"Canadiens Secure Final Playoff Spot in NHL Recap"

Kaiden Guhle netted two goals for the Montreal Canadiens, securing their spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday.

Nick Suzuki contributed a goal and an assist, while Sam Montembeault stopped 27 shots for the Canadiens (40-31-11, 91 points), who claimed the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. They will now face the Washington Capitals in the first round of the postseason.

Jake Evans sealed the win with an empty-net goal.

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Taylor Hall and Tyson Jost each found the back of the net for the Hurricanes (47-29-5, 99 points), who rested several key players for the game. They have struggled in their past seven games, with a record of 1-5-1, and will wrap up their regular season against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. Pyotr Kochetkov made 17 saves in the loss.

Jets 2, Ducks 1 (OT)

Mark Scheifele scored in overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1 victory against the Anaheim Ducks in the final game of the regular season for both teams.

Winnipeg defenseman Josh Morrissey broke up a two-on-one by the Ducks, leading to Scheifele's game-winning goal from the right circle. Neal Pionk also scored for the Jets, while Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves. The Jets had already secured the Presidents' Trophy for the best record in the NHL this season.

Troy Terry scored for the Ducks, but it wasn't enough to overcome the strong performance of Jets' goaltender Ville Husso, who made 42 saves. The Ducks ended their season on a four-game losing streak (0-2-2).

Predators 5, Stars 1

Ryan O'Reilly led the Nashville Predators to a 5-1 victory over the Dallas Stars in their final game of the season. Dallas enters the playoffs on a seven-game losing streak (0-5-2).

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O'Reilly recorded a goal and two assists, while Jordan Oesterle and Jonathan Marchessault each had a goal and an assist. Juuse Saros made 29 saves for the Predators, who also got goals from Jakub Vrana and Justin Barron, with Filip Forsberg contributing two assists.

Tyler Seguin returned to the lineup for Dallas after missing 58 games due to a hip injury, and assisted on Mason Marchment's goal less than 20 seconds into the game. However, Jason Robertson, who has 80 points this season, left the game in the second period with a lower-body injury.

Red Wings 5, Devils 2

The Detroit Red Wings defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2 in their final game of the season, with goals from Jonatan Berggren, J.T Compher, Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat, and Marco Kasper.

Alex Lyon made 28 saves for the Red Wings, who will miss the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. However, they ended their season on a high note with three straight wins against playoff-bound teams.

Erik Haula and Dawson Mercer scored for the Devils in the third period, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Red Wings' lead. The Devils finished their season with four losses in their final five games and will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the playoffs this weekend. Nico Daws made 22 saves in the loss.