Nick Suzuki scored two goals, including the game-winner 3:24 into overtime, as the Montreal Canadiens rallied to defeat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla.
Montreal trailed 2-0 with less than five minutes left in regulation, but Cole Caufield scored with 4:27 left. Suzuki scored with 1:22 remaining after the Canadiens pulled goalie Sam Montembeault for an extra attacker.
Montembeault made 28 saves to earn the win against his former team. It was his first game since Dec. 9, after a stint in the AHL, and his first win since Nov. 28.
Florida got goals from Brad Marchand and Sam Reinhart. Backup goalie Daniil Tarasov made 26 saves.
Maple Leafs 4, Devils 0
Joseph Woll stopped 33 shots to earn his first shutout of the season and the third of his career as Toronto defeated visiting New Jersey.
Bobby McMann and Nicolas Roy each had a goal and an assist for the short-handed Maple Leafs, who have won three of four. Calle Jarnkrok and Matthew Knies also scored while Nicholas Robertson added two assists.
Jacob Markstrom made 26 saves for the Devils, who have lost four in a row.
Penguins 5, Hurricanes 1
Anthony Mantha scored twice for the first time this season while leading Pittsburgh to a rout of visiting Carolina.
Justin Brazeau, coming off a hat trick against Chicago on Sunday, and Tommy Novak both added a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who won their second straight game. Sidney Crosby also scored, Bryan Rust and Erik Karlsson assisted on a pair apiece, and Stuart Skinner stopped 27 shots.
Mark Jankowski scored for the Hurricanes, who saw their two-game winning streak end. Frederik Andersen gave up five goals on 28 shots.
Islanders 3, Blackhawks 2 (SO)
Bo Horvat scored the lone shootout goal to accompany a goal in regulation, boosting visiting New York to a win over Chicago.
Calum Ritchie added a goal for the Islanders, who won for the third time in four games. David Rittich stopped 17 shots through regulation and overtime for the victory.
Teuvo Teravainen and Nick Lardis tallied the Blackhawks’ goals, both on assists from Oliver Moore after New York jumped ahead 2-0. Spencer Knight made 19 saves as Chicago fell to 1-7-1 in its past nine games.
Flyers 6, Canucks 3
Carl Grundstrom stretched his goal-scoring streak to four games as Philadelphia recorded its league-leading 14th come-from-behind win, beating host Vancouver.
Noah Cates, Travis Konecny and Bobby Brink each had a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who have won three of their past four games. Owen Tippett and Christian Dvorak also scored, Matvei Michkov and Trevor Zegras added two assists apiece, and Dan Vladar stopped 32 shots.
Drew O’Connor and David Kampf each had a goal and an assist and Tom Willander also scored for the Canucks, who took their third loss in four games. Thatcher Demko registered 27 saves.
–Field Level Media
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