The Wild lead the NHL in playoff appearances after clinching another berth with a 5-2 win over the Canucks.

The Cleveland Cavaliers finally stamped their pass to the playoffs with a 118-111 win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night.

The Los Angeles Lakers have officially clinched a playoff spot. LeBron James gave a sobering take on what that means for the team.

Although the Sabres (46-22-8, 100 points) had yet to take the ice for Saturday night's matchup versus the Washington Capitals (38-29-9), the Detroit Red Wings' 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers mercifully ended Buffalo's record-setting 14-year postseason drought.

The Buffalo Sabres have their first chance of the season to clinch a berth in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday. They last made the postseason in 2011.

The Buffalo Sabres are back in the NHL playoffs, ending a league-record postseason drought of 14 seasons. All they had to do was change the messenger. The Sabres clinched their first playoff berth since 2010-11 with the Detroit Red Wings' loss in the afternoon on Saturday,