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 Flames 3, Kings 1
Calgary booked a spot in the postseason for the first time since
2008-09 after beating Los Angeles 3-1 at the Scotiabank Saddledome,
a win that also eliminates the defending Stanley Cup champions from
playoff contention.
The Flames (45-29-7) got first-period goals from wingers Johnny
Gaudreau and Jiri Hudler, who also buried an empty-netter to close
the game out in the third period.
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Panthers 4, Bruins 2
The Florida Panthers delivered another blow to the Boston Bruins'
playoff hopes with a 4-2 win on at the BB&T Center.
The Bruins (95 points) fell a point behind the idle Pittsburgh
Penguins and two behind the Ottawa Senators in the battle for the
final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference.
Pittsburgh have two games remaining while Boston and Ottawa have
one.
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Senators 3, Rangers 0
Goals from Clarke MacArthur and Kyle Turris in the second period
helped Ottawa to a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison
Square Garden.
The win allowed the Senators (42-26-13) to vault into a wild-card
spot in the Eastern Conference. They have one game remaining against
the Flyers in Philadelphia.
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Canadiens 4, Red Wings 3 (overtime)
Lars Eller scored the winner at 1:21 of overtime as Montreal took a
4-3 win over Detroit at the Bell Centre.
The point from the overtime loss, coupled with Boston's defeat in
regulation to Florida, clinched a playoff berth for Detroit for a
24th consecutive season.
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Blues 2, Blackhawks 1
Dmitrij Jaskin scored on a powerplay late in the second period and
goaltender Jake Allen stopped 21 of 22 shots to lead St. Louis to a
2-1 win over Chicago.
The win, coupled with Nashville's 4-2 loss to Minnesota, means the
Blues clinched the Central Division title for the second time in the
last four years.
It also moved St. Louis into a tie for first place in the West with
idle Anaheim. Both teams have 107 points with one game to play.
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Wild 4, Predators 2
Jason Pominville scored the tiebreaking goal at 17:57 of the third
period as Minnesota beat Nashville 4-2 at a sold-out Bridgestone
Arena, giving the Wild their 12th road win in a row.
Jason Zucker scored twice and defenseman Marco Scandella also
tallied for the Wild.
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Avalanche 1, Jets 0 (shootout)
Avs goaltender Reto Berra had a season-high 41 saves and stopped
both shooters in the shootout for his first career shutout as
Colorado beat Winnipeg 1-0.
Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene scored in the shootout to give
Colorado their second straight win.
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Lightning 4, Devils 3 (OT)
Tyler Johnson scored twice, including a goal 1:22 into overtime,
giving Tampa Bay a 4-3 victory over New Jersey.
Steven Stamkos and Nikita Nesterov also scored for Tampa Bay.
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Hurricanes 3, Flyers 1
Defensemen Brett Bellemore and Ryan Murphy each scored a goal, and
goaltender Cam Ward stopped 27 of 28 shots to lead Carolina over
Philadelphia 3-1.
Hurricanes center Jordan Staal added his sixth of the season, into
an empty net, to seal the win.
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Sharks 3, Oilers 1
The San Jose Sharks scored two third-period goals to overcome beat
Edmonton 3-1 at Rexall Place.
Bryan Lerg, Patrick Marleau and Matt Nieto scored for the Sharks,
while Nail Yakupov scored his 13th of the season for Edmonton.
(Compiled by Cameron French; Editing by Peter Rutherford; )
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