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Capitals beat Canadiens to take Metropolitan Division

By The Associated Press ference.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nic Johansen’s pass across
Dowd scored the tiebreak- the slot to Viktor Arvidsson
ing goal early in the sec- instead went off the out-
ond period, Braden Holtby stretched stick of Canucks
stopped 33 shots and the defenseman Troy Stecher
Washington Capitals beat and past Markstrom’s left
the Montreal Canadiens pad and in. The Canucks
2-1 Thursday night to clinch also challenged, this time
the Metropolitan Division for offsides and lost.
title. Colton Sissons also scored
Lars Eller also scored as for Nashville, which now
Washington wrapped up a has won four of five.
fourth consecutive division Markus Granlund scored
crown with one game re- and Tanner Pearson each
maining. had power-play goals
After clinching their fifth for Vancouver, which
consecutive playoff spot snapped a three-game
and 11th in 12 seasons last winning streak.
week, the defending Stan- LIGHTNING 3, MAPLE LEAFS
ley Cup champions enter 1
the postseason having won TORONTO (AP) — Steven
five of six. They’ve allowed Stamkos had a goal and
only one goal in three of an assist, Andrei Vasilevs-
those victories. kiy stopped 29 shots, and
Shea Weber scored for Tampa Bay became the
Montreal, which saw its Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby (70) eyes the puck during a game against the second team in NHL history
playoff hopes dwindle with Montreal Canadiens during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Washington, Thursday, to win more than 60 games
a game to go. Despite April 4, 2019. in a season.
beating other division lead- Associated Press Nikita Kucherov and Alex
ers in their last two games, sell scored twice, Sidney Colorado players actually 11. San Jose has clinched Killorn also scored for the
the Canadiens entered Crosby added a goal and celebrated on the bench second place in the Pacific Lightning.
Thursday even behind Co- two assists and Matt Mur- as soon as the clock ran Division and will face Ve- Mitch Marner scored for To-
lumbus for the second and ray stopped 33 shots as out in regulation since the gas in the first round of the ronto, and Frederik Ander-
final wild card due to the Pittsburgh clinched a post- team needed only a point playoffs. sen finished with 26 saves.
regulation/overtime wins season berth for the 13th to earn a spot. The Ava- Leon Draisaitl had two Tied 1-1 in the third period,
tiebreaker. straight year — the longest lanche went 8-0-2 down goals for the Oilers, who Stamkos threw a pass back
Carey Price made 29 stops active streak in the NHL. the stretch to secure a wild- have lost five straight and into the slot to Killorn, who
in the loss. Jake Guenztel added his card position for a second will miss the playoffs for the beat a down-and-out An-
ISLANDERS 2, PANTHERS 1, 39th for the Penguins, who straight season. They trail 12th time in the last 13 sea- dersen with a fluttering shot
SO welcomed center Evgeni Dallas by a point for the first sons. Anthony Stolarz had into the top of the net for
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brock Malkin and defenseman wild-card spot. The Stars still 24 saves. his 18th goal of the season
Nelson scored in the sec- Kris Letang back into the have two games remain- Nyquist tipped Burns’ point with 5:48 left.
ond period and then got lineup by racing past the ing. shot with 1:12 left in the sec- The Maple Leafs pressed
the winner in the fourth Red Wings to extend a Winnipeg’s loss was a big ond to give San Jose the for the tie with Andersen on
round of the shootout to playoff run that began in blow in its quest to capture 3-2 lead. the bench, but Vasilevskiy
lead New York to its third 2007. Pittsburgh has won the Central Division crown. PREDATORS 3, CANUCKS 2 stopped Patrick Marleau
win in four games. three Stanley Cups and The Jets fell a point behind NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — from in tight with his left pad
Thomas Greiss finished with appeared in another Cup Nashville and dropped into Ryan Johansen scored with on Toronto’s best chance
29 saves through over- final during that span. a tie with St. Louis with one 19.5 seconds remaining, before Kucherov sealed it
time and thwarted all four Matt Puempel scored his game remaining. It was and Nashville preserved its with an empty-netter with
Florida attempts in the tie- first NHL goal in more than the fifth loss in six games for hopes for a second straight 55 seconds left for his 40th
breaker. two years for the Red Wings. Winnipeg. Central Division title. of the season.
New York remained two Jimmy Howard finished with Carl Soderberg tied it up at Winnipeg needed Nashville HURRICANES 3, DEVILS 1
points ahead of Pittsburgh 43 saves, but couldn’t quite 2 with 9:25 remaining. Tyson to lose with the Jets win- RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Justin
for second place in the duplicate his spectacular Barrie also scored for Colo- ning in Colorado to clinch Faulk scored the go-ahead
Metropolitan Division and performance in a victory rado. the division Thursday night, goal in the second period,
home-ice advantage in over the Penguins on Tues- Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj and the Predators trailed and Carolina clinched its
the first round of the play- day as Detroit’s six-game Ehlers scored first-period 2-1 before scoring twice in first playoff berth in a de-
offs. The Islanders need to winning streak came to a goals for the Jets, while Hel- the final 4:20. cade.
earn just one point in the halt. lebuyck made 35 saves. Now, the division race will Warren Foegele and Nino
season finale at Washing- AVALANCHE 3, JETS 2, OT SHARKS 3, OILERS 2 be decided Saturday on Neiderreiter also scored to
ton on Saturday to clinch DENVER (AP) — Erik Johnson EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) the final night of the sea- help the Hurricanes snap
second. scored 1:49 into overtime, — Brent Burns had a goal son. the NHL’s longest active
Jonathan Huberdeau Philipp Grubauer made 34 and an assist to help San Nick Bonino tied it up with playoff drought. The vic-
scored the tying goal for saves and Colorado rallied Jose win for just the second 4:20 left when Vancouver tory — coupled with Mon-
the Panthers with 7:15 left in from two goals down to time in 11 games. goalie Jacob Markstrom treal’s loss at Washington
the third period. Montem- clinch a playoff berth. Marcus Sorensen and Gus- got caught to the left of his — wrapped up Carolina’s
beault had 35 saves in his Johnson took a feed from tav Nyquist also scored and net with Austin Watson slid- first postseason berth since
10th NHL start. Nathan MacKinnon and Aaron Dell finished with 26 ing across in front of him. 2009 and just its second
PENGUINS 4, RED WINGS 1 knocked it past Connor saves for the Sharks, who The Canucks lost their chal- since winning the Stanley
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Phil Kes- Hellebuyck for the winner. improved to 2-8-1 in the last lenge for goaltender inter- Cup in 2006.q