In his final game after nearly two decades in the NHL, goaltender Jonathan Quick, 40, who won the Stanley Cup three times in a decorated career, made 14 saves in the New York Rangers' 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena.

In front of a frenzied home crowd Monday night, first-year coach Rick Tocchet and the Philadelphia Flyers posted a 3-2 shootout win over the Eastern Conference top seed Carolina Hurricanes, securing a playoff berth for the first time since 2020.

With the Sharks defeating the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Monday, the idle Anaheim Ducks, who are just 3-5-2 in the past 10 games, clinched a Western Conference playoff berth for the first time since 2018, while San Jose was eliminated later in the night.