JAKE ALLEN

Brad Marchand scored two goals 15 seconds apart in the first period and completed the hat trick with a short-handed goal in the second, leading the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

Ondrej Palat scored 36 seconds into overtime after Tampa Bay teammate Corey Perry tied it late in the third period, and the Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in the first NHL game following an extended holiday break.

Dylan Larkin scored the game-winning goal in overtime — his second goal of the night — to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

DETROIT – Dylan Larkin scored twice from sharp angles on Saturday, and his second goal enabled the Detroit Red Wings to finally solve the Montreal Canadiens. Larkin’s goal at 1:41 of overtime gave the Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings scored on their first two shots on Sam Montembeault 45 seconds apart early in the second period to take a 2-1 lead. Red Wings center Mitchell Stephens suffered a lower-body injury when he crashed into the boards behind the Montreal net in the second period. The Red Wings begin a four-game trip Monday at Columbus.

Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists, Jake Allen stopped 22 shots and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-0.

The Detroit Red Wings were missing their two most dangerous offensive threats Tuesday, and the rest of the team could not compensate. Jake Allen made 22 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Red Wings 3-0, their second victory in 10 days over Detroit at the Bell Centre. The Red Wings (4-4-2) have dropped back-to-back games and are 0-3 this season without Tyler Bertuzzi, who can’t travel to Canada because of his refusal to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Montreal got all the offense it needed less than 10 minutes into the game, facilitated by mistakes from the Red Wings. The Red Wings pulled Alex Nedeljkovic (38 saves) for the extra skater with less than four minutes remaining.

Seven members of the Sharks and coach Bob Boughner were placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Saturday, delaying the start of San Jose’s game against the Winnipeg Jets.

Mathieu Perreault had a hat trick and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-1 on Saturday night to end their season-opening losing streak at five.

Kareem Hunt left the field on a cart and Baker Mayfield’s left arm was in a sling after the game on a rough day for the Cleveland Browns.

Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has voluntarily entered the NHL/NHL Players’ Association joint player assistance program.

Goaltender Carey Price has been exposed to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft after backstopping the Montreal Canadiens to the Stanley Cup Final.

Many draft-eligible prospects and NHL teams attempting to pick them face an uncertain future after many leagues were unable to hold full seasons or play at all because of the pandemic.