Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo (1) stops a shot by the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, April 9, 2016, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo (1) stops a shot by the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, April 9, 2016, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Philadelphia — With their ailing owner watching from home, the Philadelphia Flyers clinched a playoff berth.

Wayne Simmonds scored two goals, Steve Mason stopped 18 shots and the Flyers beat the playoff-bound Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Saturday to earn the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference.

“It’s a great feeling,” rookie coach Dave Hakstol said. “It’s a win and playoff berth for Mr. (Ed) Snider and the unbelievable fans.”

The Flyers’ win eliminated Boston, which lost to Ottawa 6-1 earlier in the day. The Bruins lost a tiebreaker to Detroit. Philadelphia will meet top-seeded Washington in the first round. The Penguins, who are the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference, will play the Rangers or Islanders.

Pittsburgh rested Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang and played without Evgeni Malkin for the 15th consecutive game because of an upper-body injury.

Rangers 3, Red Wings 2

New York — Kevin Hayes scored with 5:38 remaining, Antti Raanta made 31 saves and New York defeated Detroit.

Despite the loss, the Red Wings reached the playoffs for a 25th consecutive season when Ottawa beat the Boston . Detroit clinched third place in the Atlantic Division and will play the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round.

Ducks 5, Avalanche 3

Denver — Jakob Silfverberg scored twice, Corey Perry had three assists and playoff-bound Anaheim beat Colorado.

Cam Fowler, Ryan Garbutt and Ryan Getzlaf also scored for Anaheim, which still has a chance at the Pacific Division title, depending Los Angeles’ fate late Saturday night and an Anaheim win today in Washington.

Devils 5, Maple Leafs 1

Newark, n.j. — Adam Henrique scored twice and Kyle Palmieri once to become the Devils’ first 30-goal scorers in four years and New Jersey ended another disappointing season with a victory over Toronto.

Panthers 5, Hurricanes 2

Sunrise, Fla. — Florida finished off its record-setting regular season by scoring three times in the first eight minutes to beat Carolina.

Flames 2, Wild 1

St. Paul, Minn. — Patrick Sieloff scored the go-ahead goal in his first NHL game and Niklas Backstrom made 35 saves against his former team, leading Calgary over Minnesota.

Canadiens 5, Lightning 1

Montreal — Alex Galchenyuk and Max Pacioretty each scored twice to reach the 30-goal mark and Montreal ended the regular season with a victory over Tampa Bay.

Blue Jackets 5Blackhawks 4 (ot)

Columbus, Ohio — Scott Hartnell scored a power-play goal at 2:28 of overtime, and Columbus rallied past depleted Chicago.

Hartnell finished with two goals and two assists as Columbus (34-40-8) closed its season with four wins in five games. Alexander Wennberg had a goal and two assists for the Blue Jackets, and Brandon Saad added a goal and an assist against his former team.

Sabres 4, Islanders 3 (ot)

New York — Brian Gionta scored twice, including the deciding goal with 2:14 left in overtime, to lead Buffalo over New York.

Matt Moulson and Evan Rodrigues also scored for the Sabres, who finished the season with a 35-36-11 record and will miss the playoffs.

Linus Ullmark made 21 saves.

Scott Mayfield, Alan Quine and John Tavares scored and Christopher Gibson made 22 saves for the Islanders, who are still waiting to learn their playoff opponent.