Kaiden Guhle scored twice for the Montreal Canadiens, who clinched the final berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 win against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday.
Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist and Sam Montembeault made 27 saves for the Canadiens (40-31-11, 91 points), who claimed the second Eastern Conference wild card and will face the Washington Capitals in the first round of the postseason.
Jake Evans capped the victory with an empty-net goal.
Taylor Hall and Tyson Jost scored for the Hurricanes (47-29-5, 99 points), who rested several mainstays for the game and are 1-5-1 in their past seven entering their regular-season finale at Ottawa on Thursday. Pyotr Kochetkov made 17 saves.
Jets 2, Ducks 1 (OT)
Mark Scheifele scored at 1:11 of overtime to give Winnipeg a win against visiting Anaheim in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Winnipeg defenseman Josh Morrissey broke up a two-on-one by the Ducks, and the Jets scored on the other end when Scheifele hit the net with a one-timer from the right circle. Neal Pionk also scored and Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves for the Jets, who had already clinched the Presidents’ Trophy for the best record in the NHL this season.
Troy Terry scored and Ville Husso made 42 saves for the Ducks, who lost four in a row to end the season (0-2-2).
Predators 5, Stars 1
Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and two assists as Nashville closed its disappointing season with a rout of visiting Dallas, which limps into the playoffs on a seven-game losing streak (0-5-2).
Jordan Oesterle and Jonathan Marchessault each recorded a goal and an assist, while Juuse Saros made 29 saves for the Predators. Nashville’s Jakub Vrana and Justin Barron also scored, and Filip Forsberg had two assists.
Back after missing 58 games due to a hip injury, Dallas’ Tyler Seguin assisted on Mason Marchment’s goal less than 20 seconds into the game. Jason Robertson, second on the team with 80 points, exited in the second period with a lower-body injury.
Red Wings 5, Devils 2
Jonatan Berggren, J.T Compher, Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat and Marco Kasper all scored and Detroit held off the Devils’ third-period comeback attempt in Newark, N.J.
Alex Lyon made 28 saves for the Red Wings, who will miss the playoffs for the ninth straight season, extending a franchise-worst mark. However, they have won three straight games, all against teams bound for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Erik Haula and Dawson Mercer scored within a three-minute of the third period for the Devils, who ended their regular season by losing four of their final five games. They begin postseason play this weekend against the Carolina Hurricanes. Nico Daws recorded 22 saves.
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