New York Rangers at Philadelphia (5 p.m. EDT). The Rangers beat the Flyers 2-1 on Thursday night in New York to clinch a playoff spot.

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Thursday=

-Keith Tkachuk, Blues, had two goals and an assist to help St. Louis clinch a playoff spot with a 3-1 victory over Columbus.

-Jonas Hiller and Teemu Selanne, Ducks. Hiller made 42 saves, Selanne scored the deciding goal in a shootout and Anaheim beat Dallas 4-3 in a shootout to wrap up a playoff spot.

-Marc-Andre Bergeron, Wilds, scored twice in Minnesota's 8-4 win over Nashville.

-Shawn Horcoff and Sheldon Souray, Oilers, each had a goal and two assists in Edmonton's 5-1 victory over Calgary.

STANDINGS=

The eight-team Western Conference playoff field was set Friday night when St. Louis and Anaheim clinched spots. Nashville and Minnesota were eliminated.

SALUTE=

Boston University senior defenseman Matt Gilroy received the Hobey Baker Memorial Award on Friday night as the top college hockey player. The second Terrier to win the award following Chris Drury in 1998, Gilroy was selected over fellow finalists Colin Wilson of BU and Northeastern goalie Brad Thiessen. Boston University will play Miami University on Saturday night in the NCAA title game in Washington.

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Pittsburgh recalled right winger Miroslav Satan from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League after he cleared waivers. Satan had 17 goals and 19 assists in 65 games for Pittsburgh before being sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in a salary cap move at the March 4 trading deadline.

SAVES=

Charline Labonte made 22 saves, and Jennifer Botterill and Caroline Ouellette scored in Canada's 2-1 victory over the United States on Friday in the women's world championships in Finland. Canada, 4-0 in round-robin play, will face the defending champion United States (3-1) again in the title game Sunday. Monique Lamoureux scored for the United States.

SCOUTING=

Zach Boychuk had an assist for Albany in his first American Hockey League game Friday night, a 4-2 loss to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Boychuk, drafted 14th overall last year by Carolina, joined the RiverRats after Lethbridge was eliminated from the Western Hockey League playoffs. He played two games this season for the Hurricanes.

SPEAKING=

``You kind of choke up a little bit. I had to get off the bench pretty quick after the game, I'll tell you that. How can you not be emotional about something like that? People going crazy.'' - St. Louis coach Andy Murray after the Blues beat Columbus on Friday night to clinch a playoff spot.