OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 43rd goal and the Washington Capitals clinched the Metropolitan Division title and the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

Mike Richards, Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie, into an empty net, also scored for the Capitals. Braden Holtby stopped 28 shots.

Stars 6, Blackhawks 2

CHICAGO (AP) — Vernon Fiddler scored two of Dallas’ four goals in the first period, and the Stars clinched a playoff spot with a victory over Chicago.

Dallas stretched its win streak to three and improved to 4-1 against Chicago, outscoring the Stanley Cup champions 20-11 in the season series. Colton Sceviour and Patrick Eaves also scored in the first, and Jamie Benn had two assists in his 500th NHL game.

Lightning 6, Red Wings 2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Erik Condra ended a 20-game drought with a pair of goals to lead Tampa Bay past Detroit.

Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat each had a goal and an assist, and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Lightning. Brian Boyle, Tyler Johnson and Victor Hedman added two assists apiece.

Tampa Bay tied the Florida Panthers atop the Atlantic Division with 89 points. Both teams have nine games remaining.

Blue Jackets 3, Flyers 2, SO

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Boone Jenner scored late in the third period and again in the shootout after Cam Atkinson’s tying goal with 8 seconds left, rallying Columbus to an improbable victory over Philadelphia.

Jenner scored in the fifth round of the shootout when he faked goalie Steve Mason out of the net and fired the puck in. Sergei Bobrovsky turned away Sean Couturier moments later to secure the victory.

Wild 2, Kings 1

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Devan Dubnyk made a season high 38 saves, Minnesota’s penalty kill kept up its strong work and the Wild beat Los Angeles to move back into possession of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Erik Haula and Mikko Koivu scored for the Wild, who have killed 15 straight penalties over the last eight games since March 6.

Blues 1, Sharks 0

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Brian Elliott made 37 saves in his second consecutive shutout since returning from an injury, and Robby Fabbri scored midway through the third period to lift St. Louis over San Jose.

Elliott has stopped all 56 shots he’s faced against Vancouver and San Jose after missing nearly four weeks with a knee injury sustained in a loss to the Sharks last month. His return helped the Blues finish their road trip 3- 2-0 to remain two points behind Central Division-leading Dallas.

Habs 4, Ducks 3

MONTREAL (AP) — Lucas Lessio scored his first goal in 11 games with Montreal to help the Canadiens defeat Anaheim.

Torrey Mitchell, Alex Galchenyuk and Mike Brown also scored for the Canadiens.

Sabres 3, Hurricanes 2

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Johan Larsson scored with 2:49 left and Buffalo rallied to beat Carolina.

Larsson’s winner came a minute after Evander Kane tied it, and Carlo Colaiacovo also scored to help the Sabres earn their third win in five games.

Jets 2, Canucks 0

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Ondrej Pavelec made 28 saves for his first shutout of the season, and Winnipeg beat reeling Vancouver.

Adam Lowry and Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets. Scheifele’s empty-netter was his team-leading 24th goal of the season.

Coyotes 4, Oilers 2

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tobias Rieder scored the winning goal in the second period and Oliver Ekman-Larsson returned from injury to spark Arizona against Edmonton.

The Coyotes extended their point streak to 23 games (19-0- 4) over their division rivals with the help of Mike Smith’s 27 saves on his 34th birthday.