Montreal's Michael Ryder's scored a power-play goal in the first minute of the second period and the Canadiens hung on for a 2-1 win over Boston on Saturday to open a three-point lead over the Bruins atop the NHL Northeast Division.

Jaromir Jagr scored off his skate in his Bruins debut and Tuukka Rask stopped 40 shots to lead Boston to a 1-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils in the NHL on Thursday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins' run at a record-breaking streak is over. Playing without injured star Sidney Crosby, the Penguins fell to the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 to end their 15-game winning streak Tuesday night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins overcame an injury to Sidney Crosby on Saturday for their 15th straight victory, beating the New York Islanders 2-0 in Jarome Iginla's debut behind third-period goals from Matt Cooke and James Neal.

Pascal Dupuis scored twice and Evgeni Malkin had a goal in his return to the lineup, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night for their 14th straight win.

Andrei Markov tied it with 8.2 seconds left in regulation, and Brendan Gallagher scored the only shootout goal to give the Montreal Canadiens a 6-5 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins extended their winning streak to 13 games with a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.

Dustin Brown converted his own rebound with 1:27 remaining to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.

Tyler Kennedy scored 2:33 into overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night.

Cory Schneider made 20 saves en route to his sixth NHL shutout and Mason Raymond scored in the first period as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 for their third straight NHL victory on Saturday.