Saturday’s other NHL games

Senators 3, Flyers 1

PHILADELPHIA

Ottawa found its point and the postseason. Needing just one point in the season finale, the Senators wrapped up their sizzling second-half rally and clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Headed toward a spot in the NHL draft lottery two months ago, the Senators finished 23-4-4 over their final 31 games to storm into the postseason. The Senators hope they can play deep into the postseason behind goalie Andrew Hammond. Nicknamed the “Hamburglar”, Hammond went from a borderline AHL goalie to posting a 20-1-2 record since he was recalled in the second half.

Rangers 4, Capitals 2

WASHINGTON

Kevin Hayes and Dominic Moore each had a goal and an assist, Henrik Lundqvist stopped 22 shots and New York capped its stellar regular season with a win over Washington. The Rangers (53-22-7), winners of the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s top team in the regular season, set franchise records for wins and points (113) in a season. Derick Brassard and Jesper Fast (empty netter) added goals for New York, and Martin St. Louis had two assists. Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 53rd goal for Washington and Stanislav Galiev scored the first of his career.

Blues 4, Wild 2

ST. LOUIS

Vladimir Tarasenko and Alexander Steen returned from injuries with two points apiece, helping St. Louis finish the regular season strong with a victory over Minnesota. Jori Lehtera scored twice and Brian Elliott was solid in net for the Central Division champions, who thwarted Minnesota’s bid for an NHL-record 13th consecutive road victory. Marco Scandella and Zach Parise scored for the Wild, who allowed two or fewer goals in each of the wins that matched the 2005-06 Red Wings for the NHL’s longest road winning streak.

Kings 4, Sharks 1

LOS ANGELES

Brayden McNabb and Marian Gaborik scored third-period goals, and Los Angeles wrapped up its season with a victory over San Jose. Tyler Toffoli and Andy Andreoff also scored and Jonathan Quick made 20 saves for the defending Stanley Cup champions, whose reign ended quietly in an afternoon game with no stakes. Both California rivals are missing the playoffs in the same season for the first time since 2003. The Kings are the first champs to miss the ensuing postseason since Carolina in 2007, finishing ninth in the Western Conference after a winless three-game road trip to Canada earlier in the week.

Jets 5, Flames 1

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

Lee Stempniak had a goal and assist and playoff-bound Winnipeg set a franchise record for points in a rout of Calgary. Drew Stafford, Michael Frolik, Adam Lowry and Matt Halischuk also scored for the Jets. The win gave the Jets 99 points, two more than the Atlanta Thrashers earned in 2006-’07 before their relocation to Winnipeg in 2011. The Jets (43-26-13) also tied the franchise record for wins. Michael Ferland scored for Calgary, which had its three-game winning streak end.

Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 3, SO

TORONTO

Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais scored in the shootout and Montreal beat Toronto in a shootout to clinch the Atlantic Division title and the second seed in the Eastern Conference. Desharnais, Tomas Plekanec and Jacob De La Rose scored for the Canadiens, who got 19 saves from Vezina Trophy favorite Carey Price. Phil Kessel, Casey Bailey and Tyler Bozak scored for Toronto, ending a season that will likely prompt plenty of changes in the coming days, weeks and months. Jonathan Bernier stopped 30 of 33 shots.Montreal’s win, combined with a victory by the Detroit Red Wings, set the playoff picture with the Habs opening up against the Ottawa Senators.

Lightning 3, Bruins 2, SO

TAMPA, FLA.

Victor Hedman scored the lone shootout goal, and playoff-bound Tampa Bay beat Boston. The Bruins’ postseason hopes were dashed midway through the third when Pittsburgh claimed the final Eastern Conference wild card by beating Buffalo 2-0. Boston had made the playoffs in each of the previous seven seasons. Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who finished second behind Atlantic Division winner Montreal. Tampa Bay (50-24-8) reached 50 wins for the first time and will play Detroit in the first round of the postseason.

Stars 4, Predators 1

DALLAS

Jamie Benn had three goals and an assist, and Dallas beat Nashville. Benn had 13 points in the final five games to edge Islanders star John Tavares by one point for the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL scoring leader. Benn finished the season with 35 goals and 52 assists. Benn scored at 7:35 and 13:33 of the first period. He also shot into an empty net with 2:05 to play and assisted on Cody Eakin’s goal with 9 seconds left. Rookie Filip Forsberg scored for the Predators at 11:33 of the first period. Nashville will face Chicago in the first round of the playoffs.

Red WIngs 2, Hurricanes 0

RALEIGH, N.C.

Petr Mrazek made 35 saves in his third shutout of the season, leading Detroit past Carolina. Landon Ferraro scored his first career goal in the opening minute and Joakim Andersson added an empty-netter with 2:20 left to help the playoff-bound Red Wings — who gave regulars Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk the night off — clinch the Atlantic Division’s No. 3 seed. Detroit will play Tampa Bay in the first round of the postseason.

Blue Jackets 5, Islanders 4, SO

UNIONDALE, N.Y.

Cam Atkinson and Alexander Wennberg scored in the shootout to lead Columbus over New York in the last regular season game at Nassau Coliseum. Atkinson, Wennberg, Brandon Dubinsky, and Scott Hartnell also scored in regulation for Columbus. Curtis McElhinney had 48 saves for the Blue Jackets. Kyle Okposo, Eric Boulton, John Tavares and Nikolay Kulemin scored in regulation for New York and Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots.

Panthers 3, Devils 2

SUNRISE, FLA.

Jaromir Jagr had a goal and an assist, and Florida beat New Jersey in the season finale for each team. Jagr’s 17th goal of the season put him in a tie with Wayne Gretzky for 14th with 204 career power-play goals. He also grabbed sole possession of sixth on the NHL’s career list for assists with 1,080. It was Jagr’s first game against the Devils since they traded him to Florida on Feb. 26. Jagr has six goals and 12 assists in 20 games with Florida. Jonathan Huberdeau and Dave Bolland also scored for the Panthers.

Associated Press