Pavel Zacha scored his 25th goal in the opening period and added a game-sealing score late in the game, leading the host Boston Bruins past Minnesota 6-3 on Saturday to spoil the Wild’s chance to clinch a playoff spot.

Elias Lindholm scored twice while Andrew Peeke and Viktor Arvidsson also had goals for the Bruins. David Pastrnak extended his season-high point streak to 12 games with two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 32 saves.

In a tight race with Montreal for third place in the Atlantic Division, Boston has won four of its past five games and 15 of its past 17 home games.

The Wild have lost six of their past nine but have a firm hold on third place in the Central Division. A victory Saturday would have earned them a playoff berth.

Islanders 5, Panthers 2: Brayden Schenn had a goal and two assists, Matthew Schaefer tied the rookie defenseman franchise scoring record and host New York rallied to beat two-time defending champion Florida.

Schenn scored the tying goal in the second period after U.S. Olympic gold medal-winner Matthew Tkachuk put Florida up 2-0 through 14 minutes. Fourth-liner Marc Gatcomb started the comeback and later assisted on Casey Cizikas’ goal that made it 5-2.

Schaefer with a pair of assists matched Stefan Persson from 1977-78 at 56 points.

Lightning 4, Senators 2: Defenseman Emil Lilleberg scored the go-ahead goal and had a career-high three points and host Tampa Bay rallied to defeat Ottawa.

Brandon Hagel and Charle-Edouard D’Astous each had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, while Jake Guentzel scored for a third consecutive game.

Tampa Bay 5-0-2 in the past seven games.

Dylan Cozens and Jordan Spence scored for the Senators, and James Reimer allowed four goals on 27 shots.

Sharks 3, Blue Jackets 2: Igor Chernyshov scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 1:25 remaining, to rally visiting San Jose past Columbus.

The Sharks snapped a six-game losing streak and moved within four points of Nashville for the second Western Conference wild-card spot.

Macklin Celebrini had a goal and an assist and Will Smith added two assists for San Jose.

Denton Mateychuk and Cole Sillinger scored for the Blue Jackets.

Hurricanes 5, Devils 2: Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and assist to lead host Carolina past New Jersey.

Shayne Gostisbehere, Jackson Blake, Jordan Staal and Seth Jarvis also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the fourth time in five games.

Timo Meier and Evgenii Dadonov scored for the Devils and Jacob Markstrom had 29 saves. It was only the second loss in seven games for New Jersey.

Stars 6, Penguins 3: Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and visiting Dallas pulled away from Pittsburgh.

Jason Robertson reached the 40-goal plateau for the third time in his career and assisted on Rantanen’s goal with a slick cross-ice feed to the right circle that Rantanen powered past Stuart Skinner for his first NHL tally since Feb. 2.

Erik Karlsson, Anthony Mantha and Noel Acciari scored for the Penguins.

Sabres 3, Kraken 2, SO: Tage Thompson and Jack Quinn scored in the shootout and host Buffalo beat Seattle to end a three-game winless skid.

Rasmus Dahlin and Peyton Krebs had goals in regulation for the Sabres, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves while stopping both Kraken attempts he faced in the shootout.

Bobby McMann had a goal and an assist for the Kraken. Chandler Stephenson also scored.

Jets 4, Avalanche 2: Cole Perfetti scored a tiebreaking goal late in the third period and visiting Winnipeg kept its postseason hopes alive by beating Colorado.

Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist for the Jets and Cole Koepke and Kyle O’Connor also scored. Winnipeg, with 74 points, is three behind Nashville for the second wild-card in the Western Conference.

Brock Nelson and Parker Kelly scored for the Avalanche.

Canadiens 4, Predators 1: Ivan Demidov, Oliver Kapanen and Alex Newhook each scored a goal and an assist as visiting Montreal beat Nashville.

The Canadiens won their fourth straight in a streak that has them third in the Atlantic Division just ahead of Boston.

Zachary L’Heureux scored with 3:34 left for Nashville.

Flyers 5, Red Wings 3: Owen Tippett scored a hat trick as visiting Philadelphia survived a late rally for a key win over Detroit.

Tippett’s third career hat trick gives him seven goals in his past nine games. The Flyers have won seven of those nine and are now three points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot.

The Red Wings have lost three of four and are now tied with Ottawa, two points ahead of the Flyers and one point behind the Blue Jackets.

Mason Appleton, Alex DeBrincat and Lucas Raymond scored for Detroit.

Blues 5, Maple Leafs 1: Dylan Holloway had a goal and an assist, sparking host St. Louis past Toronto for its fourth win in a row.

Jimmy Snuggrud, Justin Holl, Pius Sutter and Philip Broberg also scored for the Blues.