PITTSBURGH – Mario Lemieux had two assists in what may have been his final NHL game and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied for two goals in the closing minutes to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Lemieux has said for weeks he isn’t sure if he will play again next season, especially with the Penguins locked into a multiyear rebuilding mode. He is hinting he may not play in the Penguins’ season finale in Washington on Saturday night.

Blue Jackets 3, Wild 0

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Marc Denis stopped 27 shots for his fifth shutout of the season, and Mike Sillinger had a goal and an assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets scored three power-play goals late in the first period to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-0.

Sabres 4, Thrashers 3

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Daniel Briere and Tim Connolly scored power-play goals in the final 1:59 and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers.

Dmitri Kalinin and Ales Kotalik also scored, and Mika Noronen made 20 saves for Buffalo, winners of five of its last six.

Lightning 2, Canadiens 1

TAMPA, Fla. – Nikolai Khabibulin made 26 saves and extended his career-best unbeaten streak to 16 games as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1.

Cory Sarich scored the go-ahead goal in the second, and Vinny Prospal tied a career high with his 22nd goal for the Lightning, who are 7-0-6 in their past 13 games and are approaching the first division title in their 11-year history.

Tampa Bay leads Southeast Division-rival Washington by three points with two games remaining for each team.

in a race for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and home-ice advantage in their anticipated first-round playoff matchup.