National Hockey

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers have set some individual records this season. In the end, though, it was the same old story.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators capped an awful season with an ugly performance. A 6-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday finished a campaign in which Ottawa finished last in the standings for the first time in 23 years.

PHILADELPHIA — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour was pretty forgiving of his team's effort Saturday night against the Philadelphia Flyers. "Nobody's going to remember this game come tomorrow," Brind'Amour said. Game No.

DETROIT — The Buffalo Sabres found little satisfaction in closing out their season with a lopsided win.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames will face the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the NHL playoffs.

Bob Cole has always said the focus should be on the players — not him. There was little chance of that on Saturday night. The legendary play-by-play man called his last game for "Hockey Night in Canada" to cap a half century behind the microphone.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Cam Fowler are the only Ducks left from the last early summer in Anaheim.

BOSTON — Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning finished the regular season with one more impressive performance. Next stop: Stanley Cup playoffs.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — No previous edition of the Freeway Faceoff had ever meant less. The state of Southern California hockey has rarely been lower. The Anaheim Ducks still moved into a long summer with an emphatic win over their rivals.

NEW YORK — Artemi Panarin scored in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets clinched the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday night.