HELM’S TWO GOALS HELP RED WINGS DEFEAT CANADIENS

detroit» Darren Helm’s second goal, with 6:01 left in the third period, broke a tie and lifted the Red Wings to a 3-2 comeback win over the Canadiens on Thursday night.

Helm scored 1:12 after Justin Abdelkader pulled Detroit into a 2-2 tie, scoring off his right skate on a goal that stood after video review.

Petr Mrazek made 21 saves for the Red Wings, whose 12-game point streak matches their longest since 2010.

The Atlantic Division-leading Canadiens have lost four straight, their worst skid in a season that started with a 9-0 record.

Montreal’s Tomas Fleischmann scored a go-ahead goal 4:30 into the third period, but goaltender Dustin Tokarski could not make enough saves to seal the win.

THURSDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Jaromir Jagr moved into a tie for fourth on the all-time goals list with a first-period score that sparked the Panthers to a 4-1 win over the Capitals. Jagr gave the Panthers the lead 51 seconds into the game. Dmitry Kulikov’s long shot from the point was deflected by Jagr and bounced into the net. The goal was Jagr’s first since Nov. 21 and the 731st of his career, tying him for fourth on the all-time list with Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne. … James Neal, Craig Smith and Filip Forsberg scored in the first period as the Predators beat the Blackhawks 5-1 even though Patrick Kane extended his franchiserecord point streak to 24 games. Kane scored his 18th goal this season at 5:43 of the third. He will have a chance Friday night against Winnipeg back in Chicago to match Sidney Crosby’s 25game streak, set in 2010-11, for the longest since 1992-93. … Claude Giroux capped Philadelphia’s three-goal second period with his 11th of the season as the Flyers defeated the Blues 4-2. Michael Raffl and Matt Read also scored in the second and Ryan White added an empty-net goal to help the Flyers snap a twogame skid. … Nikita Kucherov had two goals, Ben Bishop made 30 saves and the Lightning beat the Senators 4-1. Valtteri Filppula and J.T. Brown also scored for the Lightning. Ottawa got a goal from Cody Ceci. … Mathieu Perreault had a goal and three assists, and the Jets stormed to a big lead in the first period and then held on late for a 6-4 victory over the Blue Jackets. … Johnny Gaudreau scored his 10th goal of the season in the third period to lift the Flames to a 4-3 win over the The Associated Press