UNDATED (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche are this year’s West Division champs in the NHL and winners of the Presidents’ Trophy.
The Avs passed Vegas on the final day of the season by erupting for five goals in the second period of a 5-1 win over the Kings. Tyson Jost scored twice for the Avs, who also received second-period goals from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Joonas Donskoi and Andre Burakovsky.
Colorado and Vegas both finished with 82 points, but the Avs earned the division crown and the Presidents’ Trophy due to more regulation wins. This was the first time the Avalanche have captured the Presidents’ Trophy since 2000-01, when they went on to hoist the Stanley Cup.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— David Perron, Brayden Schenn, and Jordan Kyrou each scored twice and the Blues erupted for seven straight goals to erase a first-period deficit and beat the Wild 7-3.
— Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk each had a goal and an assist for the Flames in a 4-1 win over the visiting Canucks.
