Panthers 2, Senators 0

Anthony Stolarz stopped 24 shots and had an assist, Anton Lundell and Nick Cousins scored, and the Florida Panthers shut out the Ottawa Senators for the third time this season with a victory on Tuesday night.

CAPITALS 2, RED WINGS 1

Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome scored a minute apart late in the second period, Charlie Lindgren finished with 42 saves and Washington held on to beat Detroit in a matchup of teams vying for a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

MAPLE LEAFS 5, DEVILS 2

Auston Matthews scored his 66th goal and inched closer to becoming the ninth player in NHL history to tally 70 in a season in leading Toronto’s victory over New Jersey, ending the disappointing Devils’ playoff hopes.

ISLANDERS 4, RANGERS 2

Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist, Noah Dobson added two assists and the New York Islanders used a three-goal first period to propel them to a win against the Eastern-Conference leading New York Rangers.

LIGHTNING 5, BLUE JACKETS 2

Steven Stamkos had three goals and an assist, NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov picked up his fourth straight three-point game with three assists, and playoff-bound Tampa Bay beat Columbus.

Hurricanes 4, Bruins 1

Andrei Svechnikov opened the scoring with a lacrosse-style goal and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins.

Jets 4, Predators 3, OT

Kyle Connor scored at 1:52 of overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a victory over the Nashville Predators.

Stars 3, Sabres 2

Joe Pavelski scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection with his back to the net and the playoff-bound Dallas Stars got their 50th win of the season in a victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

Canadiens 9, Flyers 3

Juraj Slafkovsky scored his first career hat trick, and the Montreal Canadiens dealt the stumbling Philadelphia Flyers their eighth straight defeat with a blowout win.