BOSTON (AP) — Less than a minute later, Jiri Smejkal scored his first career goal midway through the second period as the Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 3-1 in the regular-season finale Tuesday night. Ottawa's Jakob Chychurun scored again. team.
Artem Zub added an empty-net goal with 1:48 left, Anton Forsberg made 34 saves for the Senators, and the Bruins had a chance to derail their Atlantic Division championship hopes after avoiding Boston's third straight win of the season. was there. The Bruins (47-20-15) entered Tuesday night with a one-point lead over second-place Florida. Boston squandered its chances for a division title in quick succession with a 2-0 shutout loss to Washington on Monday, and lost at home to the Senators on Tuesday night.
Pavel Zaka scored Boston's only goal. Linus Ullmark finished with 17 saves for the Bruins.
Blue Jackets 6, Hurricanes 3
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Zach Werenski had two goals and two assists, Jett Greaves made 38 saves, and Columbus defeated Carolina, a playoff contender.
The Hurricanes, who finished second in the Metropolitan Division, rested eight regulars in a meaningless final game of the regular season.
Carolina finished with a record of 52-23-7 and 111 points, second in the Eastern Conference behind the division champion New York Rangers. The Hurricanes made it to the postseason for the sixth straight year.
At least for last-place Columbus, it wasn't another loss after two of its top players, including two goaltenders, were out with injuries and their season was ruined. The Blue Jackets missed the playoffs for the fourth straight season.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a rare situation where teams pull their goalie in a tied game, TJ Oshie scores into an empty net and Washington beats Philadelphia and advances to the playoffs.
Flyers coach John Tortorella brought in goaltender Samuel Elson as an extra attacker because his team needed to win within regulation to keep any hopes alive. As a result, the Capitals qualified and defeated the rival Pittsburgh Penguins, who finished the regular season in Philadelphia, in an unlikely fashion, with Oshie scoring just over three minutes left.
This surreal scene unfolded after the Flyers and Capitals were tied 5-on-5 for much of the third period, and perhaps a minute after Detroit defeated Philadelphia in overtime in Montreal. I did. When Tortorella sent Elson to the bench and gave the goal to Oshie, he may not have known that his team had no chance of winning.
Washington will face the Presidents Trophy-winning New York Rangers in the first round starting this weekend, returning to the playoffs after a year away and ending an eight-year winning streak.
Red Wings 5, Canadiens 4, SO
MONTREAL (AP) — Patrick Kane scored the game-winning goal in a shootout as Detroit defeated Montreal in the final regular-season game, but the Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention.
The Red Wings entered the night tied with Washington for the second wild-card spot in the East with 89 points. However, the Capitals won the tiebreaker against Detroit and clinched the final playoff spot with a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
Detroit missed the playoffs for eight straight seasons.
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