saturday.

Van Riemsdyk is currently playing out the second season of a two-year pact with a $950,000 AAV.

The 6-foot-3 defenseman has produced a career-high 19 points and a team-high 146 blocked shots in 66 games this season while averaging 19 minutes per contest. He's also recorded stellar underlying numbers.

The right side of Washington's blue line will now remain intact for an additional three years. Right-handed defenseman Nick Jensen recently signed a three-year, $12.15-million extension, and John Carlson is locked up through 2025-26 with an $8-million cap hit.

Van Riemsdyk, 31, has compiled 108 points in 522 career NHL games across nine seasons between the Chicago Blackhawks, Carolina Hurricanes, and Capitals.

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It was deja vu for the Calgary Flames on Friday night as the team outshot the Anaheim Ducks 37-18 but failed to pick up the win.

"It does feel pretty repetitive," defenseman MacKenzie Weegar said postgame. "We gotta find ways to win. It's another night of outshooting your opponent but coming up short."

The 3-1 loss is Calgary's 19th this season when outshooting its opponent by 10 or more shots, breaking the NHL record. The 1995-96 Boston Bruins previously had the most with 18 losses in this fashion.

"In the third, it's the same old push," Weegar continued. "We have the puck the whole time, but we don't seem to score. It is a bit frustrating for sure."

The Flames' playoff odds dropped from 42% to 28% following the defeat, according to The Athletic's Dom Luszczyszyn.

"I'm so frustrated," defenseman Rasmus Andersson said. "We didn't score, honestly, I think that's the easiest way to say it. We just didn't score today, and we have a lot of looks, especially in the third. We're dominating the game in the third, and we just can't get that tying goal or the leading goal."

Calgary falls to 29-24-13 on the campaign and remains four points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the second wild-card position. The Flames are two points up on the Nashville Predators, who have four games in hand.

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