Pascal Dupuis had two goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins moved closer to clinching home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.
Jordan Staal and Chris Kunitz also scored for the Penguins, who won their regular season home finale to move three points ahead of fifth-place Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference standings with two games to play.
David Steckel and Brian Rolston scored for the Devils, who were officially eliminated from playoff contention with their defeat to Montreal on Saturday.
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Capitals 3, Maple Leafs 2
In Toronto, Mike Knuble scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lift Washington past Toronto.
Alex Ovechkin and John Erskine scored in regulation for the Capitals, who clinched the Southeast Division title for the fourth straight year and moved into first overall in the Eastern Conference. Knuble had the only goal in the shootout.
Nikolai Kulemin and Joffrey Lupul scored for the Maple Leafs, whose postseason push ended when Buffalo beat Tampa Bay 4-2.
Canadiens 2, Blackhawks 1
In Montreal, P.K. Subban scored a power-play goal at 1:19 of overtime and Montreal clinched a playoff spot.
Carey Price made 42 saves for Montreal, which went on a four-on-three advantage 37 seconds into the extra period when Chicago captain Jonathan Toews was called for hooking Subban in the Canadiens’ zone.
In other NHL action, it was:
‧ Senators 5, Flyers 2
‧ Oilers 2, Canucks 0
‧ Predators 6, Thrashers 3
‧ Stars 3, Blue Jackets 0
‧ Blues 3, Avalanche 1
‧ Sabres 4, Lightning 2
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