After 870 games with the Blue Jackets, Lightning and Canadiens, Savard will put a perfect bow on his NHL career in the playoffs.

Kaiden Guhle scored twice for the Montreal Canadiens, who clinched the final berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 win against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday.Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist and Sam Montembeault made 27 saves for the Canadiens (40-31-11,

Montreal Canadiens defenseman David Savard announced he will retire after the playoffs on Friday. The 34-year-old told Canadiens management of his intentions a few weeks ago, according to TVA’s Renaud Lavoie.