The 20-year-old Gaudreau won the Hobey Baker award Friday as the top player in college hockey after the native of Salem, N.J., recorded 35 goals and 42 assists in 39 games this season with Boston College. ‘

Gaudreau potted his first career goal but the Flames fell to the Canucks, 5-1, on Sunday night in Vancouver.

Just three days after their college careers ended, former Boston College stars Johnny Gaudreau and Bill Arnold made their NHL debuts for the Calgary Flames.

‘It was good experience to have before next season before I come back to training camp,’’ he said. ‘‘It was fun experience and will help me.’’


Arnold was minus-1 and registered a hit in 13:35 of ice time while Gaudreau was on the ice for 15:11, including 1:31 on the power play.

Boston College lost, 5-4, to eventual champion Union in the Frozen Four semifinals Thursday.

Daniel Sedin scored twice for the Canucks before leaving on a stretcher after getting checked from behind by Calgary’s Paul Byron.

Sedin appeared to be moving his fingers and the team said in a statement that he was taken in stable condition to Vancouver General Hospital to undergo further evaluation.

Byron was assessed a major for boarding and a game misconduct.

Lightning 1, Capitals 0 — Matthew Carle scored the only shootout goal, Anders Lindback got his first shutout of the season, and Tampa Bay earned home ice in its first-round series with Montreal with a victory over host Washington.

Red Wings 3, Blues 0 — Backup goalie Petr Mrazek earned his second career shutout, Justin Abdelkader scored twice, and Detroit warmed up for its first-round series against the Bruins with a win in St. Louis.

Senators 3, Penguins 2 — Jason Spezza scored in the shootout to help visiting Ottawa finish the season on a five-game winning streak.


Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby won the scoring title with 104 points. It is the 15th time in 26 years a Penguins player has won the scoring title.

Islanders 4, Sabres 3 — Brock Nelson scored with 3:44 left in regulation and netted the decisive shootout goal to lift visiting New York.

Buffalo finished with 51 regulation losses, the most in franchise history. With 150 goals scored, the Sabres set the NHL low in the league’s post-expansion era that began in 1967. The previous low was 151 by Tampa Bay in 1997-98.

Hurricanes 6, Flyers 5 — Eric Staal scored twice in regulation and had the only goal in the shootout to lead Carolina in Philadelphia.

Ducks 3, Avalanche 2 — Nick Bonino scored 1:33 into overtime, and host Anaheim finished the best regular season (54 wins) in franchise history with a victory over Colorado.

Predators 7, Wild 3 — Craig Smith two goals and two assists to lead visiting Nashville.

Coyotes 2, Stars 1 — Dave Moss scored late in the third as host Phoenix snapped a seven-game losing streak.