NHL : Ducks clinch division

Teemu Selanne had two goals, and the Anaheim Ducks celebrated the first division title in franchise history by beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio.

Dustin Penner and Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Ducks, who found out just before the game that they had clinched the Pacific Division crown thanks to Vancouver’s 4-3 overtime victory over second-place San Jose.

Getzlaf also assisted on both Selanne goals.

Senators 6, Bruins 3: At Boston, Dany Heatley’s 50th goal of the season gave Ottawa the lead for good and it clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a win over the Bruins.

Kings 3, Coyotes 2: At Los Angeles, rookie Anze Kopitar scored his 20th goal of the season with 53 seconds remaining and the Kings beat Phoenix in their season finale, clinching last place in the Western Conference for the Coyotes.

Canucks 4, Sharks 3 (OT): At San Jose, Calif., Mattias Ohlund scored a power-play goal 34 seconds into overtime, and Vancouver clinched the Northwest Division title with a victory over San Jose.

Islanders 4, Flyers 2: At Philadelphia, Wade Dubielewicz was solid again with 28 saves and New York stayed alive in the playoff hunt by beating Philadelphia.

Alexei Yashin, Miroslav Satan and Richard Park all scored for the Islanders.

Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 5: At Toronto, the Maple Leafs got power-play goals from Bryan McCabe and Kyle Wellwood in the third period to rally and defeat Montreal and stay alive in the hunt for the playoffs.

Hurricanes 5, Panthers 4 (OT): At Raleigh, N.C., Rod Brind’Amour scored on a breakaway with 24 seconds left in overtime to lift Carolina to a season-ending victory over Florida.

Sabres 2, Capitals 0: At Washington, Tim Connolly scored in his return from a concussion sustained in last year’s playoffs to help Buffalo beat Washington and clinch the best record in the NHL.

It was Connolly’s first goal in almost a year. He had been sidelined by post-concussion symptoms and a broken bone in his knee.

Red Wings 7, Blackhawks 2: At Detroit, Mikael Samuelsson had two goals and a career-high five points to lift Detroit to a win over Chicago.

Detroit is the Western Conference’s top-seeded team.

Thrashers 3, Lightning 2 (SO): At Atlanta, Jonathan Sim’s shootout goal gave Atlanta a win over Tampa Bay in the final regular-season game for both teams.

Sim’s shot past Johan Holmqvist gave Atlanta the shootout advantage. Kari Lehtonen deflected Erric Perrin’s shot to clinch the win.

Wild 5, Blues 1: At St. Paul, Minn., Minnesota cruised in its final tuneup before the playoffs, getting 24 saves from Niklas Backstrom in a victory over St. Louis.

Wyatt Smith had two goals, and Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Branko Radivojevic and Wes Walz also scored for the Wild.

Penguins 2, Rangers 1: At Pittsburgh, Gary Roberts and Mark Recchi, the oldest players on a Penguins team led by teenage scoring champion Sidney Crosby, scored goals and Pittsburgh beat New York.

Predators 4, Avalanche 2: At Denver, Paul Kariya scored the game winner 10:38 into the third period on a pass from Peter Forsberg to help Nashville beat the Avalanche, knocking Colorado out of the playoff race.

Oilers 3, Flames 2: At Calgary, Alberta, Patrick Thoresen’s tiebreaking goal in the third period gave Edmonton a win over Calgary, but the Flames still clinched the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.