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Penguins clinch 11th straight playoff berth

The Associated Press 17:31 of the third.
BUFFALO, New York (AP) COYOTES 5, LIGHTNING 3
— Nick Bonino scored the TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Oli-
go-ahead goal with 5:29 ver Ekman-Larsson had a
left and the Pittsburgh Pen- goal and an assist during
guins clinched their 11th Arizona’s three-goal third
straight playoff berth with period, Louis Domingue
a 3-1 win over the Buffalo stopped 36 shots and the
Sabres on Tuesday. Coyotes damaged Tampa
Sidney Crosby and Conor Bay’s playoff hopes.
Sheary also scored, and Arizona, with the NHL’s
Matt Murray made 29 second-worst record, also
saves. The Penguins (46-17- got goals from Christian
9) improved to 8-1-1 in their Fischer, Christian Dvorak,
past 10 and are in the hunt Radim Vrbata and Connor
to finish with the NHL’s best Murphy.
record. Victor Hedman, Nikita
Sam Reinhart scored for a Kucherov and Vladislav
Sabres team that’s sputter- Namestnikov scored for the
ing on offense. Buffalo has Lightning, who remained
just five goals in regulation four points behind Toronto
in its past five games. for the second wild card
The score would’ve been in the Eastern Conference.
more lopsided if not for Sa- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30
bres goalie Robin Lehner, saves.
who made 31 saves. HURRICANES 4, PANTHERS 3
CAPITALS 4, FLAMES 2 SUNRISE, Florida (AP) — Jeff
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Skinner scored two goals,
Ovechkin had a goal Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard reacts following a goal by Montreal Canadiens’ Artturi including the game-winner
and two assists, T.J. Oshie Lehkonen during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings, in Mon- with 3:55 left, to lead Caro-
scored his 30th of the sea- treal on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. lina past Florida.
son and the NHL-leading Associated Press Sebastian Aho had a goal
Washington Capitals de- time in 22 games. in four games against the Torey Krug had a goal and and an assist for the Hur-
feated the surging Calgary DEVILS 3, RANGERS 2, OT Rangers this season. an assist, and David Krejci ricanes, and Teuvo Tera-
Flames. NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) SENATORS 3, BRUINS 2 also scored in Boston’s third vainen also scored. Cam
The top line of Ovechkin, — Joseph Blandisi scored BOSTON (AP) — Kyle Tur- straight defeat. Tuukka Ward stopped 33 shots.
Oshie and Nicklas Back- on an odd-man rush with ris scored twice and Craig Rask made 19 saves for the Keith Yandle, Reilly Smith
strom dominated the en- 54.6 seconds left on the Anderson made 33 saves Bruins. and Aleksander Barkov
tire game. Ovechkin led all clock in overtime, and New as Ottawa beat Boston to RED WINGS 2, CANADIENS scored for the Panthers.
players with a season-high Jersey handed New York a end a four-game losing 1, OT Reto Berra made 21 saves
11 shots, finally beating rare road loss. streak. MONTREAL (AP) — Anthony in his first start since being
Flames goaltender Brian El- John Quenneville set up Mike Hoffman had two as- Mantha scored at 4:10 of recalled from the minors
liott late in the third period Blandisi’s third goal of the sists for the Senators, who overtime to lift Detroit over March 3. Jaromir Jagr add-
for his 29th goal. season, and Quenneville moved six points ahead of Montreal. ed two assists and has 41
Evgeny Kuznetsov and Kev- and Taylor Hall also scored Boston for second place Mantha got his 15th goal of points this season.
in Shattenkirk also scored, for the Devils. New Jersey in the Atlantic Division with the season on a wrist shot JETS 3, FLYERS 2
and Backstrom had three got just its second win in 14 their first win since March from close range to give WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP)
assists as the Capitals games (2-10-2) behind 38 11. the Red Wings their third — Blake Wheeler and Mark
snapped Elliott’s franchise- saves by Cory Schneider, Tom Pyatt also scored win in four games. Scheifele each had a goal
record winning streak at 11 including a stop on Kevin for Ottawa, which never Justin Abdelkader scored and two assists, and Win-
games. Elliott kept his team Hayes in close just before trailed and went up for early in the first period for nipeg edged Philadel-
in it by stopping 36 shots as Blandisi’s winner. good on Turris’ goal 4:04 Detroit. Artturi Lehkonen phia for its third straight
Calgary lost for just the fifth The win was the Devils’ first into the third period. tied it for the Canadiens at victory.q