WASHINGTON (AP) Fourth-liner Tom Wilson atoned for two penalties by scoring the winning goal early in the third period as the Washington Capitals clinched the Presidents' Trophy by beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 Monday night.
The Capitals needed only a point to clinch the NHL's best record this season and wrapped up home-ice advantage throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs with seven games left. Justin Williams and T.J. Oshie also scored and Nicklas Backstrom added an empty-netter for Washington, which has an NHL-leading 113 points.
Goaltender Braden Holtby made 21 saves to earn his 46th win, two shy of Martin Brodeur's single-season record.
Cam Atkinson scored for the Blue Jackets, who lost for the ninth time in their past 13 games. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 35 of the 38 shots he faced.
LIGHTNING 3, MAPLE LEAFS 0
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist, Ben Bishop made 34 saves and Tampa Bay beat Toronto to move into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division.
The Lightning's other goals came from Mike Blunden and Ondrej Palat. Steven Stamkos and Erik Condra each had two assists.
Bishop got his first career shutout against the Leafs. It was his sixth shutout of the season and 18th of his career.
The Lightning and Florida Panthers are tied with 93 points. Florida faces Toronto on Tuesday night.
Leafs goalie Garret Sparks made 15 saves.
FLYERS 3, JETS 2, OT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Claude Giroux scored at 4:46 of overtime, and Philadelphia beat Winnipeg for a crucial win for playoff positioning.
Giroux also had an assist and Wayne Simmonds and Mark Streit scored in regulation for the Flyers, who began play tied with Detroit for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Flyers blew a two-goal lead and appeared to be headed for a shootout before Giroux's clutch play. Philadelphia is just 2-8 in the tiebreaker this season and 32-70 since its inception.
RED WINGS 3, SABRES 2
DETROIT (AP) - Dylan Larkin, Riley Sheahan and Luke Glendening scored and Detroit held on for a victory against Buffalo.
Detroit desperately needed the two points to boost its chances of extending the franchise's postseason streak to 25.
The Red Wings pulled within a point of Boston for the third and final guaranteed spot from the Atlantic Division. Both teams have six games left in the regular season.
Detroit is tied with Philadelphia for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, but the Flyers have one more game to earn at least a point. Philadelphia beat Winnipeg 3-2 in overtime on Monday night.
Detroit's Jimmy Howard gave up goals to Zemgus Girgenson and Sam Reinhart in a 61-second span late in the game.
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