PHILADELPHIA: Wojtek Wolski's shootout goal lifted the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL Sunday, helping the Rangers solidify their hold on the Eastern Conference's last playoff spot. Wolski's goal came in the second round of the shootout after Erik Christensen had scored for New York in the first. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist stopped Nikolay Zherdev and Claude Giroux on the Flyers' shootout chances. The Rangers picked up two points to remain in eighth place in the Eastern Conference playoff race. New York leads ninth-place Carolina by two points and trails seventh-place Buffalo by one. All three teams have three games left. Bryan McCabe and Ruslan Fedotenko scored for the Rangers in regulation and James Van Riemsdyk and Zherdev had the Flyers' goals. Sabres 2, Hurricanes 1, OT: In Raleigh, North Carolina, Marc-Andre Gragnani scored 2:56 into overtime to lift Buffalo over Carolina, damaging the Hurricanes' slim playoff hopes. Chris Butler also scored and Jhonas Enroth made 35 saves for the Sabres. Eric Staal scored for the Hurricanes, whose three-game winning streak was stopped. Cam Ward had 29 saves in his 13th straight start for Carolina. Red Wings 4, Wild 2: In Detroit, Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help Detroit beat Minnesota and clinch the Central Division title. Nicklas Lidstrom, Darren Helm, Tomas Holmstrom and Johan Franzen scored for the Red Wings, who have won nine division titles in 10 seasons and 14 since the 1991-92 season. Brad Staubitz scored a goal and helped set up Carson McMillan's goal in his NHL debut for Minnesota. Blues 6, Blue Jackets 1: In Columbus, Ohio, Patrik Berglund scored twice and Jaroslav Halak had 23 saves to lead St. Louis over Columbus. Lightning 2, Blackhawks 0: In Chicago, Mike Smith made 31 saves for his first shutout in more than a year as Tampa Bay beat Chicago. Flames 2, Avalanche 1: In Denver, Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 34 shots and Alex Tanguay had a goal and an assist as Calgary boosted its postseason chances by beating Colorado. Stars 4, Ducks 3: In Anaheim, California, Mike Ribeiro scored twice to help Dallas improve its playoff hopes with a win over Anaheim. Brenden Morrow had a goal and two assists, and Jeff Woywitka added a goal and an assist for the Stars, who stopped a six-game losing streak.
