UNDATED (AP) — The Florida Panthers have met one of their preseason goals.
The Panthers have wrapped up a playoff berth with a 5-3 win over the Sabres.
Jonathan Huberdeau set Florida ‘s single-season points record with his 97, scoring his 24th goal to extend his point streak to eight games.
Anthony Duclair scored twice as the Eastern Conference leaders established a team record with their 48th win.
MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and an assist in the Panthers’ seventh win in eight games.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Rangers are four points off the Metropolitan Division lead following their 4-3 shootout loss to the Flyers. Former Ranger Kevin Hayes won it for Philly by scoring the lone shootout goal. The Rangers rallied for three goals to send the game to overtime, with Mika Zibanejad and Andrew Copp scoring 12 seconds apart late in the third period.
— The Wild rolled to a 5-1 win over the Capitals as Joel Eriksson Ek scored his career-high 20th and 21st goals while drawing an assist. Marcus Foligno built on one career-high with his 20th goal and set another with his 16th assist in Minnesota’s ninth win in 10 games. Tyson Jost and Nicolas Deslauriers also scored as second-place Minnesota extended its lead to five points over St. Louis in the Central Division.
— Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists to extend his point streak to 13 games, guiding the Oilers to a 6-1 rout of the Ducks. Leon Draisaitl scored his 50th goal of the season and Edmonton earned its fourth straight win. Tyson Barrie and Brett Kulak each had a goal and two assists in the lopsided victory.
— Shea Theodore tallied 2:05 into overtime to complete the Golden Knights’ 3-2 win at Vancouver. Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and assist, and Alex Pietrangelo also scored to help Vegas get its fifth straight victory. The Canucks went down 2-0 in the first period but rallied with goals from J.T. Miller and Bo Horvat in the third.
— Jared McCann’s 25th goal of the season was a short-handed tally in the first period of the Kraken’s 4-1 win over the Stars. Chris Drieger turned back 29 shots and blanked Dallas until John Klingberg’s goal with 5:35 left. Yanni Gourde added a breakaway goal with 2:13 left and Karson Kuhlman scored an empty-netter in the final minute.
— The Islanders made it four straight wins behind J.G. Pageau’s hat trick and one assist in a 4-3 victory at New Jersey. Kyle Palmieri added New York’s other goal and added two assists. Defenseman Adam Pelech matched his career best with three assists as the Isles improved to 11-3-1 in their last 14.
— The Senators handed the Red Wings their sixth straight loss as Josh Norris notched his first career hat trick in a 5-2 downing of Detroit. The 22-year-old Norris has a career-high 30 goals. Artem Zub and Nikita Zaitsev also scored for the Senators and Anton Forsberg made 30 saves.
— The Coyotes earned a 3-2 win over the Blackhawks on Shayne Gostisbehere’s goal with 14.7 seconds showing on the clock in overtime. Michael Carcone and Travis Boyd also scored in Arizona’s second victory in nine games.
