NY Rangers 2, Buffalo 1
Rick Nash scored his team-leading 26th goal with 1:42 remaining in the third period to snap a tie as host New York clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Washington 5, Carolina 2
Troy Brouwer scored a pair of goals and visiting Washington steamrolled Carolina to extend its winning streak to three games.
NY Islanders 2, Montreal 0
Evgeni Nabokov recorded his 59th career shutout while Ryan Strome and Brock Nelson each scored a power-play goal in the second period as visiting New York salvaged the finale of its three-game season series with Montreal.
Ottawa 2, New Jersey 1
Defenseman Erik Karlsson scored the only goal of the shootout in the fourth round as host Ottawa handed New Jersey its NHL-record 16th consecutive loss in the bonus format.
Tampa Bay 4, Philadelphia 2
Captain Steven Stamkos and Tyler Johnson each recorded a goal and an assist while Anders Lindback made 34 saves as host Tampa Bay completed a sweep of the three-game season series.
Florida 4, Toronto 2
Nick Bjugstad scored twice and added an assist to help host Florida spoil Drew MacIntyre’s first NHL start.
Nashville 2, Phoenix 0
Pekka Rinne turned aside 29 shots to register his 32nd career shutout as host Nashville handed Phoenix its sixth consecutive loss (0-3-3) and damaged the Coyotes' playoff hopes.
Minnesota 4, St. Louis 2
Kyle Brodziak recorded his 11th career two-goal performance and John Curry made 43 saves in his season debut as host Minnesota snapped its nine-game winless streak versus St. Louis.
Winnipeg 2, Boston 1
Bryan Little scored in the first round of the shootout and Michael Hutchinson denied Brad Marchand on Boston's final attempt to record his first NHL win for host Winnipeg..
Los Angeles 3, Edmonton 0
Marian Gaborik scored twice and added an assist while rookie Martin Jones made 17 saves to earn his fourth shutout as visiting Los Angeles snapped its three-game losing streak.
Colorado 4, Vancouver 2
Defenseman Tyson Barrie snapped a tie with 7:30 remaining in the third period and Semyon Varlamov recorded his franchise-record - and league-leading - 41st victory as visiting Colorado extended its point streak to nine games (8-0-1).