NHL roundup: Capitals win in what could be Alex Ovechkin's last game

[h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-capitals/UND9nmoG/"]Capitals[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/columbus-blue-jackets-0vCzmbQ5/washington-capitals-UND9nmoG/?mid=Kl5Fg3Gb"]2-1[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/columbus-blue-jackets/0vCzmbQ5/"]Blue Jackets[/a][/h2][p]With both the Caps and Blue Jackets eliminated from playoff contention, the boys in red got the win for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ovechkin-alexander/6s0ms3DP/"]Ovechkin[/a], who finished the game with an assist on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chychrun-jakob/fBUNMEuf/"]Jakob Chychrun[/a]'s 26th goal. [/p][p]Ovechkin ended his 2025-2026 season with exactly 32 goals and 32 assists. [/p][p]The NHL's all-time leading goal scorer has been mulling over his decision whether to announce his retirement or not, which will come at some point during the summer. [/p][p]Washington finished the season with a 43-30-9 record, while Columbus finished 40-30-12. [/p][embed guid="538b61fe-f5f7-4c2b-98dd-5c12803865c7" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkSnsaHVBdg" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-flyers/QySGG7oT/"]Flyers[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/montreal-canadiens-nu2G7VWc/philadelphia-flyers-QySGG7oT/?mid=WYZxsUQF"]4-2[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/montreal-canadiens/nu2G7VWc/"]Canadiens[/a][/h2][p]The Flyers ended their season going 7-3 in their last 10 games. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bonk-oliver/dbKVvuIF/"]Oliver Bonk[/a] scored his first career goal in his NHL debut, which put the Flyers up 2-0, which ultimately kept the Habs out of reach. [/p][p]Philly finished the regular season with a 43-27-12 record, Montreal a 48-24-10, as they both get ready for the playoffs. [/p][embed guid="662cd914-a9af-4cdd-aeb1-253b088acfaf" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec8KAIOs4o4" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/carolina-hurricanes/Sx0gl0tm/"]Hurricanes[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/carolina-hurricanes-Sx0gl0tm/new-york-islanders-xESz5TGG/?mid=CO17ePon"]2-1[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-islanders/xESz5TGG/"]Islanders[/a][/h2][p]The Canes finished the season with 52 wins for the third time in the past four seasons, thanks to a late third-period goal from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jankowski-mark/003JBtIH/"]Mark Jankowski[/a] (11). [/p][p]New York's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eklund-victor/C2xh3QrD/"]Victor Eklund[/a] recorded his first NHL point after assisting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/horvat-bo/UyRTD0eU/"]Bo Horvat[/a] on the team's lone goal of the game.[/p][p]It marked Horvat's 300th of his career and the 31st of the season as the Islanders finished 43-34-5, having lost seven of their final 10 games. [/p][p]Rookie sensation [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schaefer-matthew/MLoizmH0/"]Matthew Schaefer[/a] finished with 23 goals and 36 assists, coming up just one goal short of setting the NHL record for most by a rookie defenceman. [/p][p]The Canes are set to face the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ottawa-senators/noTCHmWM/"]Ottawa Senators[/a] in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.[/p][embed guid="e393a2fa-0bfe-459f-acad-e6fc36d66fdd" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pkACieXXCI" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-bruins/jeans23J/"]Bruins[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/boston-bruins-jeans23J/new-jersey-devils-Kh0O591A/?mid=YcWdyM0U"]4-0[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-jersey-devils/Kh0O591A/"]Devils[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swayman-jeremy/Y9cpYDvq/"]Jeremy Swayman[/a] earned his second shutout of the year, and the 18th of his career, in the Bruins' final regular season game.