The Los Angeles Kings defeated the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night to hand them their first regulation loss since Feb. 20, according to the Associated Press. Anze Kopitar scored twice for the Kings in the final six minutes of the game to give Los Angeles a 4-2 victory over the Sharks. "Twenty games is an incredible streak. There's nothing more I can say about it. It's phenomenal," Sharks' Coach Ron Wilson said. "I mean, we're the only team in NHL history to go the whole month of March [without a regulation loss]. It's virtually impossible, but we did it."

Not even Montreal coach Guy Carbonneau could have predicted the Canadiens? first division title in 16 years at the start of the season. Carey Price made 32 saves for his third career shutout and Montreal beat the Ottawa Senators 3-0 Tuesday night to win the Northeast Division, as reported by the Associated Press.