Brendan Gallagher scored twice and added an assist to lead the Canadiens to a 7-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night, extending Montreal's win streak to three games.
Mackenzie Blackwood made 37 saves for his first NHL shutout to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 2-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Prudential Center on Saturday.
Olivier Garneau scored twice as the Rimouski Oceanic defeated the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 5-3 on Friday to win their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff series.
Dylan Larkin scored with 26 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Detroit Red Wings ended a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win against the Nashville Predators at Little Caesars Arena on Friday.
The Calgary Flames have announced that head coach Bill Peters won't coach on Wednesday night in Buffalo after recent allegations made by former player Akim Aliu on social media.
The Vancouver Canucks have struggled offensively without Elias Pettersson this season, but there is optimism that others will step up and fill the void while Pettersson recovers from his knee injury.
Zach Hyman scored twice in the third period, including the tie-breaking goal with 4:22 remaining, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.
Teuvo Teravainen scored the winner late in the second period as the Carolina Hurricanes toppled the Washington Capitals 2-1 in Game 4 on Thursday to even their first-round series at two games apiece.
It was Jonathan Drouin, Jordan Weal and Joel Armia who set the tone as the Montreal Canadiens convincingly beat the Winnipeg Jets to keep their playoff hopes alive.
NEW YORK -- Brett Connolly scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period to help the Washington Capitals extend their winning streak to five games by defeating the New York Rangers 5-3 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
Erik Haula will miss at least the next three games after the Vegas Golden Knights forward was injured during the third period of a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.
After announcing earlier this month that they would be keeping their current name but pledging more support to the Native American community, the Chicago Blackhawks detailed more of those plans Wednesday.
Dustin Byfuglien broke a tie with 6:45 remaining in the third period for his 500th NHL point to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Friday.
Brent Burns had a goal and an assist as the San Jose Sharks got a bit of relief from a late-season funk with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
2016: Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin becomes the fifth-fastest player in NHL history, and the first born in Russia, to score 500 goals. The milestone comes when he scores a power-play goal at 16:19 of the second period in the Capitals' 7-1 victory against the visiting Ottawa Senators.