NHL: Canadiens win to stay in playoff race
Guillaume Latendresse scored late in the second period and Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves for his first NHL shutout, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 1-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night in Montreal.
Montreal won its second in a row and tied Carolina for eighth place in the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens, who entered in a three-way tie with Toronto and the New York Islanders for ninth, have eight games remaining in a tight battle for the playoffs.
Panthers 4, Flyers 1: At Philadelphia, Olli Jokinen broke a second-period tie, and Nathan Horton and Juraj Kolnik added goals late in the third to lead Florida past Philadelphia, completing its first season sweep of the Flyers.
Lightning 4, Islanders 3 (OT): At Tampa, Fla., Vincent Lecavalier tallied his 49th goal of the season and Filip Kuba scored 55 seconds into overtime as Tampa Bay stopped a three-game losing streak with a victory over New York.
The loss was the fourth straight on a road trip for the Islanders.
Wild 3, Coyotes 2: At St. Paul, Minn., Marian Gaborik and Pavol Demitra each had a goal and an assist and Minnesota edged Phoenix for the Wild’s franchise-record seventh win in a row.
Todd White also scored for the Wild, who set the team record for victories in a season with 43 and pulled within one point of Vancouver in the Northwest Division race.
Flames 2, Red Wings 1: At Calgary, Alberta, Kristian Huselius scored a goal and set up another and Calgary snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over Detroit.
Blue Jackets 5, Blackhawks 2: At Columbus, Ohio, Fredrik Modin scored twice in the second period to lead Columbus past Chicago.
Maple Leafs 2, Devils 1: At Toronto, Kyle Wellwood and Nik Antropov each scored goals to lead the Maple Leafs over New Jersey.
Senators 4, Blues 2: At St. Louis, Antoine Vermette scored a short-handed goal to lift Ottawa over the Blues.
Around the league
Edmonton defenseman Steve Staios will have season-ending knee surgery. … Minnesota goalie Manny Fernandez was told to stay off the ice for a couple of days to rest his sprained left knee.