SCOREBOARD
Friday, April 10
Columbus at St. Louis (8:30 p.m. EDT). St. Louis has 88 points and is tied with Nashville in the hunt for the final playoff berth in the Western Conference.
STARS
Wednesday
-Henrik Lundqvist, Rangers, made 37 saves and New York beat Philadelphia 2-1 to clinch a playoff spot.
-Jason Pominville, Sabres, scored twice in Buffalo's 5-1 victory against Carolina.
-Evgeni Malkin, Penguins, picked up two assists to lengthen his lead in the NHL scoring race to four points over Alexander Ovechkin and lead Pittsburgh to a 6-1 win against the New York Islanders.
-Jason Arnott, Predators, had a goal and an assist in regulation and scored in the shootout as Nashville beat Detroit 4-3.
-Brooks Laich, Capitals, scored two goals in Washington's 4-2 victory against Tampa Bay.
-Al Montoya, Coyotes, made 40 saves in the rookie goalie's third NHL victory, and last-place Phoenix prevented San Jose from clinching the Presidents' Trophy with a 4-1 victory.
