NEW YORK — Clarke MacArthur and Kyle Turris scored in a 1:04 span late in the second period and the Ottawa Senators continued their dazzling playoff push behind goaltender Andrew Hammond with a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Hammond had 26 saves for his third shutout as the Senators improved to 22-4-4 since Feb. 10. They have 97 points in the wild five-team race for the final four playoff spots in the Eastern Conference.

Hammond has been the difference for Ottawa. The 27-year-old is 19-1-2 since taking over as the starter on Feb. 8. This win over the Presidents’ Trophy winners avenged his only loss.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored into an empty net with 1:39 left.

CANADIENS 4, RED WINGS 3: Lars Eller scored 1:21 into overtime to for host Montreal, giving Carey Price a team-record 43rd win of the season.

Andrei Markov, Jeff Petry and Tomas Plekanec also scored for Montreal.

Tomas Tatar, Pavel Datsyuk and Darren Helm scored for the Red Wings, who reached the postseason for a 24th straight season, thanks to Boston’s loss at Florida.

LIGHTNING 4, DEVILS 3: Tyler Johnson scored his second goal of the game on a power play in overtime, lifting Tampa Bay at home.

Nikita Nesterov and Steven Stamkos also scored for the playoff-bound Lightning, who are battling Montreal for the Atlantic Division title. Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat had three assists apiece.

FLAMERS 3, KINGS 1: Jiri Hudler scored twice and host Calgary clinched a playoff berth for the first time in six years with a win over the Kings that eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champions.

Johnny Gaudreau also scored for the Flames and Jonas Hiller stopped 33 shots for the win.

BLUES 2, BLACKHAWKS 1: Paul Stastny scored the winner, Dmitrij Jaskin broke a 16-game scoreless streak, and Jake Allen made 21 saves for host St. Louis, which clinched the Central Division title.

WILD 4, PREDATORS 2: Jason Pominville scored with 2:03 remaining in regulation to give Minnesota the edge at Nashville.

Jason Zucker scored twice for Minnesota.

AVALANCHE 1, JETS 0: Winnipeg clinched its first playoff spot in eight seasons despite a shootout loss at Denver.

HURRICANES 3, FLYERS 1: Defensemen Brett Bellemore and Ryan Murphy each scored to lead Carolina to a win at Philadelphia.

NOTES

PREDATORS: Free-agent forward Steve Moses agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract for the 2015-16 season.

The former University of New Hampshire player set a Kontinental Hockey League record this season with 36 goals.