UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have clinched their 15th consecutive Stanley Cup playoff berth while grabbing a piece of the East Division lead.
Jake Guentzel scored his 22nd goal at 2:11 of overtime to send the Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals, leaving the two teams in a first-place tie. Kasperi Kapanen scored his ninth and 10th goals of the year as the Pens beat the Caps for the fifth time in seven meetings.
The Penguins were in line for a regulation win and a one-point lead in the division until Tom Wilson tallied with 14.3 seconds left in regulation. Wilson’s goal also allowed the Capitals to wrap up a playoff spot.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Hurricanes ran their point streak to nine games as Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and assist in a 3-1 verdict over the Red Wings. Brady Skjei and Warren Foegele also scored and Sebastian Aho registered two assists for Carolina. Canes netminder James Reimer played just his fourth game in April, making 16 saves for his team-high 15th victory.
— Blake Coleman converted a short-handed penalty shot and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 shots for his 26th career shutout to lead the Lightning to a 3-0 victory against the Stars. Ondrej Palat and Brayden Point also scored for Tampa Bay, which has won four consecutive games to stay within three points of the Central Division-leading Hurricanes. The Stars remain two points behind the Predators for fourth place in the Central Division and have one game in hand.
— The Panthers recorded a 4-3 win over the Blackhawks on Sam Bennett’s goal at 4:08 of OT. Alex Wennberg and Brandon Mountour each had a goal and assist for the Panthers, who improved to 7-2-1 in their last 10. The win keeps Florida two points behind first-place Carolina and one ahead of third-place Tampa Bay.
— Semyon Varlamov recorded his league-leading sixth shutout of the season by stopping 25 shots in the Islanders’ first win in four games, 4-0 over the Rangers. Varlamov became the first goalie to shut out the Rangers three times at Madison Square Garden in one season. Leo Komarov, Oliver Wahlstrom, Anthony Beauvillier and Mathew Barzal scored, and Brock Nelson and Scott Mayfield each had two assists as the Islanders got within four points of the East Division lead.
— The Bruins stayed a point behind the Isles as David Krejci and Brad Marchand each had a goal and an assist for Boston in a 5-2 downing of the Sabres. David Pastrnak scored his 199th career goal for Boston just 1:16 into the game. Charlie Coyle broke a 2-all tie on a breakaway midway through the third period for his first goal in two months.
— Ryan O’Reilly scored his second goal of the game at 3:43 of overtime to send the Blues past the Wild, 5-4. Ville Husso made 26 saves as the Blues won their fourth straight and seventh in the last 10. St. Louis moved five points ahead of Arizona for the fourth and final playoff spot in the West Division.
— Auston Matthews netted his NHL-leading 36th goal of the season as the Maple Leafs defeated the Canucks, 4-1. The 23-year-old Matthews hit the 60-point mark for a fifth straight season since getting picked first overall at the 2016 draft. Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist, and William Nylander and Pierre Engvall added goals for the North Division leaders.
— Elias Lindholm scored twice as the Flames beat the Oilers, 3-1. Dillon Dube also scored for Calgary and Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 shots while making his 10th straight start. The Flames pulled four points behind Montreal for the fourth and final playoff spot in the North Division.
— Yegor Sharangovich scored twice and Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves as the Devils knocked off the Flyers, 5-3.Pavel Zacha chipped in a goal and an assist to help the Devils win their second in a row since an 0-9-1 skid.
