Canadiens romp by Red Wings 10-1
It was only two weeks ago the host Montreal Canadiens looked to be in a downward spiral. They had gone five games without a win and only scored seven goals in that stretch.
All that changed when All-Star goalie Carey Price returned.
Paul Byron got his first career hat trick, Alex Galchenyuk had four assists and the host Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 10-1 Saturday night for their fifth straight win.
Nicolas Deslauriers, Jacob de la Rose and Daniel Carr each scored for the first time this season, and Charles Hudon, Brendan Gallagher, Jordie Benn and Andrew Shaw also scored. Montreal was coming off a 6-3 win against Detroit on Thursday night.
“You’re not going to score 10 every night,” Byron said, “but if we focus on not giving up goals, with Carey in net, I think we have a chance to win every time we play.”
Price made 22 saves and is 5-0 since returning from a 10-game absence for a lower-body injury.
Luke Glendening scored for the Red Wings, who have lost seven straight, their longest skid since November 2013.
“Today was just embarrassing,” Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall said. “I don’t know another word to describe it.”
Stars 3, Blackhawks 2: Alexander Radulov and Tyler Seguin scored in the shootout to lift host Dallas to its second win in three nights against Chicago. Radek Faksa scored his fifth goal in the last three games for Dallas. Cody Franson and Brandon Saad each had a goal for Chicago
Bruins 3, Flyers 0: Tuukka Rask made 28 saves to help visiting Boston send the Flyers to a club record-tying 10th straight loss. Philadelphia was shut out for the sixth time this season. It’s the Flyers’ first 10-game losing streak since Feb. 6-23, 2008. Predators 3, Ducks 2: Kevin Fiala and Kyle Turris scored in the shootout to lead host Nashville over Anaheim. Adam Henrique got his first goal since being traded to Anaheim on Thursday, and Cam Fowler also scored for the Ducks.
Coyotes 5, Devils 0: Scott Wedgewood stopped 26 shots for his first shutout of the season and second of his career, leading Arizona over visiting New Jersey. Arizona won at home in regulation for the first time this season. Capitals 4, Blue Jackets 3: Alex Ovechkin scored his 218th power-play goal and host Washington continued its dominance of goalie Sergei Bobrovsky in a victory over Columbus. Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 23 shots, losing for the 12th time in 18 games against Washington. Hurricanes 3, Panthers 2: Noah Hanifin scored at 4:58 of overtime as Carolina beat visiting Florida in a brawl-filled contest. Elias Lindholm and Jeff Skinner scored Carolina’s regulation goals, while Nick Bjugstad and Aleksander Barkov tallied for Florida.
Penguins 5, Sabres 1: Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist apiece, and host Pittsburgh won its seasonbest fourth straight game. Jason Pominville scored his seventh of the season, the Sabres’ first goal since Nov. 24 against Edmonton.
Oilers 7, Flames 5: Patrick Maroon scored early in the third period to give visiting Edmonton a five-goal lead. Jesse Puljujarvi had two goals in the first period, and Jujhar Khaira, Mark Letestu, Milan Lucic and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for Edmonton. Canucks 2, Maple Leafs 1: Jacob Markstrom stopped 35 shots to lead host Vancouver over Toronto. Markus Granlund and Alexander Edler scored for the Canucks. James van Riemsdyk scored for Toronto.
Wild 2, Blues 1: Matt Dumba scored 39 seconds into overtime to give host Minnesota a victory over St. Louis. Blues goalie Jake Allen made 24 saves, and Minnesota’s Devan Dubnyk stopped 41 shots.