RALEIGH, North Carolina — Rangers captain Ryan Callahan scored 2:55 into overtime, and New York rallied to clinch a third straight Eastern Conference playoff berth by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Thursday night. Brad Richards tied it for the Rangers with 2:57 remaining in regulation after New York blew an early 2-0 lead and fell behind already-eliminated Carolina. Derek Stepan and Derick Brassard staked the Rangers to the lead in the first period, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 18 shots for New York, which jumped over the rival Islanders and into seventh place in the East with one game left. Jiri Tlusty had two goals and Tuomo Ruutu also scored for Carolina, which played without injured forward Alexander Semin. Dan Ellis finished with 34 saves for Carolina. Senators 2, Capitals 1 (OT): Defenseman Sergei Gonchar scored on a power play 47 seconds into overtime as visiting Ottawa clinched a playoff berth for the third time in four seasons. Rookie Jakob Silfverberg scored his 10th goal and Craig Anderson made 19 saves for the Senators, who swept Washington in their three-game season series and moved into a tie for sixth place in the Eastern Conference with the New York Rangers and Islanders. Ottawa has a game in hand on both clubs. Captain Alex Ovechkin tied the game with his league-leading 32nd goal for the Capitals, who saw their six-game home winning streak come to an end. Red Wings 5, Predators 2: Pavel Datsyuk recorded a goal and two assists and Johan Franzen had one of each as host Detroit inched closer to locking up a postseason berth by beating Nashville 5-2. Valtteri Filppula, Patrick Eaves and Justin Abdelkader each added a goal and Jimmy Howard made 20 saves for the Red Wings, who hopped one point over the Minnesota Wild and into seventh place in the Western Conference. Mike Fisher (hand) returned from a seven-game absence and collected a goal and an assist while Craig Smith tallied and Chris Mason turned aside 33 shots for the Predators. Flyers 2, Islanders 1: Oliver Lauridsen scored the winner with 6:31 to play as Philadelphia snapped visiting New York's 11-game point streak with a 2-1 victory. Devils 3, Penguins 2: Ilya Kovalchuk scored to snap a tie with 6:10 remaining in the third period as host New Jersey erased an early two-goal deficit to defeat Eastern Conference-leading Pittsburgh 3-2 for the third time in four outings. Bruins 2, Lightning 0: Tuukka Rask turned aside 30 shots for his fifth shutout of the season and third in April as Boston completed a three-game sweep of visiting Tampa Bay with a 2-0 win. Elsewhere it was: Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 0; Blues 4, Flames 1; Canadiens 4, Jets 2; Blue Jackets 3, Stars 1; Ducks 3, Canucks 1. — Agencies
