NHL roundup: Detroit Red Wings claim huge win over Montreal Canadiens

[h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/detroit-red-wings-dnJdmCF0/montreal-canadiens-nu2G7VWc/?mid=M1BjZ00t"]Detroit Red Wings 3-1 Montreal Canadiens[/a][/h2][p]Needing to rediscover their form, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-red-wings/dnJdmCF0/"]Detroit Red Wings[/a] earned a vital 3-1 success over the visiting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/montreal-canadiens/nu2G7VWc/"]Montreal Canadiens[/a].[/p][p]The game's first goal did not come until 2:15 was left in the second, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/slafkovsky-juraj/ATgrbSxq/"]Juraj Slafkovsky[/a] netted a power play for the Habs to put them in front.[/p][embed guid="36d32331-9918-4b49-bb8d-07362b797109" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9nsZDJsl2M&pp=ygUDbmhs" social-type="youtube" /][p]They could not hold on though, as the Red Wings responded two minutes after intermission through J.T. Compher. A third period where both teams had 18 shots each, it was a tight affair in what was a key match in the season. However, the hosts found their way in the final moments.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ovechkin-alexander/6s0ms3DP/"]Alex De Brincat[/a] scored what proved to be the winner with 3:27 left in regulation time. That had Montreal pushing for a leveller. Unfortuantely for them, that never came, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/copp-andrew/6yPUpIKa/"]Andrew Copp[/a] ended the contest with an empty netter in the final moments. [/p][p]Detroit have won back-to-back games, and are among four teams - which include the Canadiens - in a tie on 84 points. It was a third loss in their last four for the Habs, who have lost ground on the three teams above them.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/new-york-islanders-xESz5TGG/ottawa-senators-noTCHmWM/?mid=dMfuSqgD"]Ottawa Senators 3-2 New York Islanders[/a][/h2][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ottawa-senators/noTCHmWM/"]Ottawa Senators[/a] kept their postseason hopes alive with a 3-2 victory over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-islanders/xESz5TGG/"]New York Islanders[/a].[/p][p]They had to do it the hard way though, as they found themselves behind twice. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schaefer-matthew/MLoizmH0/"]Matthew Schaefer[/a] gave the Islanders the advantage 4:45 into the second, with the rookie notching his 50th point of the season.[/p][embed guid="77ed05b4-475b-415b-ab7f-3719841b6c52" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FER7dvVjYw&pp=ygUDbmhs" social-type="youtube" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pinto-shane/EV7GiK2a/"]Shane Pinto[/a] responded midway through the frame for Ottawa, despite being in a shorthanded situation. It left the third period quite fascinating as the game was in the balance.[/p][p]It would be New York who would retake the lead via [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schenn-brayden/2qAbuL3L/"]Brayden Schenn[/a] as they looked to extend their winning streak. But, back came the Sens, who levelled through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/foegele-warren/AVniy1xB/"]Warren Foegele[/a] three minutes later.[/p][p]The hosts found their winner with 13 seconds to go. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tkachuk-brady/dvZapuEC/"]Brady Tkachuk[/a] was the hero, as he finished off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/spence-jordan/zuJr888s/"]Jordan Spence[/a]'s pass to get the go-ahead goal with virtually no time left.[/p][p]The Sens, winners of three of their last four, are just four points behind the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/columbus-blue-jackets/0vCzmbQ5/"]Columbus Blue Jackets[/a] for the final playoff berth. The Islanders, meanwhile, are on the outside looking in, as they are level with Columbus, but sit in ninth.[/p][p][i][b]Other results[/b][/i][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/columbus-blue-jackets-0vCzmbQ5/new-york-rangers-O4zxeyWN/?mid=jRK3CkO8"]Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 New York Rangers[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/boston-bruins-jeans23J/winnipeg-jets-r3L8pAaJ/?mid=z76WT5O0"]Boston Bruins 6-1 Winnipeg Jets[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/chicago-blackhawks-A1kbmKeg/minnesota-wild-j9Ck7BHi/?mid=rPar57Gr"]Minnesota Wild 1-2 Chicago Blackhawks[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/nashville-predators-QV0K6kn4/seattle-kraken-MibYQ5nU/?mid=biOBAThL"]Nashville Predators 3-1 Seattle Kraken[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/florida-panthers-fc1eq8Pp/?mid=G04aXvVh"]Edmonton Oilers 0-4 Florida Panthers[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/buffalo-sabres-UobjtMIP/san-jose-sharks-E588Co9j/?mid=CI6b1PF7"]San Jose Sharks 0-5 Buffalo Sabres[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/tampa-bay-lightning-YVE3zk1c/vancouver-canucks-YiOrnTV9/?mid=lE27VIa5"]Vancouver Canucks 2-6 Tampa Bay Lightning[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/utah-mammoth-hnwxhtVp/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=GjDk3ooe"]Vegas Golden Knights 0-4 Utah Mammoth[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/los-angeles-kings-CIDo8i2o/philadelphia-flyers-QySGG7oT/?mid=4CgpPS7E"]Los Angeles Kings - Philadelphia Flyers[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/nhl/"]Follow all of the NHL action on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]