Byron lifts Canadiens past Rangers in shootout
NEW YORK — Paul Byron scored in the fifth round of the shootout and Montreal beat the New York Rangers, 3-2, in National Hockey League action Tuesday night to give coach Claude Julien his first win in his second stint with the Canadiens.
Carey Price made 28 saves for Montreal. Price stopped Kevin Hayes and J.T. Miller twice in the OT, including a diving save in the closing seconds.
Shea Weber had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens. Andrew Shaw also scored for Montreal.
The Rangers’ Mats Zuccarello opened the shootout with a goal and Montreal’s Alexander Radulov tied it in the third round.
Rick Nash and Oscar Lindberg scored in regulation for the Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves as New York snapped its five-game home win streak.
Lightning 4, Oilers 1 TAMPA, FLA. — Ondrej Palat scored twice and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
Ben Bishop stopped 20 shots to win his fifth consecutive start for the Lightning, who won for the fifth time in seven games while extending a season-best point streak to seven games (5-0-2).
Vladislav Namestnikov added an empty-netter.
Islanders 3, Red Wings 1 DETROIT — Calvin de Haan was credited with a go-ahead goal that caromed off an opponent late in the second period and the New York Islanders went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings, 3-1.
De Haan’s shot from above the left circle was stopped by Petr Mrazek, but the rebound went off Detroit defenceman Xavier Ouellet and the back of the goaltender’s left leg and into the net. John Tavares scored early in the third period to give the Islanders a two-goal lead.
Penguins 3, Hurricanes 1 RALEIGH, N.C. — Sidney Crosby scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection in the second period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-1.
Evgeni Malkin and Scott Wilson also scored to help the reigning Stanley Cup champions bounce back from their only loss since the all-star break. Pittsburgh moved three points behind East-leading Washington and is 7-1-3 since the break.
Senators 2, Devils 1 NEWARK, N.J. — Craig Anderson made 29 saves and the Ottawa Senators beat the New Jersey Devils, 2-1, despite playing without three of their top forwards. Ottawa was without Mark Stone (22 goals), Mike Hoffman (19 goals) and Bobby Ryan (12 goals) after all three were injured over the weekend. Ryan will miss four to six weeks with a broken finger, while Stone (neck) and Hoffman (groin) are day-to-day. Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson scored for Ottawa, which swept the three-game season series with the Devils.