NHL-Highlights from NHL games on Saturday

April 9 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from National Hockey League games on Saturday: NY Rangers 3, Red Wings 2 Center Kevin Hayes scored with 5:38 remaining in the third period to help give the New York Rangers a 3-2 victory against the Detroit Red Wings in the regular-season finale for both teams. Despite the loss, the Red Wings clinched their 25th consecutive trip to the postseason after the Boston Bruins lost to the Ottawa Senators. Detroit clinched third place in the Atlantic Division and will face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round. The Rangers moved into third place in the Metro with 101 points. Defenseman Dan Boyle and left winger Oscar Lindberg also scored for the Rangers. Goaltender Antti Raanta made 31 saves as the Rangers opted to rest starter Henrik Lundqvist. Senators 6, Bruins 1 Ottawa made four goals on nine shots past backup goaltender Jonas Gustavsson -- playing because Tuukka Rask was sick -- in an 8:18 span of the second period that left Boston dangling for a playoff berth. Failing to make the postseason playoffs would seemingly leave coach Claude Julien's job status shaky, after a 42-31-9 season -- just 17-18-6 at home. Flyers 3, Penguins 1 When the puck dropped, the Philadelphia Flyers knew that if they beat their cross-state rival Pittsburgh Penguins, they would lock-up a playoff berth. And thanks to Wayne Simmonds, they did just that. Simmonds scored two goals for the Flyers and goalie Steve Mason made 18 saves as the Flyers defeated the Penguins 3-1 and clinched the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Ducks 5, Avalanche 3 Jakob Silfverberg scored twice, John Gibson had 29 saves and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 to keep their Pacific Division title hopes alive. Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Garbutt and Cam Fowler also scored, and Corey Perry had three assists for Anaheim. The Ducks (45-25-11) temporarily moved into a first-place tie with Los Angeles with 101 points. Flames 2, Wild 1 Goals less than a minute apart late in the third period by Calgary's Brandon Bollig and Patrick Sieloff erased a one-goal Minnesota lead and lifted the Flames to a 2-1 win over the Wild in the final regular-season game for both teams. With Minnesota clinging to a 1-0 lead despite more than 30 shots on goal, Bollig received a Drew Shore pass in the left circle and beat Wild goalie Darcy Kuemper high to tie the score. Just 31 seconds later, Sieloff, who was playing his first NHL game, threw a backhand shot toward the Minnesota net from the right circle that bounced over Kuemper's glove and just inside the near-side post. Panthers 5, Hurricanes 2 The Florida Panthers completed the best regular season in franchise history, preparing for next week's playoffs with a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Florida (47-26-9), which set franchise records for wins and points (103), won the Atlantic Division title and will play host to the New York Rangers or New York Islanders in its playoff opener on Thursday. Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo earned his 35th win, tying the franchise record he set in 2005-2006. Luongo is one win from tying Jacques Plante (437) for sixth place on the NHL career win list. Devils 5, Maple Leafs 1 Adam Henrique scored two goals to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. New Jersey also received goals from Patrik Elias, Kyle Palmieri and Devante Smith-Pelly. Henrique and Palmieri each finished with 30 goals to lead the Devils. It was the 408th career goal for Elias. Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau scored for the Maple Leafs. Canadiens 5, Lightning 2 Alex Galchenyuk scored twice and added an assist to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Max Pacioretty scored two goals and Tomas Plekanec had one for the Canadiens, who closed out a disappointing season with a 38-38-6 record. Ondrej Palat and Jonathan Drouin scored for Tampa Bay (46-31-5), which lost Tyler Johnson in the first period after he fell into the boards following a hit by Canadiens defenseman Greg Pateryn. Blue Jackets 5, Blackhawks 4 (OT) Scott Hartnell scored on the power play with 2:32 left in overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in the regular season finale for both teams. Cam Atkinson's shot ricocheted off Hartnell past Chicago goalie Corey Crawford, who could not grab the puck out of midair. Hartnell had two goals and two assists while Patrick Kane and Artemi Panarin had two goals and one assist each for the Blackhawks. Columbus scored four goals in a row after falling behind 3-0 in the first period, but Kane tied the game at four with a goal at the 10:11 mark of the third period. Sabres 4, Islanders 3 John Tavares assured the Islanders of at least a point by getting the tying goal with 6:26 left in the third period and the Islanders kept their chances of finishing third in the Metropolitan Division alive despite a 4-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Brian Gionta scored the game-winner with 2:14 remaining in overtime on a wrist shot from the low slot but the goal was of little consequence to the Islanders after Tavares scored. Capitals 5, Blues 1 Alex Ovechkin reached the 50-goal mark for the seventh time with his 15th career hat trick and helped Braden Holtby tie the NHL record for most wins in a single season as the Washington Capitals defeated the St. Louis Blues. In his third try, Holtby earned his 48th win to match the record set by New Jersey's Martin Brodeur in 2006-07. The Capitals play their final game of the regular season Sunday, but Holtby (48-9-7) is not expected to play. Ovechkin completed his second hat trick of the season 10:35 into the final period. All three of his goals were assisted by Nicklas Backstrom, giving him 50 assists for the season. Stars 3, Predators 2 Jason Spezza scored his seventh career hat trick and Antti Niemi stopped 28 of 30 shots for the Dallas Stars in a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators. Dallas (50-23-9), which has won nine of its last 11 games (9-2-0), clinched the top spot in the Western Conference and the Central Division title. It is the Stars' first time finishing atop the West since 2002-03 and first division title since 2005-06 when they won the Pacific Division. The Stars will open the playoffs on Thursday in Dallas. Sharks 1, Coyotes 0 Joe Pavelski scored his 38th goal of the season to account for all of the scoring as the Sharks beat the Coyotes 1-0 in both teams' regular-season finales. San Jose moves on to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 11th time in 12 seasons after having missed last spring. Despite a 22-point improvement over last season, Arizona will miss out on the playoffs for a fourth straight year. Pavelski scored 55 seconds into a 5-on-3 Sharks' power play. Joe Thornton provided the primary assist to give the veteran center 82 points in 82 games. Jets 4, Kings 3 (SO) Mark Scheifele scored the lone goal in a shootout, allowing the Winnipeg Jets to rally from a three-goal deficit for a stunning 4-3 victory over Los Angeles. The loss prevented the Kings (48-28-6) from clinching the Pacific title and their first division crown since winning the Smythe in 1990-91. They need a loss by Anaheim in Washington on Sunday to claim the Pacific. Blake Wheeler's goal -- his 26th of the season -- at 3:21 of the third knotted the score 3-3 and wiped a commanding advantage by the Kings. Canucks 4, Oilers 3 (SO) Emerson Etem scored two goals, including the shootout winner, as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers. The Canucks finished the season with a 31-38-13 mark, while Edmonton posted a 31-43-8 mark. Vancouver (75) finished with its lowest point total since earning 83 in 1999. Both teams were eliminated from the playoffs weeks ago.