Bruins win, clinch Atlantic Division title
Garnet Hathaway scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the NHL-best Boston Bruins wrapped up first place in the Atlantic Division with their sixth straight victory, 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
The win was the Bruins' 56th and moves them one behind the club record set in 1970-71. It also keeps them on pace to set the NHL record for victories in a regular season with 10 games left. The Detroit Red Wings won 62 in 1995-96 and Tampa Bay matched it in 2018-19.
Tampa Bay has lost four straight.
DEVILS 5, SENATORS 3 ❯❯
Jack Hughes had a goal — this 40th — and an assist as New Jersey defeated Ottawa and clinched a playoff berth, its first since 2018.
RANGERS 4, PANTHERS 3 ❯❯
Patrick Kane scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period as New York rallied from two goals down to beat Florida. The Rangers have eight of their last 10 games.
KRAKEN 7, PREDATORS 2 ❯❯
Eeli Tolvanen scored twice and Philipp Grubauer made 14 saves in Seattle's win over Nashville.
PENGUINS 4, CAPITALS 3 ❯❯
Evgeni Malkin beat Darcy Kuemper on a breakaway with 1:20 left in regulation to lift Pittsburgh over Washington.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 42nd goal of the season and 822nd of his career during a furious thirdperiod rally by the Capitals that saw them erase a three-goal deficit.
SABRES 2, ISLANDERS 0 ❯❯ Kyle Okposo scored with 6 1/2 minutes remaining, Eric Comrie stopped 27 shots for his second career shutout and Buffalo beat New York.
WILD 3, BLACKHAWKS 1 ❯❯ Ryan Hartman scored with 1:11 remaining in the third period and Minnesota topped Chicago.
HURRICANES 5, MAPLE LEAFS 3 ❯❯ Sebastian Aho scored his team-leading 32nd goal with 2:26 remaining to lead Carolina over Toronto. Aho's goal came 32 seconds after Auston Matthews' second goal for Toronto tied the score. Teuvo Teravainen added an empty-net goal.
CANUCKS 3, STARS 1 ❯❯ Brock Boeser scored the goahead goal in the second period, Thatcher Demko made 19 saves and Vancouver topped Dallas.
FLAMES 5, SHARKS 3 ❯❯ Tyler Toffoli scored two goals and Calgary kept its playoff hopes alive by beating San Jose. The Flames climbed back to within four points of Winnipeg, which holds the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
WILD 3, BLACKHAWKS 1 ❯❯ Ryan Hartman scored with 1:11 remaining in the third period and Minnesota topped Chicago.