QUEBEC — Montreal left winger Max Pacioretty scored three straight goals in the second period and Canadiens goaltender Carey Price made 25 saves to end the Minnesota Wild's four-game winning streak with a 6-2 win Tuesday. Pacioretty entered the night with two goals in 12 games and had not scored since Oct. 12 but broke loose. David Desharnais and P.K. Subban both recorded two assists in the triumph. Blues 4, Sabres 1: Left winger Brenden Morrow scored two goals to lead the St. Louis Blues to a win over the Buffalo Sabres. Right winger Vladimir Tarasenko and left winger Magnus Paajarvi also scored for the Blues (14-3-3), who bounced back from a rare loss Sunday against Washington. Maple Leafs 5, Islanders 2: Right winger Phil Kessel scored twice and center Trevor Smith had a goal and two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders. Joffrey Lupul added three assists for the Leafs (13-7-1) who have won three of their past seven games. The Islanders (8-11-3) have lost six of their past eight matches. Bruins 2, Rangers 1: Tuukka Rask stopped 43 shots to spoil the long-awaited return of Rick Nash and guide Boston Bruins to victory. It was Nash's first game back since he suffered a concussion Oct. 8 at San Jose and missed 17 games due to the injury. Rask saved five of Nash's shots, and the Bruins (14-6-1) got goals from Shawn Thornton and Daniel Paille in the second period. Flyers 5, Senators 2: Defenseman Kimmo Timonen and right wing Wayne Simmonds scored 23 seconds apart in the third period to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a victory over the Ottawa Senators. The burst put Philadelphia ahead 4-2. Timonen added two assists for the Flyers (8-9-4) who improved to 4-0-1 in their last five games. Predators 2, Red Wings 0: Goaltender Marek Mazanec made 27 saves in posting his first NHL shutout in the Nashville Predators' win over the Detroit Red Wings. Elsewhere it was: Kings 5, Lightning 2; Avalanche 5, Blackhawks 1; Oilers 7, Blue Jackets 0; Panthers 3, Canucks 2 (SO); Toronto 5, NY Islanders 2; and Philadelphia 5, Ottawa 2. — Agencies
