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LINDHOLM AMONG SELKE FINALISTS

Calgary Flames centre Elias Lindholm is one of three finalists for the Frank J. Selke Trophy. The annual honour is presented to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. Florida Panthers centre Aleksander Barkov and Boston Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron are the other finalists. Lindholm posted a plus-61 rating in 82 games and led all Calgary forwards in blocked shots and takeaways. The winners of the NHL Awards will be revealed later in the postseason. The three finalists for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy will be unveiled Wednesday.

BLUES-AVALANCHE

The Western Conference series between St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche got under way Tuesday in Denver. This was the first matchup of the second round to get locked in after Colorado swept Nashville and St. Louis beat Minnesota in six. It also could be the feistiest, especially in the aftermath of Avalanche centre Nazem Kadri concussing Blues defenceman Justin Faulk with an illegal check to the head in the series last year that prompted an eight-game suspension.

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