To nobody's surprise, North Carolina rolled over Maryland 83 - 60 and Virginia 92 - 74 — for its
20th straight — to
win the regular - season championship in the ACC.
Montreal goalie Brian Hayward had his first shutout in four years — 3 - 0 over the Islanders — while
wins over Buffalo (3 - 2) and Toronto (9 - 4) helped the Canadiens keep pace with first - place Hartford, which beat the Rangers, Minnesota and L.A. Boston, three points back of Montreal, clinched a playoff berth for the
20th straight season by beating Los Angeles 8 - 6.