Washington, DC —
The Southeast Division is still up for grabs after the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers, 4-2, on Thursday night. But both teams came out of the game happy due to the final score in Philadelphia. The Flyers took down the Sabres by a 2-1 margin to give Washington and Florida each a spot in the postseason. The Southeast Division will be decided on Saturday. The Panthers will take a two- point lead into Saturday's game against Carolina. The Capitals, who sit eighth in the Eastern Conference with 90 points, will end the regular season at the New York Rangers. Florida will need just one point against the Hurricanes to win their first-ever division crown. However, Washington holds the tiebreaker over the Panthers. Brooks Laich had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, who have won three of four. Alex Ovechkin, Jay Beagle and Alexander Semin also lit the lamp. The news was not all good for the home team. Starting goaltender Michal Neuvirth stopped all 13 shots he faced before leaving early in the second period with an apparent left leg injury. Braden Holtby turned aside 12-of-14 shots in relief. Mikael Samuelsson and Ed Jovanovski scored for the Panthers, who have secured a trip to the playoffs for the first time since 2000. Jose Theodore stopped 19-of-23 shots in defeat.
Final Score: Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 1
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Marc-Andre Bourdon and Matt Read scored in the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers locked their playoff position while knocking Buffalo out of the postseason with a 2-1 win. Philadelphia will be seeded fifth and will face cross-state rival Pittsburgh, which downed the Rangers on Thursday to take the fourth seed. Buffalo, meanwhile, was knocked out of contention with the loss and Washington's win over Florida on Thursday. Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots in the win for the Flyers, who went 22-13-6 at home and will finish the regular season in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Ville Leino scored the lone goal while Ryan Miller allowed two on 35 shots for the Sabres, who dropped three of their last four games and will now miss the postseason for the first time since the 2008-09 season.
Final Score: Pittsburgh 5, NY Rangers 2
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Marc-Andre Fleury matched a franchise record and the Pittsburgh Penguins secured home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers. Fleury made 35 saves to notch his 226th career win, tying him with Tom Barrasso for the most in club history. Evgeni Malkin, Chris Kunitz, Kris Letang, Tyler Kennedy and Richard Park each had a goal for Pittsburgh, which locked up the Eastern Conference's fourth seed and will meet Philadelphia in the opening round. Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov supplied the goals for a Rangers team that had already clinched the top spot in the East. New York and Vancouver remain tied with 109 points in the race for the Presidents' Trophy after the Canucks also lost on Thursday. Martin Biron stopped 27 shots in his 500th career game.
Final Score: Boston 3, Ottawa 1
Ottawa, ON (Sports Network) - Anton Khudobin made 44 saves in his Bruins debut as Boston defeated the Ottawa Senators, 3-1, at Scotiabank Place. Benoit Pouliot, Greg Zanon and Milan Lucic scored for Boston, which earned its third win in the last four games. Jason Spezza recorded the lone goal for the Senators, who have dropped two straight. Ottawa currently sits in the seventh position of the Eastern Conference with 92 points, two points ahead of Washington. The Sens need just one point in their season finale against New Jersey on Saturday to lock up the seventh seed. Ben Bishop stopped 24 shots in a losing effort.
Final Score: New Jersey 2, Detroit 1
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Petr Sykora scored the winner in the third period as the New Jersey Devils took a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Despite the win, New Jersey will sit in the sixth seed when the playoffs start as Philadelphia locked in the fifth spot with its win over Buffalo on Thursday. However, the Devils' opponent is not known yet as it could be either Washington or Florida. Alexei Ponikarovsky scored the other goal while Martin Brodeur made 23 stops for the Devils, who have won their past five games. Tomas Holmstrom scored the only goal of the game for the Red Wings, who have fallen to fifth in the Western Conference after Nashville beat Dallas on Thursday to move one point ahead of Detroit. Jimmy Howard gave up both goals on 21 shots in the loss.
Final Score: Nashville 2, Dallas 0
Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Pekka Rinne made 28 saves to record his fifth shutout of the season, as the playoff-bound Nashville Predators eliminated the Dallas Stars from playoff contention with a 2-0 victory. Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist for the Predators, who have 102 points and sit one point ahead of Detroit for the fourth spot in the Western Conference. The Red Wings lost to the Devils on Thursday. Francis Bouillon also lit the lamp for Nashville, which wraps up the regular season Saturday at Colorado. Detroit plays Chicago on the same day. Kari Lehtonen made 29 saves for the Stars, who have lost four in a row. Dallas ends the season at home against the Blues on Saturday.
Final Score: Calgary 3, Vancouver 2
Calgary, AB (Sports Network) - Mike Cammalleri scored twice in the third period to help lift the Calgary Flames over the Vancouver Canucks, 3-2, at Scotiabank Saddledome. Curtis Glencross also netted a third-period goal for the Flames, who had dropped eight of nine games coming into the contest. Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 32 shots in the victory. Alexandre Burrows and Jannik Hansen lit the lamp for Vancouver, which remained tied with the New York Rangers in the race for the Presidents' Trophy with 109 points apiece after both teams lost Thursday. New York would win the tie-breaker against the Canucks due to a greater number of non-shootout victories. The Canucks also hold a two-point lead over idle St. Louis for the top spot in the Western Conference. Cory Schneider made 25 saves as the Canucks had their season- high seven-game win streak snapped.
