Laine helping Jets’ attack

WINNIPEG When Patrik Laine was drafted by the Jets this summer, he knew the team’s power play had finished at the bottom of the NHL last season.

The 18-year-old forward wanted to help — and he has in a big way.

Laine scored twice on the power play Thursday as the Jets defeated the Dallas Stars 4-1.

“When I came here, they had the worst power play last year so I thought that I could bring something to the power play,” Laine said.

“And now I’ve got a couple goals on the power play. Those are important goals for these games. I’m just trying to help my team to win.”

Laine has accounted for four of the five power-play goals Winnipeg has scored through seven games.

His pair of goals gives him six, tying him for the league lead with a number of players.

Jets rookie forward Kyle Connor scored his first NHL goal and defenceman Tyler Myers got his team on the scoreboard 15 seconds into the first period.

Tyler Seguin scored for the Stars.

Goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 38 saves for Winnipeg, while Antti Niemi stopped 32 shots for Dallas.

1 CANADIENS 3, LIGHTNING

MONTREAL — Captain Max Pacioretty scored in the third period as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning to extend their winning streak to six games.

Alex Galchenyuk and Torrey Mitchell, in an empty net, also scored for Montreal. Carey Price made 29 saves for his fourth consecutive win to start the season.

Alex Killorn scored the lone goal for the visiting Lightning.

MAPLE LEAFS 3, PANTHERS 2

TORONTO — Mitch Marner dished out three assists and Frederik Andersen bounced back from a horrid showing as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Florida Panthers.

PENGUINS 4, ISLANDERS 2

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a victory over the New York Islanders.

COYOTES 5, FLYERS 4

PHILADELPHIA — Martin Hanzal and Brad Richardson scored the decisive goals to help the Arizona Coyotes beat the Philadelphia Flyers to snap a five-game road losing streak.

RED WINGS 2, BLUES 1, SO

ST. LOUIS — Henrik Zetterberg scored in the eighth round of a shootout to give the Detroit Red Wings a victory over the St. Louis Blues.