Senators beat the Canadiens to prevent Montreal from clinching a playoff spot.
Ottawa Senators’ Jake Sanderson (85) congratulates goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) after they defeated the Montreal Canadiens in NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, April 11, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Shane Pinto scored twice and the Ottawa Senators prevented Montreal from clinching a playoff spot Friday night, beating the Canadiens 5-2.
Ridly Greig had a goal and an assist, and Drake Batherson and Dylan Cozens also scored for playoff-bound Ottawa. Linus Ullmark made 20 saves.
Nick Suzuki and Christian Dvorak scored for Montreal, and Sam Montembeault stopped 28 shots.
The Canadiens hold the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. They needed a regulation win to wrap up a playoff spot Friday.
RED WINGS 4, LIGHTNING 3, OT
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Marco Kasper scored his second goal of the game at 3:22 of overtime to give Detroit Red Wings an overtime victory over Tampa Bay.
Patrick Kane and Tyler Motte also scored for Detroit. Alex Lyon stopped 18 shots to help the Red Wings keep alive their slim playoff hopes.
Gage Goncalves scored twice and Anthony Cirelli had a goal and two points for Lightning. Brandon Hagel had two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 22 saves.
Cirelli scored on a partial breakaway 1:01 into the game.
PENGUINS 4, DEVILS 2
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist as Pittsburgh rallied from two goals down and beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Friday night.
Bryan Rust also had a goal and an assist, Valtteri Puustinen also scored and Matt Grzelcyk had two assists for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry finished with 27 saves as Pittsburgh won for the third time in four games.
Erik Haula and Ondrej Palat scored for the Devils, and Jake Allen had 17 saves. The Devils have lost two straight after a three-game win streak.
OILERS 4, SHARKS 2
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had four assists and Edmonton wrapped up a playoff spot with a victory over San Jose.
Edmonton is third pace in Pacific Division, two points behind Los Angeles. The Oilers reached the playoffs for the sixth straight season.
Corey Perry gave Edmonton the lead on a power play at 7:32 of the third period. Evan Bouchard, also on a power play, and Ty Emberson had first-period goals, and Connor Brown capped the scoring with an empty-netter in the final minutes.
Calvin Pickard made 22 saves for the victory.
Oilers top-pairing defenseman Mattias Ekholm and forward Zach Hyman left the game with injuries and did not return. Edmonton also remained without NHL goals leader Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed), forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (illness) and defenseman Jake Walman (undisclosed).
Will Smith and Henry Thrun scored for NHL-worst San Jose. The Sharks have lost eight in a row.
FLAMES 4, WILD 2
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored his 32nd goal of the season on a second-period power play and Calgary beat Minnesota to prevent the Wild from clinching a playoff spot Friday night.
Minnesota and St. Louis hold the two Western Conference wild-card spot, three points ahead of Calgary.
Mikael Backlund, Yegor Sharangovich and Ryan Lomberg also scored as Calgary built a 4-0 lead. Dustin Wolf made 16 saves, allowing only late goals to Yakov Trenin and Gustav Nyquist.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 25 shots for Minnesota before giving way to Marc-Andre Fleury after allowing Lomberg’s goal at 7:20 of the third.