Filip Forsberg isn't celebrating a first-place finish.

The Nashville Predators clinched the Presidents' Trophy as the best team in the regular season with a win over Washington on Thursday, but Forsberg pointed to those very Capitals as an example of the award's relative insignificance.

The Capitals won the Presidents' Trophy in each of the past two seasons, but fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the playoffs in both years.

Forsberg was drafted 11th overall by Washington in 2012, but was dealt to Nashville in 2013 for Martin Erat in one of the more infamous trade-deadline gaffes.

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On a milestone night, Roberto Luongo made sure the Florida Panthers remained in the Stanley Cup Playoff hunt.

Luongo made his 1,000th appearance Thursday against the Boston Bruins, becoming the third goalie in NHL history to reach the mark. He then proceeded to stop 26 of 28 shots against in a 3-2 win, thereby keeping his team's postseason hopes alive.

Had the Bruins won, the Panthers would've been eliminated from playoff contention in light of a Philadelphia victory earlier in the night.

The win was Luongo's 471st, and two more are needed if Florida has any chance of playing more than 82 games; the Panthers are set to close the season with games against Buffalo and Boston.

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The Nashville Predators clinched their first Presidents' Trophy in franchise history after they beat the Washington Capitals, and the Boston Bruins lost in regulation to the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

The last team to win the Presidents' Trophy in a full 82-game season and then go on to win the Stanley Cup was the Detroit Red Wings in 2007-08.

The Predators made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Final last year as the No. 16 seed, and seem primed for another deep run this spring.

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With their one point against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets are heading to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth time in franchise history.

More to come.

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The New Jersey Devils clinched their first postseason berth since 2011-12 after defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 Thursday night.

The last time the Devils reached the playoffs, Ilya Kovalchuk carried them to the Stanley Cup Final, where they were swept by the Los Angeles Kings.

It will mark the first time Taylor Hall has made the playoffs in his eight-year career. Hall has easily been the Devils' MVP, and with 39 goals and 93 points, could take home the Hart Trophy as league MVP.

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With his start Thursday against the Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo became only the third netminder in NHL history to play in 1,000 games.

Only Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur have played more games.

Entering Thursday, Luongo has amassed a 470-376-119 record across 999 games for the New York Islanders (the team that drafted him fourth overall in 1997), Vancouver Canucks, and Panthers.

"On behalf of the Florida Panthers organization I would like to congratulate Roberto on becoming only the third goaltender in NHL history to reach 1,000 games in what has been a Hockey Hall of Fame-caliber career," Panthers general manager Dale Tallon said earlier in the day, according to David Satriano of NHL.com. "Throughout his career, he has proven to be a dominant player and an exemplary leader. His dedication to his family, his teammates and the game of hockey is second to none."

In a league sometime devoid of personal flair, Luongo has provided more than just a productive resume, gracing the NHL with a light-hearted, fun-loving approach that's endeared him to puck fans across the globe.

So it only seems fitting that one of the game's most popular figures sits among the greatest to ever play his position.

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Patrick Eaves won't return to the Anaheim Ducks this season.

The veteran winger has been sidelined for all but two games this season after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), and won't be available until September at the earliest, Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle confirmed Thursday.

GBS is a serious and rare disorder in which a patient's immune system attacks the nervous system.

Eaves signed a three-year, $9.45-million contract with the Ducks last summer after scoring 32 goals in 2016-17.

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Patrick Eaves won't return to the Anaheim Ducks this season.

The veteran winger has been sidelined for all but two games this season after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), and won't be available until September at the earliest, Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle confirmed Thursday.

GBS is a serious and rare disorder in which a patient's immune system attacks the nervous system.

Eaves signed a three-year, $9.45-million contract with the Ducks last summer after scoring 32 goals in 2016-17.

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Henrik and Daniel Sedin will take the ice in Vancouver as active players one last time Thursday night, and what a pair of careers it has been.

The Swedish forwards, who will appear in their final home game for the Canucks against the Arizona Coyotes, have spent nearly two decades with the organization, setting numerous franchise records and cementing themselves as two of the greatest players ever to wear Vancouver uniforms.

Here are the most noteworthy numbers from their collective tenure, as shared by the NHL on Thursday:

1,463: Canucks games since the Sedins made their debuts at the start of the 2000-01 season, all of which have featured at least one of them in the lineup.

94: Percent of those games that have featured both of them.

1: Pair of teammates who have played more regular-season NHL games together than the Sedins (Gordie Howe and Alex Delvecchio).

36: Percent of Canucks regular-season goals in regulation or overtime since the start of 2000-01 that have involved at least one Sedin.

19.5: Percent of Canucks regular-season goals in that span on which both brothers picked up a point (743 of 3,799).

2: Teammates in history who have factored in on the same goal more times than that in NHL history (Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri with 764).

1: Pair of brothers in NHL history to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's top point producer in consecutive campaigns (Henrik in 2009-2010, Daniel in 2010-11).

2,107: Combined points notched by Henrik and Daniel in the regular season over 17 campaigns.

2: Players in Canucks history to rack up 1,000 career points (Henrik and Daniel).

1: Sibling duo in NHL history to register 1,000 career points apiece (the Sedins).

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The Chicago Blackhawks will head into next season with the same coaching staff, and Patrick Kane couldn't be happier.

On Thursday, president John McDonough announced that the organization will bring back Joel Quenneville and general manager Stan Bowman, and Kane feels the team will be better off for it.

"You're not going to find a better coach than Q," Kane said, according to NHL.com's Tracey Myers. "We should all feel very fortunate that he's going to be back another year, try and play better for him next year."

Captain Jonathan Toews echoed Kane's sentiment, suggesting that next season will be up to more than just Bowman and Quenneville to get the team back on track after missing the playoffs for the first time in 10 years.

"We’ve been through a lot, playing for Joel. Stan’s done a lot of great things for this team," Toews said. "I think everyone’s committed to fixing the issues and the problems that we faced this year, and the same goes for Joel and Stan."

This year stands to be the Blackhawks' worst finish in 10 seasons, but with the core of Toews, Kane, Brent Seabrook, Duncan Keith, and Corey Crawford still in the fold, and the man who has coached that core returning next season, don't get used to a Blackhawks-free postseason.

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