NHL roundup

Rangers 4, Coyotes 3, SO

NEW YORK

Rangers rookie Derek Stepan scored the tying goal late in regulation and Erik Christensen netted the only goal in the shootout. Martin Biron turned aside Lee Stempniak, Radim Vrbata and Eric Belanger in the shootout to make Christensen’s first-round tally stand up.

Canadiens 4, Bruins 3

MONTREAL

Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist and Scott Gomez also had two points as Montreal ended a three-game losing streak with a win over Boston. Michael Cammalleri scored on a penalty shot 1:04 in. Maxim Lapierre and Brian Gionta also scored and Carey Price stopped 34 shots for the Canadiens.

Senators 3, Wild 1

ST. PAUL, MINN.

Daniel Alfredsson, Nick Foligno and Chris Kelly scored and Ottawa took advantage of a disallowed goal to beat Minnesota. Kyle Brodziak scored for the Wild and had another goal waved off because of too many men on the ice. The goal would have given Minnesota a 2-1 lead midway through the second period.

Hurricanes 3, Thrashers 2, SO

ATLANTA

Cam Ward stopped 45 shots and Carolina earned its second straight comeback win, beating Atlanta on Sergei Samsonov’s decisive shot in the third round of a shootout.

Islanders 3, Ducks 2

UNIONDALE, N.Y.

P.A. Parenteau, Blake Comeau and Matt Moulson scored in a 99-second span and New York beat Anaheim to win for only the second time in 22 games. Rick DiPietro stopped 30 shots for the Islanders, who had lost six straight. DiPietro has both wins for New York during the slide.

Blues 6, Kings 4

ST. LOUIS

Alex Steen scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:53 left and St. Louis won its fourth straight against Los Angeles. Steen scored for the fourth time in five games before David Backes sealed it with a power-play goal into an empty net with 59 seconds to go.

Associated Press