Hockey

MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens scored three goals in the third period to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday night. Suzuki’s short-handed goal gave him 83 points on the season.

OTTAWA — With a few minutes left in Ottawa's 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon, the Senators crowd chanted loudly, "We want playoffs." With the win, Ottawa (41-29-6) moved 12 games above .

DALLAS (AP) — Sidney Crosby took part in another dueling hat tricks game with a Russian opponent 16 years after his memorable one in the playoffs against Alex Ovechkin.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Clayton Keller of the Utah Hockey Club became the second player from Missouri and fourth-youngest active from the United States to record 500 regular-season NHL points.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks looked flat early but rookie defenceman Elias Pettersson provided a spark with his first NHL goal, igniting a five-goal first-period outburst in a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks Saturday afternoon.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin skated over to his son Sergei at the glass. He bowed to Wayne Gretzky standing in a suite. He blew kisses to his wife, mother and family on the other side of the arena.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist in Vancouver's five-goal first period and the Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Saturday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks gave up a goal on the first shot on net then scored five times in four minutes 30 seconds en route to a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon.

DALLAS (AP) — Sidney Crosby had three goals and an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 on Saturday. Bryan Rust and Blake Lizotte also scored to help the Penguins get their second win in three games.

OTTAWA — Anton Forsberg stopped 40 shots to lead the Ottawa Senators past the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. Forsberg recorded his third shutout of the season for Ottawa (41-29-6).