P.K. Subban

(Reuters) - Stanley Cup champions Boston capitalized on some fortuitous bounces to edge Northeast division rivals Montreal 2-1 at the TD Garden on Thursday.

(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward James Neal has been fined $2,500 for high-sticking Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban, the National Hockey League said on Tuesday.

(Reuters) - The New York Islanders overcame the loss of starting netminder Evgeni Nabokov in the first period to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday.

(Reuters) - The New York Islanders snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins advanced to the second round of the National Hockey League playoffs with dramatic one-goal victories in seventh-game showdowns Wednesday.

Nathan Horton scored 5:43 into over-time to give the Boston a 4-3 victory over Montreal that advanced the Bruins into the second round of the National Hockey League playoffs.

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MONTREAL (Reuters) - Rookie defenseman P.K. Subban scored a power play game winning goal in overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, sweeping them into the playoffs.

NEW YORK, March 18 Reuters) - The New York Rangers scored five goals in a devastating first period to lay the foundations for a 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden on Friday.

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins unleashed an offensive outburst and a slew of punches as they retained sole possession of first place in the Northeast with an 8-6 victory over division contender the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.

Dustin Byfuglien scores in OT, Pavelec makes 47 saves in Thrashers' 4-3 win over Canadiens.. Dustin Byfuglien scored his third overtime goal of the season on a power-play at 3:43 of the extra session, and Ondrej Pavelec made 47 saves in the Atlanta Thrashers' 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday.

Dustin Byfuglien scores in OT, Pavelec makes 47 saves in Thrashers' 4-3 win over Canadiens.. Dustin Byfuglien made sure that the Atlanta Thrashers did not waste Ondrej Pavelec's superb goaltending effort.

Stamkos has 2 goals and 2 assists, goalie Cedrick Desjardins wins debut for Lightning. Steven Stamkos got fancy and the result was a spectacular goal.

Power-play goals from Picard, Kostitsyn lead Canadiens past Hurricanes, 3-2. Alexandre Picard and Andrei Kostitsyn scored during a pivotal power play to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Thursday night.

Anderson stops 27 shots, Avalanche win 6th straight with 3-2 victory over Canadiens. T.J. Galiardi broke a second-period tie, Craig Anderson stopped 27 shots and the Colorado Avalanche won their sixth straight game, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Sunday night.

Canadiens end three-game losing streak with 4-3 win over Bruins. Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist and Scott Gomez also had two points as the Montreal Canadiens ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

Flyers remain first overall in NHL with 5-3 win over Canadiens.. James van Riemsdyk scored his second goal of the game on a power play 14:27 into the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers extended their winning streak to four with a 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.

Datsyuk has goal and assist, Howard makes 36 saves in Red Wings' 4-2 win over Canadiens. Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist and Jimmy Howard made 36 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Friday night in the matchup between Original Six rivals.

Price stops 27 shots, Canadiens top Senators 4-1 for 3rd straight win. Jeff Halpern, Brian Gionta and Roman Hamrlik scored third-period goals and Carey Price made 27 saves as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Tuesday night for their third straight win.

Price makes 26 saves in Canadiens' 3-1 win over Sharks.. Mathieu Darche, Tomas Plekanec and Michael Cammalleri scored and the Montreal Canadiens won consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.