National Sports

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames will face the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the NHL playoffs.

The Winnipeg Jets will settle for home-ice advantage in a playoff matchup with the St. Louis Blues after the Nashville Predators captured the Central Division title on Saturday.

MINNEAPOLIS — Hard to call Virginia basketball boring after the last two games. And the Cavaliers have pretty much put the choker label to rest, too.

CALGARY — Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid left his team's season finale with a left leg injury after a hard collision with the net against the Calgary Flames on Saturday.

MONTREAL — Ryan Poehling delivered one of the most impressive NHL debuts in Canadiens history on Saturday, giving Montreal fans plenty to cheer about after a major downer the previous night.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nani converted a late penalty and finished with two goals and one assist on Saturday night to help Orlando City beat the Colorado Rapids 4-3.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators capped an awful season with an ugly performance. A 6-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday finished a campaign in which Ottawa finished last in the standings for the first time in 23 years.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Josh Williams scored and the Columbus Crew moved alone into first place in the Eastern Conference with a 1-0 win over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cristian Espinoza had a goal and an assist on Saturday night and the San Jose Earthquakes earned their first points of the season with a 3-0 win over the Portland Timbers.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames will face the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the NHL playoffs.