Canadiens top playoff-bound Rangers to snap 9-game skid
NEW YORK, April 28, (AP): Jeff Petry scored his second goal of the game in the final minute of the third period and Sam Montembeault made 24 saves as the Montreal Canadiens beat the playoff-bound New York Rangers 4-3 to snap a nine-game losing streak.
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Petry scored his sixth of the season with 31 seconds remaining to put Montreal ahead for the fourth time and forge a victory for Martin St. Louis, the former Ranger who took over behind the Canadiens’ bench in early February coaching for the first time at Madison Square Garden.
Ryan Poehling and Mike Hoffman also scored for Montreal, which had lost nine straight in regulation since a 7-4 win at New Jersey on April 7.
Jets 4, Flyers 0
In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Eric Comrie made
35 saves for his first NHL shutout and Winnipeg beat Philadelphia.
Kyle Connor had an empty-net goal and two assists to push his season points total to 92, the most since the franchise moved from Atlanta to to Winnipeg in 2011. Captain Blake Wheeler had 91 points in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Nikolaj Ehlers and Wheeler each had a goal and an assist, and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his career-high 28th goal.
Playing his fifth NHL game and second straight, Philadelphia’s Felix Sandstrom stopped 23 shots. The Flyers have been shut out six times this season,
Blackhawks 4, Golden Knights 3, SO
In Chicago, Tyler Johnson scored in the seventh round of the shootout, and Chicago eliminated Vegas from the playoff race.
Johnson scored on a wrist shot seconds before Dallas, which needed a point to eliminate Vegas regardless, went into overtime at home against Arizona. Johnson’s goal was the only one in 14 attempts in the tiebreaker.
Taylor Raddysh had two goals and Caleb Jones also scored for the Blackhawks, who won their second straight. Kevin Lankinen stopped 37 shots.
Coyotes 4, Stars 3, OT
In Dallas, Travis Boyd scored 1:43 into overtime and Arizona beat playoff-bound Dallas.
Anton Stralman, Shayne Gostisbehere and Barrett Hayton scored in regulation for the Coyotes, and Harri Sateri had 26 saves.
Jani Hakanpaa, Tyler Seguin and Miro Heiskanen scored to give Dallas a 3-0 lead 3 minutes into the scond period. Joe Pavelski had two assists to reach a career high in points at age 37. Scott Wedgewood finished with 33 saves.
Kings 5, Kraken 3
In Seattle, Lias Andersson’s his first goal of the season for Los Angeles snapped a tie early in the third period.
Gabriel Vilardi, Phillip Danault, Trevor Moore and Andreas Athanasioiu also scored for
the playoff-bound Kings. Jonathan Quick made 36 saves to get his fifth straight win.
Jared McCann, Ryan Donarto, and Jordan Eberle scored for the Kraken, who lost their third in a row. Philipp Grubauer finished with 21 saves.