NHL: Penguins slip past Rangers

Colby Armstrong scored 1:19 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins came back from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday in Pittsburgh.

Armstrong’s 10th goal of the season came after Sidney Crosby tied the game at 2 with 13:04 to play in regulation, his 100th point of the season.

Crosby became the youngest player in NHL history to record two 100-point seasons.

Evgeni Malkin added a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who have played in four consecutive games that were decided after the end of regulation.

Flyers 4, Bruins 1: At Philadelphia, Mike Richards took advantage of a Boston turnover to score the tie-breaking goal early in the third period and the Flyers beat the Bruins.

Richards put in his own rebound for his seventh goal 1:16 into the period after taking a pass from Dimitry Afanasenkov, who stole the puck from Boston’s Zdeno Charo after he fell to the ice deep in his own zone.

Devils 3, Sabres 2: At Buffalo, N.Y., Martin Brodeur made 31 saves to help give New Jersey a victory over Buffalo.

With the win, the Devils moved within a point of the Sabres for the top spot in the conference.

Islanders 5, Capitals 2: At Uniondale, N.Y., Marc-Andre Bergeron and Andy Hilbert each had a goal and an assist as New York defeated Washington.

Mike Sillinger and Jason Blake also scored for the Islanders. Rick DiPietro stopped 26 shots to reach 30 wins for the second straight season.

Senators 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT): At Toronto, Darcy Tucker’s second goal of the game 3:11 into overtime lifted the Maple Leafs to a win over rival Ottawa.

Tucker one-timed a shot over goalie Ray Emery’s left shoulder, as the Maple Leafs erased a pair of two-goal deficits.

Emery made 41 saves for the Senators.

Panthers 3, Thrashers 2: At Sunrise, Fla., Jay Bouwmeester scored the game-winning goal as Florida defeated Atlanta.

It was the first victory for Florida over Atlanta in seven games this season.

Olli Jokinen and Nathan Horton also scored goals for Florida and Ed Belfour stopped 28 shots for the Panthers.

Canadiens 4, Blues 3: At St. Louis, Alexei Kovalev scored with 1:25 left to give Montreal a victory over the Blues.

Kovalev’s goal came just 43 seconds after the Blues tied it at 3. It also snapped a four-game losing streak for the Canadiens, who have lost five of six.

Predators 2, Blue Jackets 1: At Nashville, Tenn., Paul Kariya and David Legwand each had a goal and an assist as Nashville edged Columbus.

Gilbert Brule scored a goal for Columbus.

Blackhawks 7, Coyotes 5: At Glendale, Ariz., Jeff Hamilton had his second career hat trick and added two assists to lead Chicago to a victory over Phoenix.

Patrick Sharp scored twice and Rene Bourque had three assists to help Chicago win its third straight. Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 32 shots for Chicago.

Lightning 3, Flames 2 (OT): At Calgary, Alberta, Dan Boyle scored with a two-man advantage in overtime to lead Tampa Bay over Calgary.

Calgary forward Daymond Langkow was penalized for hooking, while defenseman Roman Hamrlik was penalized for high-sticking at the same time to set up the advantage.

Simon’s fate on hold

Chris Simon met with NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell, then waited to find out how long he will be suspended for his vicious two-handed stick attack to the face of Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg.

There was no immediate announcement of how many games Simon will miss.