Jonathan Drouin scored once and added an assist and goalie Antti Niemi made 27 saves as the Montreal Canadiens scored three unanswered goals to beat the New York Islanders 3-1 in NHL action Wednesday night in Montreal.

Jason Pominville scored a power-play goal 1:26 into overtime to lead the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Wednesday.

Scottie Upshall and Alex Pietrangelo scored, and the St. Louis Blues snapped a seven-game winless streak by holding off the visiting Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Wednesday.

Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie each scored a goal and added an assist during a four-goal second period that lifted the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday in a battle of Western Conference playoff hopefuls at Pepsi Center in Denver.

John Gilmour's overtime goal gave the Rangers a 6-5 win over the host Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night as New York ended its losing streak at seven games.