NHL ROUNDUP
Canadiens 4, Bruins 2
David Desharnais scored on a power play with 1:08 left in regulation to lift Montreal to a victory over Boston on Saturday night. Max Pacioretty added an empty-netter 20 seconds later, and Tomas Plekanec and Lars Eller also scored for league-best Montreal, which has points in five straight games (4-0-1). Rookie goalie Mike Condon had 29 saves to improve to 6-0-1. Loui Eriksson and Frank Vatrano scored for Boston, which has lost six straight against Montreal. Jonas Gustavsson also had 29 saves. Desharnais was at the right side of the net to fire a rebound of a shot by Alex Galchenyuk into an open side for the game-winner. The Bruins came in with the NHL's best power play, scoring on 35 percent of their chances, and capitalized on their first opportunity when Eriksson tipped in Patrice Bergeron's pass at the side of the net only 1:50 into the game. It was the first goal allowed at home by Montreal's penalty killers in 24 attempts this season. Montreal tied it with the man advantage 1:09 into the second when Plekanec was left alone in front to pick the top corner on Gustavsson. Vatrano, who led the AHL with 10 goals in 10 games for Providence, saw a shot from the high slot go through a screen in front of the net and past Condon at 8:51 for his first NHL goal. The Canadiens had a goal by Plekanec disallowed for goalie interference but then got the tying score 8:58 into the third when Eller poked Galchenyuk's rebound between Gustavsson's pads.
Wild 1, Lightning 0
Devan Dubnyk made 31 saves for his second shutout this season, and Minnesota won its first game without injured forward Zach Parise. Jared Spurgeon scored the lone goal for Minnesota, which lost Parise for at least a week due to a sprained MCL. Dubnyk posted his seventh shutout in 51 games for the Wild, who won for the sixth time in seven home games. Tampa Bay, the defending Eastern Conference champion, has been without its usual explosive offense in a 2-5-1 stretch. The Lightning have scored one goal or fewer in six of the past eight games. Ben Bishop made 24 saves but lost his fifth straight game.
Capitals 3, Maple Leafs 2
Alex Ovechkin had a goal in regulation and scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lift Washington. Ovechkin made a quick move to the right on Toronto goalie James Reimer and flipped a shot past him for the first score of the tiebreaker. Washington goalie Braden Holtby then secured the win when he stopped Nazem Kadri's attempt with his right skate. Nicklas Backstrom tied it with less than a second left in regulation for the Capitals, who have won two straight. Holtby had 23 saves through overtime. Daniel Winnik and James van Riemsdyk scored in regulation for Toronto, and Reimer finished with 30 saves.
Hurricanes 3, Senators 2
Jordan Staal scored 2:51 into overtime to lift Carolina past Ottawa. With the goalie pulled for a sixth attacker, Carolina tied it when Jeff Skinner scored with just 3.3 seconds remaining in regulation. Justin Faulk also scored and Cam Ward stopped 19 shots for the Hurricanes, who improved to 12-0-2 in their last 14 home games against the Senators. Alex Chiasson and Chris Wideman had goals for Ottawa, and Andrew Hammond finished with 43 saves.
Flyers 3, Jets 0
Michal Neuvirth made 28 saves, Brayden Schenn and Wayne Simmonds scored on the power play and Philadelphia ended a six-game losing streak. Neuvirth has three wins this season, all shutouts. Matt Read added an empty-net goal with 1:35 left. Claude Giroux picked up a pair of assists. Ondrej Pavelec stopped 20 shots for the Jets, who were shut out for the first time this season. Schenn got his fifth goal of the season at 5:54 of the first period. Giroux made a short pass from near the boards to Schenn inside the face-off circle, and Schenn then fired a one-timer past Pavelec. Philadelphia hadn't scored in its last 16 power-play chances over the past seven games
Blues 4, Predators 0
Jake Allen made 45 saves and St. Louis scored three times in the third period to win for the fifth-time in six games. Colton Parayko, Alex Pietrangelo, Scottie Upshall and Alexander Steen scored. The shutout was the second of the season for Allen and the seventh of his career. Scott Gomez added a pair of assists. The Predators have lost three of four.
Kings 4, Panthers 1
Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar scored 55 seconds apart late in the second period to lead Los Angeles. Jeff Carter and Milan Lucic also scored, Jonathan Quick made 18 saves and the Kings beat Florida at home for the seventh straight time. Nick Bjugstad scored for the Panthers. Florida has lost five straight games and hasn't scored a third-period goal in any of them. Roberto Luongo stopped 31 shots, including a breakaway by Lucic with 4:50 left in the second period to keep it tied 1-1. But the Kings outshot Florida 20-4 during that period and quickly grabbed a 3-1 lead. Doughty's first goal of the season came on a power-play one-timer from the left circle that trickled through Luongo's pads with 3:21 left in the period. Kopitar then scored during a goalmouth scramble.