Flames Eliminate Oilers, 2-0

Chris Clark scored a power-play goal in the second period and Roman Turek stopped 36 shots as the Calgary Flames shut out Edmonton, 2-0, on Friday night at Edmonton, Alberta, eliminating the Oilers from postseason contention.

Oiler defenseman Janne Niinimaa took a cross-checking penalty at 14:44 of the second period and the Flames converted the opportunity seven seconds later when Clark banged a rebound past Tommy Salo off a shot from the point by Derek Morris.

League scoring leader Jarome Iginla added an empty-net goal at 19:38 of the third, his 52nd goal of the season and 96th point.

When Turek posted his fifth shutout and 30th win of the season, and the Phoenix Coyotes followed shortly after with a 7-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild, the Oilers’ hopes died.

Edmonton’s loss also clinched a playoff berth for the Kings and Vancouver Canucks, completing the list of the eight playoff teams in the West.

Phoenix 7, Minnesota 1--Phoenix moved up in the Western Conference with 93 points, jumping over idle Vancouver by a point. Both teams have one game left, but have sewn up postseason berths.

Daymond Langkow scored two goals, including a short-handed one 6:25 into the second period that made it 3-0. Brad May and Landon Wilson each had a goal and an assist for Phoenix.

Dallas 3, Chicago 1--Jere Lehtinen scored his career-best 24th goal midway through the third period and added an empty-net goal with 17.7 seconds left as the Stars ended a three-game winless streak and won at Dallas.

New Jersey 5, Montreal 2--Scott Stevens scored for the first time in 89 games and the Devils rolled at East Rutherford, N.J., to their fifth consecutive win. Saku Koivu, who just returned to the lineup this week after a season-long battle with cancer, assisted on both Montreal goals as the Canadiens had their season-high seven-game winning streak stopped.

Toronto 5, Pittsburgh 2--Curtis Joseph, who sat out 21 games after breaking a bone in his hand Feb. 26, stopped 27 shots in his first game back for the Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh. Joseph improved to 29-17-5 this season.

New York Islanders 3, Tampa Bay 1--Dave Scatchard scored the go-ahead goal at 9:29 of the third to help the Islanders win at Tampa, Fla., and keep their Atlantic Division title hopes alive.

Columbus 5, Atlanta 4--Jaroslav Spacek scored a power-play goal 29 seconds into overtime and Grant Marshall had a goal and two assists to help the Blue Jackets win at Columbus, Ohio.

The Blue Jackets, playing before their 56th consecutive sellout crowd at Nationwide Arena, ended a three-game losing skid in their final home game.

Washington 3, Buffalo 1--Sebastien Charpentier stopped 38 shots in his NHL debut helping the Capitals win at Buffalo, N.Y.

Carolina 3, Florida 1--Bret Hedican scored the go-ahead goal to break a 1-1 tie for the Hurricanes with 9:28 remaining at Sunrise, Fla.