Chicago • Jonathan Toews scored twice and Richard Panik and Artemi Panarin each had one in a span of 3:02 in the third period to erase Colorado's two-goal lead and rally the Chicago Blackhawks past the Avalanche 6-3 on Sunday night for their fifth straight win.
Patrick Kane scored his team-leading 32nd goal and Marcus Kruger added an empty-netter for Chicago, which won for the 17th time in its last 20 games to pull seven points ahead of slumping second-place Minnesota in the Central Division. The Wild dropped their fifth straight, 5-4 to Winnipeg on Sunday.
Penguins 4, Panthers 0 • In Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby again picked up the slack with Evgeni Malkin out, getting his 10th career hat trick and leading Pittsburgh past Florida.
Blue Jackets 4, Devils 1 • In Newark, N.J., Lukas Sedlak and Brandon Dubinsky scored on penalty shots and Columbus Blue clinched its third playoff berth in franchise history with a victory over New Jersey.
Jets 5, Wild 4 • In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Josh Morrissey one-timed in a goal with 7:17 left to end Minnesota's rally from four goals down and give Winnipeg a chaotic victory over the Wild. It was Minnesota's fifth straight loss.
Flyers 4, Hurricanes 3 • In Philadelphia, Travis Konecny tied it with 42.9 seconds left in the third period and Brayden Schenn scored 38 seconds into overtime, lifting Philadelphia Flyers over Carolina. Jordan Staal scored a power-play goal with 8:11 left in the third to put Carolina ahead 3-2, but Konecny scored with Flyers goalie Steve Mason on the bench for an extra attacker, then Schenn ended it by finishing a rebound from close range.
Canadiens 4, Senators 1 • In Montreal, Carey Price made 30 saves for his 33rd win of the season and Montreal defeated Ottawa to sweep the home-and-home series. Tomas Plekanec, Jordie Benn, Paul Byron and Nathan Beaulieu scored for the Canadiens.
NHL standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 72 41 23 8 90 199 180
Ottawa 71 39 24 8 86 188 185
Boston 71 38 27 6 82 205 188
Toronto 70 32 23 15 79 212 208
Tampa Bay 71 34 28 9 77 194 197
Florida 71 31 29 11 73 180 204
Buffalo 72 29 31 12 70 180 210
Detroit 70 28 31 11 67 177 210
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Columbus 71 47 18 6 100 228 164
x-Washington 71 46 17 8 100 228 159
Pittsburgh 71 45 17 9 99 249 198
N.Y. Rangers 72 45 24 3 93 231 189
N.Y. Islanders 71 33 26 12 78 210 218
Philadelphia 71 33 30 8 74 186 213
Carolina 70 30 27 13 73 182 203
New Jersey 71 26 33 12 64 164 209
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 72 47 20 5 99 218 178
Minnesota 71 43 22 6 92 232 178
St. Louis 71 38 28 5 81 197 193
Nashville 71 35 25 11 81 209 201
Winnipeg 72 32 33 7 71 217 230
Dallas 71 28 33 10 66 195 233
Colorado 71 20 48 3 43 138 234
Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 71 42 22 7 91 196 165
Anaheim 72 38 23 11 87 186 178
Edmonton 71 38 24 9 85 207 186
Calgary 71 40 27 4 84 196 191
Los Angeles 70 34 29 7 75 173 174
Vancouver 71 28 34 9 65 161 207
Arizona 71 26 36 9 61 172 227 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Sunday's games
Columbus 4, New Jersey 1
Pittsburgh 4, Florida 0
Winnipeg 5, Minnesota 4
Chicago 6, Colorado 3
Philadelphia 4, Carolina 3, OT
Montreal 4, Ottawa 1
Los Angeles at Calgary, late
Monday's games
Boston at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
Arizona at Nashville, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Edmonton, 7 p.m.