Henrik Lundqvist made 37 saves, and Ryan Callahan had a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers clinched an Eastern Conference playoff spot with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. The Rangers, set to close the regular season Sunday in Philadelphia, are fighting Montreal for the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens, tied with the Rangers with 93 points, will finish Saturday night against Pittsburgh. The seventh seed will open the playoff against Washington, and the eighth seed will face Boston. Markus Naslund also scored for the Rangers. Daniel Briere scored for the Flyers, and Martin Biron made 29 saves. Bruins 5, Canadiens 4, OT: At Boston, Mark Recchi scored his second goal of the game to give Boston the victory, just minutes after Montreal clinched a playoff spot by forcing overtime. Boston's Zdeno Chara tied it at 4 when he backhanded a shot past Carey Price 5:27 into the third, and Recchi - won also had two assists - won it at 2:42 of overtime. Phil Kessel scored his 33rd goal, and Patrice Bergeron added a goal and two assists. Matt D'Agostini scored twice for Montreal, and Mathieu Schneider and Alex Kovalev added goals. Sabres 5, Hurricanes 1: At Raleigh, North Carolina, Jason Pominville scored twice, and Ryan Miller made 26 saves to help Buffalo snap Carolina's nine-game winning streak. Panthers 3, Thrashers 2: At Atlanta, David Booth scored with 4:25 left in the third period to lift Florida, eliminated for playoff contention when Montreal took Boston to overtime. In other games it was: Capitals 4, Lightning 2; Coyotes 4, Sharks 1; Penguins 6, Islanders 1; Devils 3, Senators 2, SO; Predators 4, Red Wings 3, SO; Stars 3, Avalanche 2, SO; Canucks 1, Kings 0.
