BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins were victorious for the sixth time in seven games.
Brad Marchand and Linus Ullmark carried the Bruins to a 5-1 win over the Canadiens. Marchand scored twice in a 15-second span of the first period and completed a hat trick with a short-handed goal in the second. Ullmark stopped 24 shots as he tries to hold onto his spot in the goalie rotation. Tuukka Rask is expected to make his season debut in net on Thursday.
Boston opened four-goal leads in winning its last three games.
Ullmark blanked Montreal until Michael Pezzetta scored midway through the second.
Jake Allen was pulled after allowing two goals on seven shots.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Joe Pavelski notched the first five-point game of his lengthy career by collecting two goals and three assists for the Stars in a 5-2 verdict over the Kraken. Jason Robertson extended his NHL-best home point streak to 11 games in the stars’ first-ever meeting with Seattle. Dallas has won its last five home games, and 13 of 14 at the American Airlines Center.
— Ryan Dzingel scored twice and Karel Vejmelka stopped 45 shots to send the Coyotes past the Maple Leafs, 2-1. Dzingel doubled his season goal total while playing his first game since Dec. 10. Auston Matthews became the first player in Leafs history to score in nine consecutive road games.
Blackhawks promote Reichel
UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks’ top prospect is slated to make his NHL debut on Thursday against Montreal.
Lukas Reichel was added to Chicago’s taxi squad after he was recalled from Rockford of the AHL. Derek King has confirmed the 19-year-old forward will play Thursday.
Reichel was selected by the Blackhawks with the No. 17 pick in the 2020 NHL draft. He has 11 goals and nine assists in 20 games with the IceHogs.
In other NHL news:
— The Sabres have signed Michael Houser to a one-year, $750,000 contract and called up Aaron Dell from the minors to shore up their injury-depleted goaltending ranks. The signing comes with Buffalo adding goalies Ukko-Pekka Luukonen and Malcolm Subban to their injured list.