[/p][p]Boston scored all four of their goals in the first period, with the first coming from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/geekie-morgan/YaldagM6/"]Morgan Geekie[/a]'s 39th, thanks to an assist from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pastrnak-david/dnZgEHz4/"]David Pastrnak[/a], who eclipsed 100 points for the fourth straight season. [/p][p]The Bruins finished the year with a 45-27-10 record as they gear up for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/buffalo-sabres/UobjtMIP/"]Buffalo Sabres[/a] in the first round of the playoffs. [/p][p]As for the Devils, their season officially ended with a 42-37-3 record. [/p][embed guid="54103618-3561-42e9-9438-e225623d8fd3" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxLlpSYBrm0" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-wild/j9Ck7BHi/"]Wild[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/minnesota-wild-j9Ck7BHi/?mid=t4gOisoB"]3-2[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/anaheim-ducks/4CM4ojpD/"]Ducks[/a][/h2][p]As both teams have already clinched a playoff birth, the Ducks continue to struggle as they play for seeding in the Pacific Division. [/p][p]They've now lost eight of their last 10 with one game to go on their schedule. [/p][p]Meanwhile, the Wild finished the season 46-24-12 as they claimed the No. 3 seed in the West. [/p][p]Goalie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wallstedt-jesper/OjlzZAgi/"]Jesper Wallstedt[/a] put up 35 saves for the Wild, while rookie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haight-hunter/0dOC3ZbN/"]Hunter Haight[/a] earned his first career goal. [/p][embed guid="83afa758-e58b-4cea-be83-35b228f51b36" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xrYV_l7hkw" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-avalanche/hACAnvBa/"]Avalanche[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/calgary-flames-EZekktRt/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/?mid=bqKHZoJk"]3-1[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/calgary-flames/EZekktRt/"]Flames[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/makar-cale/0QC5qYg0/"]Cale Makar[/a] recorded an assist on all three of the Avs' goals in his return to the ice. The defenceman missed time after dealing with an upper-body injury. [/p][p]His final, and 58th assist on the season, came on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mackinnon-nathan/dhMyX3sE/"]Nathan MacKinnon[/a]'s NHL-leading 53rd goal. [/p][p]Both the Avs, who claimed the No. 1 seed in the West, and Flames, who have the second-worst record in the league, have one game left on their respective schedules.[/p][embed guid="9c887326-59f5-467c-a632-b706c3385b2b" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrYqoqVOrVI" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/utah-mammoth/hnwxhtVp/"]Mammoth[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/utah-mammoth-hnwxhtVp/winnipeg-jets-r3L8pAaJ/?mid=S0Tou8eS"]5-3[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/winnipeg-jets/r3L8pAaJ/"]Jets[/a][/h2][p]In what was pretty much a nothing game, the Mammoth sit comfortably in their top Wild Card spot with a win, thanks to two goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schmaltz-nick/z5I6ox6i/"]Nick Schmaltz[/a].[/p][p]He brought his season total up to 32, while Winnipeg stars [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/connor-kyle/46J4bvlG/"]Kyle Connor[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scheifele-mark/2e6dppLs/"]Mark Scheifele[/a] both assisted on each other's goals.[/p][p]Both the Mammoth and Jets have one game left on their schedules.[/p][embed guid="72c1e328-c289-4f5e-937c-663704ff5f2a" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnfWR4IWVWQ" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-louis-blues/KSAayVoi/"]St. Louis Blues[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/pittsburgh-penguins-AkN0nWU6/st-louis-blues-KSAayVoi/?mid=QgGeZYUq"]7-5[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-penguins/AkN0nWU6/"]Pittsburgh Penguins[/a][/h2][embed guid="cd10b5a9-c7b2-47ab-ad20-d2b6022db8d1" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaNzdJRt-ro" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vancouver-canucks/YiOrnTV9/"]Vancouver Canucks[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/los-angeles-kings-CIDo8i2o/vancouver-canucks-YiOrnTV9/?mid=Kb8QXPm2"]4-3[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-kings/CIDo8i2o/"]Los Angeles Kings[/a][/h2][embed guid="e94d3041-b1f5-40f9-b925-ee4d74157ad1" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq9yMztN4aQ" social-type="youtube" /]