Loss to Habs ends Bruins’ 12-game streak

NHL: Alex Galchenyuk scored the only shootout goal, and the Montreal Canadiens stopped the Boston Bruins’ 12-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Monday night in Boston.

The Bruins fell one game short of their longest winning streak since 1970-71 and two shy of the club record set in 1929-30. But their one point from the shootout loss moved them ahead of Western Conference-leading St. Louis for the most in the NHL with 104.

Boston tied it at 1 with just two seconds left on its sixth power play of the game. Dougie Hamilton’s slap shot from the center of the blue line deflected off Patrice Bergeron and past goalie Peter Budaj with 5:26 left in the third period.

• Kings edge Flyers: Dwight King scored a tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, leading the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Jeff Carter and Justin Williams scored in the second for the Kings, who won their third straight and 11th in 14 games while remaining in third place in the Pacific Division. The Flyers had won five in a row.

• Rangers rally past Coyotes: Ryan McDonagh scored off a rebound of Dan Girardi’s shot 1:56 into overtime to complete the New York Rangers’ stunning rally in a 4-3 victory over the visiting Phoenix Coyotes.

McDonagh put the puck past backup goalie Thomas Greiss, who relieved injured starter Mike Smith in the third period and then gave up the tying and winning goals. Girardi got the Rangers even with 3:26 left in regulation when he tipped in a drive by his defense partner, McDonagh.

• Stars hold off Jets: Ray Whitney and Tyler Seguin scored power-play goals and the Dallas Stars held off the visiting Winnipeg Jets 2-1. The victory allowed Dallas to move within a point of Phoenix for the Western Conference’s final playoff spot.

Spurs win 14th in row; Sixers near record

NBA: Austin Daye had 22 points and Tim Duncan added 19 as the San Antonio Spurs earned their 14th straight win with a 113-91 victory that sent the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to their 25th consecutive loss.

Philadelphia will face Houston on Thursday with the dubious distinction of being a loss shy of tying the NBA record for consecutive losses set by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010-11.

• Heat survive against Blazers: LeBron James scored 32 points, including a layup with 11.4 seconds left, and Chris Bosh capped his 30th birthday by blocking Damian Lillard’s layup in the final moments as the Miami Heat escaped with a 93-91 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.

Bosh finished with 15 points for Miami, which won for just the fifth time in 12 games.

Lillard led the Blazers with 19 points on 3-of-15 shooting. Portland was down 17 with just more than 9 minutes remaining.

• Suns catch Mavs: Eric Bledsoe scored 20 points to lead five Phoenix players in double figures and the Suns won their fourth in a row, beating the host Atlanta Hawks 102-95 to pull even with Dallas for the final playoff spot in the West.

• Bulls keep Pacers from clinching: Taj Gibson led five players in double figures with 23 points and the Chicago Bulls brushed off a poor offensive first half to rally for an 89-77 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers. The win also prevented Indiana from clinching the Central Division title.

• Pistons get rare road win: Andre Drummond had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons shot a season-best 55 percent to blow by the Utah Jazz 114-94 in Salt Lake City. Rodney Stuckey scored 19 points to help the Pistons snap a 14-game road losing streak.

• Ross not dead: Former SMU and NBA player Quinton Ross had to ease the fears of friends and family members after he was erroneously reported dead.

He said he woke to a phone loaded with messages from people concerned about his well-being. He went online and found the New York Post had run a story identifying him as a man found dead and buried on a beach. The newspaper later corrected the story.

“I mean, it was a tough day, man. Mostly for my family and friends,” Ross, 32, said.

Houston’s Dickey steps down

College basketball: Houston coach James Dickey said he is stepping down after four seasons with the Cougars because of “a family matter that requires my time and energy.”

Dickey just completed the fourth season of a five-year contract with Houston. He said in a statement it was a difficult decision, but did not give details.

• SMU advances in NIT: Nic Moore and Nick Russell each scored 16 points as SMU rallied from a 10-point first-half deficit to defeat LSU 80-67 in Dallas to advance to the third round of the NIT.

In other games Monday, Florida State beat Georgetown 101-90 in Tallahassee, Fla., and California beat Arkansas 75-64 in Berkeley, Calif. The quarterfinals begin today.

L.A. judge refuses to release Harper

Miscellany: A judge in Los Angeles has again refused to release former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper from jail.

Sharper is awaiting trial in Los Angeles after pleading not guilty to charges that he raped and drugged two women last year. He was previously released on $1 million bail before being charged in Arizona with similar counts.

Now, his lawyers say he should be freed again and kept under house arrest because authorities in Arizona have said they won’t seek his extradition.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Renee Korn rejected that argument, saying she would wait and see if Arizona does seek extradition.

Her ruling came after prosecutors said the Arizona governor’s office is preparing a warrant to extradite Sharper, even though he will first go on trial in Los Angeles.

• Navy player faces ‘long road’ ahead: The family of Navy running back Will McKamey said their son faces a “long road” ahead after he was hospitalized with a brain injury,

McKamey collapsed during spring practice Saturday.

McKamey was hospitalized in 2012 with a brain injury but was cleared to play after seeing four neurosurgeons and undergoing several CT scans and MRI exams, his family said.

• FIFA approves Green move: Julian Green’s change of national association to the United States from Germany has been approved by FIFA. He is eligible to make his U.S. debut in the April 2 exhibition against Mexico in Glendale, Ariz.