April 10 (UPI) -- The Colorado Avalanche plan to refocus after beating the Calgary Flames to clinch the Presidents' Trophy, coach Jared Bednar told reporters.
Forwards Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas each logged a goal and two assists in the 3-1 triumph Thursday in Denver. By clinching the Presidents' Trophy, the Avalanche earned home-ice advantage throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs.
"I think guys should be really happy that we've accomplished those three goals -- first in the division, the conference and the league," Bednar said.
"That's where it starts. You've got to play a long regular season before the playoffs. Now, it's time to refocus, get ready for playoffs and do whatever we need to do to be as good as we can possibly be for the drop of the puck come playoff time," he said.
"You basically wash everything that you've done, except for what you've learned as a team about yourselves, and then you start fresh because it's a completely different ballgame."
