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Montreal • Max Pacioretty had four goals, Brian Flynn scored twice during a six-goal first period and the Montreal Canadiens routed the Colorado Avalanche 10-1 on Saturday.

Flynn, Pacioretty and Artturi Lehkonen each scored against Calvin Pickard in the opening 7:12, and then Pacioretty, Paul Byron and Flynn each had a goal among the first four shots on Semyon Varlamov.

Pacioretty completed his hat trick in the second period and added another in the third to give the captain seven goals in his last four games.

Alexander Radulov and Jeff Petry also scored for Montreal, which has shown no drop-off without injured scoring leader and first-line center Alex Galchenyuk. Montreal outshot the Avs 36-16.

Flyers 4, Stars 2 • In Philadelphia, Brayden Schenn scored three power-play goals to lead Philadelphia to its eighth straight victory.

Jakub Voracek added an empty-netter and also had three assists for the Flyers, who matched Montreal for the longest winning streak in the NHL this season.

Philadelphia last won eight straight games from Jan. 6-19, 2002.

Devin Shore had both goals for the Stars.

Steve Mason made 21 saves for his seventh straight win.

Kari Lehtonen made 18 saves for the Stars, falling to 1-11-3 against Philadelphia.

Blue Jackets 6, Islanders 2 • In Columbus, Ohio, Jack Johnson, Cam Atkinson and Seth Jones each had a goal and an assist and Columbus beat New York for its sixth straight win.

Penguins 4, Lightning 3 • In Tampa, Fla., Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby both scored their second goals on third-period power plays, helping Pittsburgh rally to beat Tampa Bay.

Kings 4, Senators 1 • In Los Angeles, Trevor Lewis had a goal and an assist, and Jeff Carter and Alec Martinez scored on the same power play early in the first period of Los Angeles' victory over Ottawa.

Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 1 • In Boston, Auston Matthews and Zach Hyman scored in the second period, Frederik Andersen made 32 saves and Toronto beat Boston.

Panthers 4, Canucks 2 • In Sunrise, Fla., Aaron Ekblad gave Florida a three-goal lead early in the third period and it held on against Vancouver. The Panthers got their first home win under interim coach Tom Rowe.

Coyotes 4, Predators 1 • In Glendale, Ariz., Alex Goligoski and Lauren Dauphin scored 1:57 apart in the first period and Arizona beat Nashville. Brendan Perlini added his first career goal, Martin Hanzal also scored and Mike Smith made 42 saves for the Coyotes.