DETROIT (AP) — Jimmy Howard made 30 saves, Darren Helm, Andreas Athanasiou and Kyle Quincey scored for Detroit, and the Red Wings took a step toward a 25th consecutive playoff appearance with a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.

The Red Wings (93 points) lead Boston (91) in the race for third place in the Atlantic Division. Philadelphia (91) is tied with the Bruins for the second wild card.

The Flyers have three games remaining, while Detroit and Boston each have two. The Bruins host the Red Wings tonight.

Helm scored in the first period and Athanasiou added a short-handed goal in the second for Detroit, which hasn’t missed the postseason since 1990. Quincey’s goal was an empty-netter.

Oilers 6, Canucks 2

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Patrick Maroon scored twice and Edmonton won at Rexall Place for the final time, beating Vancouver.

Nail Yakupov, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Taylor Hall also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a three-game losing skid.

Matt Bartkowski and Bo Horvat scored for the Canucks, who had their three-game winning end.

It was the final NHL game scheduled to be played at Rexall, with the Oilers moving into a new downtown arena in the fall.

B-Jackets 5, Maple Leafs 1

TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Dubinsky scored two goals and Brandon Saad added a goal and assist and Columbus beat Toronto.

Matt Calvert had a goal and two assists Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and assist for Columbus.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves for the Blue Jackets.

Morgan Rielly scored for the Leafs, who can finish no higher than 29th place overall in the league.

Garret Sparks made 27 saves for Toronto.