DETROIT — Zach Trotman's first NHL goal with 2:08 remaining earned Boston Bruins a rousing come-from-behind victory over Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at Joe Louis Arena, lifting the Bruins into a third-place tie with their opponents in the Atlantic Division. Center Carl Soderberg had a goal and an assist and right winger Loui Eriksson also scored for Boston (40-25-13). Right wingers Reilly Smith and Brett Connolly had two assists each and goalie Tuukka Rask made 35 saves. Center Stephen Weiss had a goal and an assist and right winger Luke Glendening scored for Detroit (40-24-13), who enjoyed a 2-0 lead early in the third. Goaltender Petr Mrazek made 22 saves. Senators 2, Lightning 1 (OT) Defenseman Patrick Wiercioch scored with a slap shot from the top of the right-wing faceoff circle 16.9 seconds from the end of overtime to give Ottawa victory over Tampa Bay at Canadian Tire Centre. The victory allowed the Senators to keep pace with the Boston Bruins, who defeated the Detroit Red Wings. Ottawa still trails Boston by three points in the race for the final wild card spot in the East, although they have a game in hand. Blue Jackets 4, Islanders 3 (SO) Center Ryan Johansen scored the tying goal in regulation and added a goal in the shootout, leading Columbus to a win over the New York Islanders at Nationwide Arena. Columbus also got goals from center Brandon Dubinsky and defenseman Jack Johnson, while center Mark Letestu scored in the shootout. Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves in regulation and overtime, then stopped right winger Kyle Okposo and center Frans Nielsen in the shootout. Panthers 6, Hurricanes 1 Florida staved off potential elimination from the NHL playoff race, defeating Carolina at the BB&T Center. The Panthers got two goals from center Vincent Trocheck. Also scoring for Florida, were defenseman Willie Mitchell, center Brandon Pirri, right winger Jaromir Jagr and center Aleksander Barkov. Rangers 3, Wild 2 Center J.T. Miller's defelected goal in the third period was the difference as the New York Rangers let an early lead slip away but survived to beat Minnesota. Already assured of a playoff spot, New York clinched the Metropolitan Division title with the victory. Capitals 5, Canadiens 4 (SO) Right winger Troy Brouwer scored the shootout winner to lead Washington over Montreal at the Bell Centre. Left winger Alex Ovechkin and right winger Joel Ward each scored twice in regulation for Washington and defensemen Jeff Petry, Tom Gilbert and P.K. Subban, and center Lars Eller scored in regulation for the Canadiens. Blues 4, Flames 1 Left winger Jaden Schwartz scored one goal and assisted on another to lead St Louis over Calgary. The Blues, who clinched a playoff spot with the win, also got goals from center Paul Stastny, right winger Patrik Berglund and center Jori Lehtera. Blackhawks 3, Canucks 1 Center Marcus Kruger's backhand shot at 10:31 of the third at the United Center helped Chicago clinch a berth in the playoffs with a win over Vancouver. Blackhawks centers Jonathan Toews and Teuvo Teravainen also scored in the game. Right winger Derek Dorsett scored for Vancouver. — Reuters
