Canadiens eliminate Pens on day of NHL series clinchers
Artturi Lehkonen flipped a shot past Tristan Jarry with 4:11 remaining to lift Montreal to a stunning 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins and clinch the Canadiens’ first playoff berth in three years.
The 12th-seeded Canadiens captured the best-of-five qualifying round in Toronto over fifth-seeded Pittsburgh in four games.
• In other games in Toronto, Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, and the New York Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to clinch their series in four games. ... Auston Matthews scored on a power play 13:10 into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3, tying the best-of-five qualifying series at 2-2.
• In Edmonton, Alberta, Brandon Saad, Matthew Highmore and Dominik Kubalik scored and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton 3-1, knocking the Oilers out of the postseason. ... Brad Richardson scored on a rebound in overtime, Darcy Kuemper stopped 49 shots and the Arizona Coyotes advanced in the postseason for the first time in eight years with a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators.
NBA: Jaylen Brown scored 20 points, Jayson Tatum added 18 and the Boston Celtics never trailed on the way to a 122-100 win over the Toronto Raptors in the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World, keeping slim hopes alive of catching the Raptors for the No. 2 spot in the East race.
• In other games at Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Jarrett Allen had 17 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists and the Brooklyn Nets clinched a playoff berth by beating the Sacramento Kings 119-106. ... Dillon Brooks scored 22 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies claimed their first win since the restart, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-92. ... Derrick White scored 24 points, Jakob Poelti added 19 points and 10...