Final Score: San Jose 6, Los Angeles 5 (SO)
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Joe Pavelski's goal in the third round of the shootout gave the San Jose Sharks a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. After Mike Richards and Ryane Clowe were both denied in the first round, Dustin Brown's attempt went wide of the net. Pavelski then cruised down the center of the ice before lifting a wrister over the glove of Jonathan Quick and into the top-right corner of the net. Anze Kopitar had a chance to keep the game alive but his shot was trapped in the glove of Antti Niemi to seal the win for the Sharks. Los Angeles still sits in the top spot in the Pacific Division with 94 points and holds the tiebreaker over San Jose, which also has 94 points and sits in seventh in the Western Conference. Idle Phoenix is one point back in the eighth spot with a game in hand. All three of the above teams clinched a playoff spot in Thursday after Dallas lost to Nashville. Jason Demers, Joe Thornton, Clowe, Patrick Marleau and Martin Havlat tallied goals for the Sharks, who won their third straight. Niemi stopped 31-of-35 shots. Justin Williams scored twice, while Alec Martinez, Jarret Stoll and Brown also lit the lamp for Los Angeles. Quick turned aside 26 shots in the Kings' second loss in three games.
Final Score: Minnesota 2, Chicago 1 (SO)
St. Paul, MN (Sports Network) - Devin Setoguchi scored the game-winning goal in the third round of the shootout and the Minnesota Wild slipped past the Chicago Blackhawks, 2-1, at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday. Setoguchi picked up the puck and went in on goal with speed before ripping a wrist shot past the glove hand of Blackhawks' netminder Corey Crawford. Josh Harding stopped Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp before Viktor Stalberg sent his shot wide of the net to seal the win for the Wild, who have won four of their last five games. Cal Clutterbuck scored in regulation and Harding posted 22 saves in the victory. Jamal Mayers scored the lone goal for the Blackhawks, who have dropped two straight, but remain firmly in the sixth spot in the Western Conference with one game remaining. Crawford gave up one goal on 23 shots in the loss.
Final Score: Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 2 (OT)
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Dion Phaneuf scored 4:01 into overtime, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Tim Connolly and Jake Gardiner also scored for Toronto, with Gardiner's goal tying the game late in the third period. Ben Scrivens made 35 saves in the win -- only the Maple Leafs' 10th since the All-Star break (10-17-5). They will finish the regular season on Saturday in Montreal. Steven Stamkos inched closer to becoming the first player since Alex Ovechkin in 2007-08 to score 60 goals, getting his 59th on a stuff early in the third period to give Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead. Martin St. Louis also scored while Dwayne Roloson gave up three goals on 31 shots for the Lightning, who fell to 2-3-1 in their last six and will wrap up the season at Winnipeg on Saturday to finish a three-game road trip.
Final Score: NY Islanders 5, Winnipeg 4
Uniondale, NY (Sports Network) - Michael Grabner scored two goals in the third period, including the game-winner inside the final minute, as the New York Islanders downed the Winnipeg Jets, 5-4, at Nassau Coliseum. Kyle Okposo added two goals, while Matt Moulson also lit the lamp for the Islanders, who snapped a three-game slide. Al Montoya stopped 21 shots in the victory. Tobias Enstrom, Andrew Ladd, Zach Bogosian and Dustin Byfuglien supplied the offense for Winnipeg, which lost for the second time in three games. Chris Mason made 23 saves in defeat.
Final Score: Carolina 2, Montreal 1 (SO)
Raleigh, NC (Sports Network) - Eric Staal scored the game-winning goal in the third round of the shootout, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday at PNC Arena. Staal went in on goal with speed, making a quick deke and lifting the puck past the stick side of Habs goalie Peter Budaj to seal the victory. Cam Ward, who earned his 30th win of the season, stopped Lars Eller and David Desharnais in the shootout while former Hurricane Erik Cole shot off the post. Chad LaRose scored in regulation for the Hurricanes, who have won two straight, and Ward posted 30 stops. Blake Geoffrion netted the only goal for the Canadiens, who have lost five of their last six. Budaj was a hard-luck loser, making 28 saves on 29 shots.
Final Score: Columbus 5, Colorado 2
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Cam Atkinson netted his first career hat trick and the Columbus Blue Jackets knocked the Colorado Avalanche out of playoff contention with a 5-2 win Thursday night. Rick Nash scored twice for before leaving with an undisclosed injury and Steve Mason made 35 saves for the Blue Jackets, who have won four of five. The Avs, clinging to slim postseason hopes, were officially eliminated with the loss. They needed to win their last two games -- and get plenty of help elsewhere -- to make it. David Jones and Paul Stastny scored for Colorado, losers in five of their last six, and Semyon Varlamov gave up four goals on 27 shots. Not only did Atkinson pick up his first hat trick, it was his the first multi-point game of his career. The rookie entered the game with two goals and six assists in the NHL.
Final Score: Anaheim 3, Edmonton 2 (OT)
Edmonton, AB (Sports Network) - Ryan Getzlaf scored 1:12 into overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. In the extra session, a missed shot by Edmonton saw the puck come all the way out of the zone and Getzlaf caught up to it at the Edmonton blueline. He then cut to the front and slipped a backhander in for the win. Bobby Ryan and Andrew Cogliano both scored for the Ducks, who snapped a three-game slide. Jeff Deslauriers gave up two goals on 26 shots in the win. Sam Gagner and Jordan Eberle both scored for the Oilers, who dropped their final four home games of the season. Devan Dubnyk gave up all three goals on 17 shots.
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