VANCOUVER: Daniel Sedin recorded a goal and an assist to become the second-leading scorer in franchise history as hosts Vancouver clinched their fifth consecutive Northwest Division title with a 3-1 victory over Chicago on Monday.
Jannik Hansen and Zack Kassian also scored, captain Henrik Sedin notched two assists and Cory Schneider made 24 saves for the Canucks, who have won eight in a row at home.
Daniel Carcillo tallied and Corey Crawford turned aside 29 shots for the Blackhawks, who had their 11-game point streak snapped (9-1-2).
Chicago’s lead over Pittsburgh in the race for the Presidents’ Trophy is down to three points with three games remaining.
Ducks 3 Oilers 0: Viktor Fasth made 24 saves en route to his fourth shutout as visiting Anaheim clinched their first Pacific Division title since its 2006-07 championship season by continuing their dominance of Edmonton.
Captain Ryan Getzlaf, Radek Dvorak and rookie defenseman Sami Vatanen scored for the Ducks, who swept their season series with the Oilers for the second time in four campaigns.
Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 25 shots in his third start in April for the Oilers, who were eliminated from playoff contention after a 3-1 home loss to the Ducks on Sunday.
Edmonton, who have one win in nine games, have been held to two goals or fewer in each of their last 10 games against Anaheim.
Penguins 3 Senators 1: Dustin Jeffrey recorded a goal and an assist while Brenden Morrow set up two scores as visiting Pittsburgh extended their winning streak to seven games and earned coach Dan Bylsma his 200th victory.
The Penguins pulled within three points of Chicago in the race for the Presidents’ Trophy. Tomas Vokoun made 34 saves to record his 300th career win in his 700th NHL game.
The Senators fell to eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
The sixth-placed New York Islanders have a one-point edge over Ottawa while the Rangers hold the tiebreaker.
Red Wings 4 Coyotes 0: Jimmy Howard turned aside all 34 shots he faced for his second shutout in four games and Johan Franzen scored twice as hosts Detroit pulled within one point of the final postseason spot in the Western Conference.
Defenseman Niklas Kronwall had a pair of assists for the Red Wings, who posted just their second win in seven outings (2-2-3) to remain on the heels of idle Minnesota and Columbus.
Mike Smith finished with 19 saves for the Coyotes, who sit five points out of eighth place with three games remaining.
Jets 2 Sabres 1: Antti Miettinen scored his first goal since March 24 with 7:36 remaining in the third period as visiting Winnipeg kept their slim playoff hopes alive.
Aaron Gagnon also scored for the Jets, who earned points in their seventh straight game (6-0-1) and moved within one of both eighth place in the Eastern Conference and first in the Southeast Division.
Buffalo dropped their second game in a row after being eliminated from playoff contention on Friday in a loss to the New York Rangers. Jhonas Enroth stopped 37 shots.
