Canadiens beat Golden Knights to spoil Pacioretty’s return

MONTREAL >> Andrew Shaw scored twice, Tomas Tatar had the go-ahead goal and the Montreal Canadiens rallied to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Saturday night, spoiling Max Pacioretty’s homecoming.

Charles Hudon and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored to help the Canadiens snap a two-game skid and improve to 9-5-3. Max Domi had two assists to extend his points streak to six games, and Antti Niemi made 34 saves.

Former Canadiens captain Pacioretty was kept off the scoresheet despite taking nine shots on goal in his first game at the Bell Centre as a visiting player. Pacioretty was dealt to the Golden Knights in the offseason in return for Tatar, prospect Nick Suzuki and a second-round draft pick. The 29-year-old was given a standing ovation following a video tribute prior to puck drop. BRUINS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 1 >> David Pastrnak had three goals and an assist to lead Boston over Toronto.

Patrice Bergeron had a goal and two assists, Joakim Nordstrom also scored and Brad Marchand had two assists as the Bruins ended the Maple Leafs’ three-game winning streak and handed Toronto its first road loss of the season.

SENATORS 6, LIGHTNING 4 >> Rookie Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Dzingel scored a tiebreaking goal during Ottawa’s fourgoal third period as the Senators rallied to beat Tampa Bay.

Matt Duchene, Bobby Ryan, Colin White and Mark Stone also scored for the Senators. Craig Anderson stopped 24 shots. PANTHERS 4, ISLANDERS 2 >> Aleksander Barkov scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and Florida beat New York.

PENGUINS 4, COYOTES 0 >> Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist, Casey DeSmith stopped 39 shots and Pittsburgh beat Arizona to snap a five-game losing streak.

The losing streak was Pittsburgh’s longest since it lost five in a row from Dec. 1119, 2015, which included the first four games under coach Mike Sullivan. PREDATORS 5, STARS 4>> Mattias Ekholm scored 2:27 into overtime, and Nashville rallied to beat Dallas. SABRES 4, CANUCKS 3 >> Jeff Skinner and Sam Reinhart rallied Buffalo with goals late in the third period, and Jack Eichel and Casey Mittelstadt scored in the shootout to beat Vancouver.