Antti Niemi made 35 saves to record his first shutout in more than two years, and Artturi Lehkonen's early second-period tally held up as the winner as the Montreal Canadiens claimed a rare road victory, beating the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Friday.

Taylor Hall scored just 27 seconds into overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a critical 4-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night at PPG Paints Arena.

Patrik Berglund scored two goals, including the winner, as the St. Louis Blues downed the visiting Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Friday night.

Kyle Connor scored with 1:44 to go in overtime to help the Winnipeg Jets break the franchise record for points in a season with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

David Pastrnak scored with 11.1 seconds left in regulation and Brad Marchand collected one goal and three points as the Boston Bruins scored three unanswered goals in the third period to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 Friday night in Dallas.