NHL ROUNDUP Thursday's games

Lightning 4, Panthers 3
TAMPA, Fla. -- Martin St. Louis scored twice in the third period, helping Tampa Bay clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Brad Richards also scored for the Lightning. Lyle Odelein, Olli Jokinen and Donald Audette had the Florida goals. Tampa Bay backup John Grahame turned aside 29 shots.
Bruins 3, Capitals 3
BOSTON -- Joe Thornton assisted on a game-tying goal and then left the game with an injury while Boston held on to tie Washington. Thornton was slashed on the right wrist by Todd Rohloff as he crashed the net 3:25 into the third period. He left the ice with a trainer but came back for another shift and threaded a cross-ice pass to Glen Murray to set up a goal that made it 2-2 at the 5:23 mark. A few minutes later, Thornton left the bench and did not return. Andrew Raycroft stopped 24 shots for the Bruins. Dan McGillis had a goal and an assist and Nick Boynton also scored for Boston. Olaf Kolzig made 35 saves for Washington.
Red Wings 3, Blues 2
ST. LOUIS -- Marc Lamothe won in his second start of the season and Chris Chelios had two assists, helping Detroit clinch first place overall in the NHL. Boyd Devereaux and Steve Thomas scored first-period goals to give the Red Wings an early 2-0 lead. Ray Whitney's 14th goal of the season broke a 2-2 second-period tie.
Flyers 2, Canadiens 0
MONTREAL -- Simon Gagne and Michal Handzus scored, and Philadelphia strengthened its hold on first place in the Atlantic Division. Sean Burke made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season and 35th of his career. The Canadiens lost a fifth straight game and missed a chance to clinch seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
Predators 3, Blackhawks 1
CHICAGO -- Steve Sullivan and Jeremy Stevenson had a goal and an assist each, and Tomas Vokoun made 34 saves for Nashville, which moved into a tie for the final playoff spot in the West. Adam Hall had the other Nashville goal and Scott Walker added two assists. Tuomo Ruutu scored for last-place Chicago, which got 26 saves from Jocelyn Thibault but remained winless (0-4-2-1) in seven games.
-- Associated Press