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 Justin Williams, T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom also scored for
Washington (54-16-5), which equaled the franchise mark for
regular-season wins.
Wilson's goal came at 3:46 of the third period after Columbus goalie
Sergei Bobrovsky moved to his left to make a save on Mike Richards.
Wilson, moving to Bobrovsky's right, corralled the rebound and
back-handed the puck into the open net for his seventh goal.
Cam Atkinson scored his 27th goal of the season for Columbus, which
lost its third straight.
Flyers 3, Jets 2 (OT)
PHILADELPHIA -- Claude Giroux scored with 13.6 seconds left in
overtime as Philadelphia edged Winnipeg.
In transition, Flyers rookie defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere streaked
up the right wing and tried to feed Giroux on a two-on-one. The pass
was broken up, but Gostisbehere stuck with it and was able to corral
the puck before feeding Giroux, who was alone in front.
 Mark Streit and Wayne Simmonds scored to give the Flyers a 2-0 lead
in the second period, but Mark Scheifele responded in the second and
Blake Wheeler tied the game early in the third.
Lightning 3, Maple Leafs 0
TAMPA, Fla. -- Ben Bishop made 34 saves to record his third shutout
in six games, and Tampa Bay topped Toronto.
Bishop helped the Lightning kill off seven Maple Leafs power plays
after jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the opening period.
Michael Blunden, Ondrej Palat and Victor Hedman scored for Tampa
Bay. Steven Stamkos and Erik Condra recorded two assists apiece.
Red Wings 3, Sabres 2
DETROIT -- After building a 3-0 lead, Detroit held on for a win over
Buffalo.
Dylan Larkin, Riley Sheahan and Luke Glendening scored for Detroit.
Henrik Zetterberg had two assists, and Jimmy Howard made 18 saves.
Zemgus Girgensons and Sam Reinhart scored third-period goals for
Buffalo. Chad Johnson made 26 saves.
Avalanche 4, Predators 3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jumping out to a 3-0 lead before the first
period was 12 minutes old, Colorado kept its slender Western
Conference playoff hopes alive by holding off Nashville.
Shawn Matthias scored what turned out to be the winning goal at
12:13 of the third period. It came in very handy when Nashville
tallied twice in a 24-second span late in the game.
Colorado goalie Semyon Varlamov picked up his 27th win by stopping
32 shots, including clutch saves on center Mike Ribeiro and right
winger James Neal in the final four minutes.
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Ducks 2, Oilers 1
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Brandon Pirri scored the game-winner as Anaheim
downed Edmonton.
Corey Perry also recorded a goal for the Ducks, who won their second
game in a row. Ducks goalie John Gibson made 27 saves.
Nail Yakupov scored in response for the Oilers, who lost their
second straight. Edmonton goalie Cam Talbot stopped 23 shots.
Sharks 5, Kings 2
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Joe Thornton's third-period, power-play goal
broke a 2-2 tie and helped lift the Sharks past Los Angeles as San
Jose finally clinched a playoff spot Monday night.
The Sharks snapped a three-game losing streak -- all at home -- and
qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for an 11th time in 12
seasons on their fourth try in a week.
Sharks goalie Martin Jones denied his former teammates by stopping
30 shots. Justin Braun scored twice for San Jose, and Vincent
Lecavalier scored both of Los Angeles' goals.
Flames 5, Coyotes 2
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Calgary's young guns were on display in a win
over Arizona.
Rookie center Sam Bennett had a pair of goals, 21-year-old center
Sean Monahan had the game-winner, 25-year-old defenseman T.J. Brodie
added a goal and 26-year-old center Joe Colborne added an
empty-netter as the Flames avoided a five-game sweep at the hands of
the Coyotes. Joni Ortio made 22 saves for the Flames.
Rookie Anthony Duclair scored a pair of goals for Arizona, which got
16 saves from rookie goalie Louis Domingue.
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