Max Pacioretty scored the overtime winner, his team-leading 36th, as the Montreal Canadiens clinched a playoff berth with a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers.
Florida is four points behind the Boston Bruins for the second wild card seed in the Eastern Conference.
#Habs clinch their 82nd playoff appearance in franchise history.
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) March 29, 2015
Carey Price made 21 saves for the Habs, who moved one point ahead of the New York Rangers for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
Roberto Luongo stopped 22 shots in the loss.
Luongo’s biggest save came with 2:46 remaining in the third as he robbed Tomas Plekanec helping the Panthers earn a single point.
Aleksander Barkov scored both of Florida’s goals. Jonthan Huberdeau had a pair of assists.
Lars Eller and Alex Galchenyuk scored in regulation for Montreal.