Senators 2, Lightning 1

Linus Ullmark made 31 saves, Shane Pinto and Jake Sanderson scored and Ottawa beat Tampa Bay, with the Lightning wrapping up a playoff spot after the game when Colorado beat Columbus.

Canadiens 4, Bruins 1

Nick Suzuki and Brendan Gallagher each had a goal and an assist, Sam Montembeault made 18 saves and Montreal beat Boston for its third straight victory.

Christian Dvorak and Cole Caufield — with his team-leading 35th — also scored for Montreal. The Canadiens hold the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, two points ahead of the New York Rangers.

Avalanche 7, Blue Jackets 3

Cale Makar scored to become just the ninth NHL defenseman with 30 goals in a season and Colorado clinched a playoff berth with a win over Columbus.

Makar also had two assists while Charlie Coyle, Nathan MacKinnon and Devon Toews also had a goal and two assists each for the Avalanche, who scored five straight times after falling behind 3-2 in the second period.

Stars 5, Predators 1

Jake Oettinger made 28 saves and Dallas beat Nashville for its seventh straight victory.

Mikael Granlund, Mason Marchment, Roope Hintz and defenseman Lian Bichsel scored for Dallas. The Stars are second in the NHL behind Western Conference and Central Division rival Winnipeg.

Stars captain Jamie Benn sat out, with coach Pete DeBoer saying before the game it was for “maintenance.” Stuck on 399 career goals for nearly a month, the 35-year-old Benn had played 371 consecutive games.

Blues 5, Penguins 4, OT

Robert Thomas scored a power-play goal in overtime and St. Louis tied a franchise record with its 11th consecutive win over Pittsburgh.

Jake Neighbours scored twice and Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou also scored for the Blues. Joel Hofer made 24 saves as St. Louis set a franchise record with its 10th straight home win.

Kings 4, Utah 2

Kevin Fiala and Trevor Moore scored in a 44-second span early in the third period and Los Angeles beat Utah for its third straight victory.

Fiala gave Los Angeles — second in the Pacific Division — a 2-1 lead at 4:06 with a snap shot for his 29th goal. Moore added his 18th at 4:50, beating Karel Vejmelka with a backhander.