Canadiens top Devils in OT to end 3-game slide

MONTREAL » Tomas Plekanec scored 1:52 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night to snap a three-game slide.

Andrew Shaw scored for the Canadiens (14-14-4) in the first period and Carey Price made 31 saves in his ninth straight start.

Stefan Noesen had the goal for the Devils (17-95), who remained third in the rugged Metropolitan Division. Cory Schneider stopped 34 shots in defeat.

Plekanec beat Schneider between the legs after tremendous work along the boards by Charles Hudon to get him the puck in open ice.

The Canadiens ended their 2-2-1 homestand on a positive note before they embark on a seven-game road trip, starting with Saturday’s outdoor game against the Ottawa Senators to mark the NHL’s 100th anniversary. BRUINS 5, CAPITALS 3 » Alex Chiasson scored two thirdperiod goals, the second on a short-handed breakaway with 8:29 left, and Washington beat Boston.

Patrice Bergeron scored twice for Boston, moving past Bobby Orr on the team’s all-time list with his 265th career goal and adding another in the final seconds. BLUE JACKETS 6, ISLANDERS4» Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky knocked down 21 shots as Columbus held off a rally by New York.

Markus Nutivaara, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Seth Jones, Nick Foligno and Josh Anderson also scored for the Blue Jackets, who snuffed out a New York comeback attempt in the second and third periods that included a hat trick by wing Josh Bailey. BLACK HAWKS 5, JETS 1» Patrick Kane and Nick Schmaltz each had a goal and an assist as Chicago extended its season-high winning streak to four games with a victory over Winnipeg.

Vinnie Hinostroza, Tommy Wingels and Michal Kempny also scored for the Blackhawks (16-11-5). Corey Crawford made 27 saves in the first of five games this season between the Central Division foes. DUCKS 3, BLUES 1 » Kevin Roy scored twice and John Gibson made 29 saves as Anaheim defeated St. Louis.

Andrew Cogliano also scored for Anaheim, which has won three of four. WILD 2, MAPLE LEAFS 0 » Alex Stalock stopped 28 shots to complete his first NHL shutout in three seasons, steering Minnesota past Toronto for its fourth straight victory.