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VANCOUVER — Quinn Hughes stood slumped against a wall in the dressing room. The Vancouver Canucks captain said few words, but his body position spoke volumes.

MONTREAL (AP) — Kaiden Guhle scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens wrapped up the last Eastern Conference playoff spot with a 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night in their regular-season finale.

VANCOUVER — Quinn is no stranger to big games. The Canadian midfielder won gold at the Tokyo Olympics and has played in league championships. Being part of history on Wednesday, though, was something special.

Wednesday's Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 2 Anaheim 1 (OT) Montreal 4 Carolina 2 Vegas 4 Vancouver 1 Edmonton 3 San Jose 0 Detroit 5 New Jersey 2 Nashville 5 Dallas 1 --- AHL Belleville 2 Laval 1 Charlotte 3 Hartford 2 Syracuse 3 Hershey 2 Toronto 6 Utica

PRINCE ALBERT — Hunter St. Martin had a goal and two assists as the Medicine Hat Tigers defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 6-1 in Western Hockey League playoff action Wednesday night.

MONTREAL — Kaiden Guhle watched with tremendous stress as the Columbus Blue Jackets rolled to yet another victory Tuesday night. The Montreal defenceman woke up the next day determined not to let them control the Canadiens' destiny.

VANCOUVER — Pavel Dorofeyev scored his team-leading 35th goal of the season to snap a 1-1 tie early in the third period as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

HALIFAX — Lucas Veilleux scored twice as Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated the Halifax Mooseheads 5-1 on Wednesday night to register a sweep of their Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff series.

WINNIPEG — Cole Perfetti was anxious for another shot at the NHL playoffs. The young Winnipeg Jets forward only played in one of the club's five first-round games last year.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele scored 1:11 into overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. With the win, the Jets (56-22-4) set a franchise record with 116 points.