Nhl

Blackhawks 5, Maple Leafs 2

Chicago

Bob Probert scored two goals to lead Chicago over Toronto on Thursday night, dimming the Maple Leafs’ hopes for home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Toronto 1 1 0 - 2

Chicago 1 4 0 - 5

First period-1, Toronto, Clark 31 (Gilmour, Schneider), 3:07 (pp). 2, Chicago, Probert 17 (Savard, Daze), 13:28. Second period-3, Toronto, Gilmour 31 (Sundin, Schneider), :17 (pp). 4, Chicago, Nicholls 18 (J.Murphy, Amonte), 2:12. 5, Chicago, Black 3 (Savard, Daze), 3:04. 6, Chicago, Amonte 30 (Suter, Chelios), 10:30 (pp). 7, Chicago, Probert 18 (Shantz, Carney), 18:15. Third period-None.

Shots on goal-Toronto 11-11-5-27. Chicago 9-14-7-30.Power-play opp.-Toronto 2 of 6; Chicago 1 of 6.Goalies-Toronto, Potvin 29-26-11 (23 shots-18 saves), Beaupre (0:00 third, 7-7). Chicago, Belfour 22-17-9 (27-25).A-21,860 (20,500).

Bruins 3, Whalers 2

Boston

Sandy Moger’s off-balance goal with 8:28 left gave Boston a win over Hartford.

Hartford 1 1 0 - 2

Boston 1 1 1 - 3

First Period-1, Hartford, Shanahan 42 (Cassels, Brown), 8:55 (pp). 2, Boston, Donato 22 (Tocchet, Stumpel), 19:40 (pp). Second period-3, Boston, McEachern 24 (Bourque, Oates), 2:54. 4, Hartford, Shanahan 43 (Smyth, Nikolishin), 7:38 (pp). Third period-5, Boston, Moger 14 (McLaren, Reid), 11:32.

Shots on goal-Hartford 7-12-8-27. Boston 17-14-18-49.Power-play opp.-Hartford 1 of 3; Boston 1 of 7.Goalies-Hartford, Muzzatti 4-7-3 (49 shots-46 saves). Boston, Ranford 20-11-4 (27-25).A-17,565 (17,565).

Penguins 5, Senators 3

Kanata, Ontario

Mario Lemieux ignited a four-goal burst in the second period as Pittsburgh beat Ottawa.

Pittsburgh 1 4 0 - 5

Ottawa 3 0 0 - 3

First period-1, Pittsburgh, Francis 26 (Wilkinson, Nedved), :20. 2, Ottawa, Cunneyworth 16 (Alfredsson, Duchesne), 3:11 (pp). 3, Ottawa, McCleary 4 (Levins, Neckar), 6:45. 4, Ottawa, Cunneyworth 17 (Yahsin, Alfredsson), 14:01. Second period-5, Pittsburgh, Lemieux 68, 10:42 (sh). 6, Pittsburgh, Daignault 4 (Nedved, Lemieux), 12:58 (pp). 7, Pittsburgh, Tamer 4 (Jagr), 15:40. 8, Pittsburgh, Francis 27 (Jagr, Lemieux), 16:51 (pp). Third period-None.

Shots on goal-Pittsburgh 8-18-8-34. Ottawa 9-3-9-21.Power-play opp.-Pittsburgh 2 of 5; Ottawa 1 of 5.Goalies-Pittsburgh, Barrasso 29-15-2 (21 shots-18 saves). Ottawa, Rhodes 13-27-5 (34-29).A-18,500 (18,500).

Flyers 3, Canadiens 2

Philadelphia

John LeClair scored his 51st goal as Philadelphia clinched its second straight Atlantic Division title with a win over Montreal in the last regular-season NHL game at the Spectrum.

Montreal 0 2 0 - 2

Philadelphia 2 1 0 - 3

First Period-1, Philadelphia, Podein 15 (Otto), 8:03 (sh). 2, Philadelphia, Druce 13 (Falloon, Brind’Amour), 16:20. Second period-3, Montreal, Stevenson 9 (Turgeon, Damphousse), 10:10. 4, Philadelphia, LeClair 51 (Hawerchuk, Lindros), 13:32. 5, Montreal, Damphousse 38 (Bure, Brunet), 18:22. Third period-None.

Shots on goal-Montreal 3-12-4-19. Philadelphia 12-10-10-32.Power-play opp.-Montreal 0 of 6; Philadelphia 0 of 5.Goalies-Montreal, Jablonski 5-9-6 (32 shots-29 saves). Philadelphia, Hextall 31-13-7 (19-17).A-17,380 (17,380).

Avalanche 3, Blues 2

St. Louis

Joe Sakic scored his 51st goal and backup goalie Stephane Fiset blocked 44 shots to lead Colorado.

Colorado 1 2 0 - 3

St. Louis 0 2 0 - 2

First period-1, Colorado, Sakic 51 (Simon, Young), 11:09. Second period-2, St. Louis, Kravchuk 7 (Anderson, McRae), 1:43. 3, Colorado, Hannan 7 (Lemieux, Kamensky), 5:00. 4, St. Louis, Anderson 6 (Kravchuk, Leetch), 8:44 (pp). 5, Colorado, Leschyshyn 4 (Sakic, Young), 15:12. Third period-None.

Shots on goal-Colorado 8-6-10-24. St. Louis 9-21-16-46.Power-play opp.-Colorado 0 of 3; St. Louis 1 of 5.Goalies-Colorado, Fiset 22-6-7 (46 shots-44 saves). St. Louis, Fuhr 30-28-15 (24-21).A-20,679 (19,260).

Devils 3, Capitals 2

Landover, Md.

New Jersey remained in the playoff hunt by rallying from a two-goal deficit and getting 24 saves from Martin Brodeur in a win over Washington.

New Jersey 1 2 0 - 3

Washington 2 0 0 - 2

First Period-1, Washington, Gendron 2 (Brunette, Juneau), 2:03. 2, Washington, Eagles 4 (Charron, Kaminski), 10:02. 3, New Jersey, Holik 13 (Niedermayer, Peluso), 16:04. Second period-4, New Jersey, Housley 17 (Richer, Carpenter), 1:53. 5, New Jersey, Guerin 23 (Smith, Stevens), 13:01. Third period-None.

Shots on goal-New Jersey 17-3-4-24. Washington 10-9-7-26.Power-play opp.-New Jersey 0 of 1, Washington 0 of 1.Goalies-New Jersey, Brodeur 30-12-7 (26 shots-24 saves). Washington, Carey 35-23-9 (24-21).A-18,130 (18,130).