nhl roundup Saturday’s other games

Panthers 3, Sabres 2, SO

SUNRISE, FLA.

Dmitry Kulikov returned from a knee injury and scored the winning shootout goal for the Panthers. John Madden and Mikael Samuelsson scored in regulation for the Panthers. Jose Theodore made 24 saves. Derek Roy and Tyler Ennis scored goals for the Sabres, and Ryan Miller stopped 15 shots.

Islanders 3, Canadiens 2, SO

MONTREAL

Josh Bailey scored the shootout winner to lead the Islanders. Mark Streit and Frans Nielsen scored in regulation for the Islanders, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Al Montoya stopped 28 shots. Aaron Palushaj scored his first NHL goal and Louis Leblanc added another one for Montreal. Peter Budaj made 36 saves.

Maple Leafs 3, Senators 1

OTTAWA

Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist and James Reimer made 29 saves to help Toronto. Tim Connolly and Dion Phaneuf also scored for Toronto. Reimer won his second straight to improve to 4-0 at Scotiabank Place, allowing only Colin Greening’s goal.

Avalanche 3, Rangers 1

NEW YORK

Colorado rookie Gabriel Landeskog broke a second-period tie, and Semyon Varlamov made 41 saves to lift the Avalanche. Landeskog gave the Avalanche the lead, and Varlamov made it stand up as playoff-hopeful Colorado finished a 2-0-1 Eastern road trip.

Blues 3, Lightning 1

TAMPA, FLA.

Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves, Jaden Schwartz scored his first NHL goal, and the Blues beat Tampa Bay. Halak had an in-close stop on league goals leader Steven Stamkos in the first, and made a glove save on Brett Connolly during a second-period breakaway.

Hurricanes 5, Wild 3

ST. PAUL, MINN.

Tim Brent and Brandon Sutter scored in a 48-second span of the third period and the Hurricanes rallied. Drayson Bowman scored twice and recorded an assist for the Hurricanes. Goaltender Brian Boucher made 21 saves and recorded his first win.

Bruins 3, Flyers 2 SO

BOSTON

Tim Thomas stopped Danny Briere on the final shot after the first five skaters in the shootout all scored, and the Bruins snapped a four-game losing streak. Chris Kelly and Tyler Seguin scored for Boston, and Thomas made 27 saves in regulation and the five-minute overtime. Thomas, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner, is 6-0 in shootouts this season.

Associated Press