UNDATED (AP) — It was a tough night for the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning as they try to win a division title.
Rookie Wade Allison scored twice and Brian Elliott made 28 saves as the Flyers topped the Capitals, 4-2. Joel Farabee took advantage of a defensive-zone miscue by Washington to open the scoring 1:44 into the game. Sean Couturier sealed it for Philadelphia with an empty-net goal with 30.1 seconds left.
The loss keeps the Caps two points behind the East Division-leading Penguins with two games remaining. Pittsburgh has one game remaining.
In Tampa, the Lightning were eliminated from the Central race, allowing the Carolina Hurricanes to become division champs.
Joe Pavelski had two goals and two assists as the Stars won for the first time in six games, 5-2 over the Bolts. Roope Hintz added a goal and two assists for Dallas, which pulled within two points of Nashville for the final Central Division playoff berth.
The outcome sets up an all-Florida first-round matchup between the Lightning and Panthers.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Vegas still leads the West by four points over Colorado after Jonathan Marchessault scored at 4:43 of overtime to give the Golden Knights a 4-3 win over the Blues. Reilly Smith, Alec Martinez, and Nic Roy scored in regulation for the Knights, who have won six games after falling behind by two goals this season. Robin Lehner stopped 22 shots to improve to 16-3-2 since joining the Golden Knights last season.
— The Avalanche kept pace with Vegas as Mikko Rantanen scored his 30th goal of the season in a 3-2 verdict over the Kings. Cale Makar had a goal and an assist to help the Avs eliminate Los Angeles from playoff contention and give the Blues fourth place in the West. Tyson Jost also scored, Philipp Grubauer made 15 saves in the victory.
— Kirill Kaprizov scored 27 seconds into overtime to send the Wild to a 4-3 win against the Ducks. Victor Rask, Nico Sturm and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for Minnesota, which has won three of its past four games and has points in five straight. Kaapo Kahkonen made 22 saves in the win.
— Thomas Greiss made 22 saves and the Red Wings scored three goals in the second period of a 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets. Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist, and Joe Veleno and Danny DeKeyser also scored in the second period for Detroit.
— The Coyotes were 5-2 winners over the Sharks as Phil Kessel scored the go-ahead goal for his 900th career point. Conor Garland added a goal and two assists for Arizona, which also benefited from an overturned San Jose goal that would have tied it in the third.
