Without Lindros, Flyers No Match for Montreal

Saku Koivu and Stephane Richer each had two goals as the Montreal Canadiens ended a drought of nearly two years against Philadelphia by beating the Flyers, 6-5, Saturday in Montreal.

The Flyers, playing without injured all-star center Eric Lindros, had been 8-0-2 against the Canadiens since Montreal’s 5-4 victory Jan. 30, 1994. Lindros, who pulled a groin last month in the World Cup tournament, has not played this season and is out indefinitely.

Washington 6, St. Louis 4--Brett Hull had ended his scoring slump and the Blues had a 4-1 lead after 13 minutes, but Washington was not about to give up on the road.

The Capitals scored five unanswered goals to defeat the Blues for the ninth time in 10 games in St. Louis.

The loss ruined a four-point game by Hull, who scored for the first time this season at home and assisted on the Blues’ other three goals.

N.Y. Islanders 2, San Jose 2--Owen Nolan’s power-play goal with 5:35 left brought the Sharks back from a two-goal deficit at Nassau Coliseum.

The Sharks had an opportunity to win with 11 seconds left in regulation, but Michal Sykora hit the right post on a wraparound, and Shean Donovan’s shot was stopped at the goal line.

Dallas 5, Ottawa 1--Andy Moog, the NHL’s winningest active goalie, stopped 21 shots and Mike Modano had two goals and an assist as the Stars won in Dallas.

Moog leads active NHL goalies with 332 career wins.

Buffalo 6, Hartford 3--Defenseman Ricard Smehlik had two goals and one assist as the Sabres extended their winning streak to four games and ended the Whalers’ streak at four games in Buffalo.

Smehlik’s two goals were his first of the season and marked only the third time in his career that he scored twice in the same game.

Colorado 4, Edmonton 2--Rene Corbet whacked a knee-high pass from Adam Foote out of the air and past goaltender Curtis Joseph to break a 2-2 tie and Mike Keane added an insurance goal as the Avalanche won in Edmonton.

Toronto 5, Phoenix 2--Mats Sundin scored twice and Felix Potvin made 31 saves as the host Maple Leafs defeated the Coyotes for their third consecutive victory.

Detroit 2, Boston 1--Brendan Shanahan scored the key goal in the first minute of the third period as the Red Wings beat the Bruins for the seventh consecutive time in Boston.

New Jersey 4, Tampa Bay 1--Martin Brodeur stopped 30 shots and Dave Andreychuk had a goal and an assist as the Devils won their second game in a row in Tampa.

Vancouver 2, Pittsburgh 1--First-period goals by Martin Gelinas and Mike Ridley earned the Canucks the victory over the Penguins at Vancouver.

Pittsburgh, which was outshot, 21-17, got a second-period goal from Jaromir Jagr.