PHILADELPHIA — Jake Gardiner scored a power-play goal at 2:51 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

The Flyers fell a point behind Boston and Detroit for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. But Philadelphia would secure a playoff berth by winning its last two games. The Bruins and Red Wings each have one game left.

Wayne Simmonds scored the tying goal with 58 seconds left and an extra skater on, redirecting Mark Streit’s slap shot for his 30th goal.

LIGHTNING 4, DEVILS 2: Jonathan Drouin scored the winning goal in his return to the NHL and Tampa Bay clinched home-ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs with a victory at Newark, New Jersey.

PENGUINS 4, CAPITALS 3: Sidney Crosby scored in overtime and the streaking Penguins rebounded after blowing a three-goal lead to beat host Washington and clinch home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

SENATORS 3, PANTHERS 1: Buddy Robinson scored his first NHL goal, helping host Ottawa defeat Florida.

ISLANDERS 4, RANGERS 1: John Tavares had a goal and an assist, Thomas Greiss made 36 saves and the Islanders earned their first regular-season sweep of their rivals with a road victory.

CANADIENS 4, HURRICANES 2: Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist to help Montreal win at Carolina.

STARS 4, AVALANCHE 2: Jason Dickinson scored in his first NHL game, and Dallas won at home to move closer to the Central Division and Western Conference titles.

BLUES 2, BLACKHAWKS 1: Vladimir Tarasenko scored his second goal of the game at 3:37 of overtime, and St. Louis won at Chicago in a possible playoff preview.

NOTES

FORMER CANADIENS coach Jacques Demers was conscious in a Montreal hospital Thursday, a day after having a stroke. The 71-year-old Demers is now a Canadian senator.