NHL roundup | Tuesday’s games

Penguins 3, Hurricanes 1

RALEIGH, N.C.

Sidney Crosby scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection in the second period, and Pittsburgh beat Carolina. Evgeni Malkin and Scott Wilson also scored to help the reigning Stanley Cup champions bounce back from their only loss since the All-Star break. Pittsburgh moved three points behind East-leading Washington and is 7-1-3 since the break. Jeff Skinner scored for the last-place Hurricanes, who have their second five-game losing streak in the past five weeks. They have been outscored 19-4 during the current slide.

Senators 2, Devils 1

NEWARK, N.J.

Craig Anderson made 29 saves and Ottawa beat New Jersey despite playing without three of their top forwards. Ottawa was without Mark Stone (22 goals), Mike Hoffman (19 goals) and Bobby Ryan (12 goals) after all three were injured over the weekend. Ryan will miss 4-to-6 weeks with a broken finger, while Stone (neck) and Hoffman (groin) are day to day. Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson scored for Ottawa, which swept the three-game season series with the Devils while allowing only two goals. Travis Zajac scored for New Jersey and Cory Schneider made 21 saves.

Canadiens 3, Rangers 2, SO

NEW YORK

Paul Byron scored in the fifth round of the shootout and Montreal beat New York to give coach Claude Julien his first win in his second stint with the Canadiens. Carey Price made 28 saves for Montreal. Price stopped Kevin Hayes and J.T. Miller twice in the OT, including a diving save in the closing seconds of the extra period. Shea Weber had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens. Andrew Shaw also scored for Montreal. The Rangers’ Mats Zuccarello opened the shootout with a goal and Montreal’s Alexander Radulov tief it in the third round.

Lightning 4, Oilers 1

TAMPA, FLA.

Ondrej Palat scored twice and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists to lead Tampa Bay to a victory over Edmonton. Ben Bishop stopped 20 shots to win his fifth consecutive start for the Lightning, who won for the fifth time in seven games while extending a season-best point streak to seven games (5-0-2). Vladislav Namestnikov added an empty-netter in the final second.

Blackhawks 5, Wild 3

ST. PAUL, MINN.

Jonathan Toews had three goals and two assists and Chicago beat rival Minnesota for their second win over the Western Conference-leading Wild in less than two weeks. Toews notched his fourth career hat trick on an empty-netter with 1:02 left to stave off a spirited rally by the Wild. Chicago’s captain has been chewing up almost everyone else, too, with 20 points in his last 12 games.

Maple Leafs 5, Jets 4, OT

TORONTO

Jake Gardiner scored at 2:29 of overtime to lift Toronto to a win over Winnipeg. Leo Komarov had two goals, William Nylander added a goal and an assist and Nazem Kadri also scored to help the Maple Leafs jump back into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Auston Matthews had three assists and Frederik Andersen stopped 16 shots. Patrik Laine scored twice for Winnipeg.

Islanders 3, Red Wings 1

DETROIT

Calvin de Haan was credited with a go-ahead goal that caromed off an opponent late in the second period and New York went on to beat Detroit. De Haan’s shot from above the left circle was stopped by Petr Mrazek, but the rebound went off Detroit defenseman Xavier Ouellet and the back of the goaltender’s left leg and into the net. John Tavares scored early in the third period to give the Islanders a two-goal lead and they coasted to the victory. Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist, and Thomas Greiss stopped 26 shots for New York.

Flames 6, Predators 5, OT

NASHVILLE, TENN.

Mark Giordano scored 43 seconds into overtime, and Calgary edged Nashville in a crucial game between teams holding the Western Conference’s wild cards. The Flames have won two of their last three games. They pulled within a point of Nashville, though the Predators have a game in hand. Mikael Backlund tied it at 5 at 10:50 of the third with his second goal of the game and 17th this season with a wrister.

Associated Press