Charlie Coyle and Zach Parise helped the Minnesota Wild keep pace in the race for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with shootout goals in a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in St. Paul.
Coyle and Parise scored on the first two chances for Minnesota in the shootout. Riley Nash had a shootout goal for the Hurricanes, but Devan Dubnyk stopped Chris Terry to give the Wild their second win in the past six games.
Penguins 4, Flyers 1 — Trevor Daley, Carl Hagelin, and Chris Kunitz scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 16 saves, lifting Pittsburgh over host Philadelphia.
The Penguins gained a 6-point lead over the Flyers for one of the final two Eastern Conference playoff spots. The rivals will meet twice more in the final week of the season.
Sharks 4, Rangers 1 — Joel Ward scored twice, Joe Thornton broke a tie early in the third period, and San Jose overwhelmed visiting New York.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 42 of the first 43 shots he faced before allowing three goals on four shots in a span of 3:20 to Thornton, Ward, and Joe Pavelski.
Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 1 — Host Toronto erupted for three third-period goals, including a tally by Connor Carrick at 6:56, to break a 1-1 tie. Martin Marincin followed at 15:32 and Milan Michalek at 16:46 of the third. Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau and Colin Greening had two assists each.
Senators 5, Canadiens 0 — Andrew Hammond made 30 saves to backstop host Ottawa’s impressive shutout. The Senators got goals from five players, including three in the third period from Marc Methot (2:05), Alex Chiasson (3:15, shorthanded), and Mika Zibanejad (17:52).
Red Wings 5, Panthers 3 — Visiting Detroit rallied from a 3-2 second-period deficit with goals by Dylan Larkin (3:52), Luke Glendening (8:39), and Pavel Datsyuk (19:23) in the third period.
Blue Jackets 6, Devils 3 — Rookie Oliver Bjorkstand sandwiched a pair of third-period goals around another by teammate William Karlsson to lead host Columbus.
Stars 3, Islanders 0 — Kari Lehtonen made 27 saves, while Cody Eakin, Patrick Eaves, and Ales Hemsky scored for Dallas, which held on to first place in the Western Conference.
