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Philadelphia • Evgeni Malkin scored twice, including the tiebreaker in the third period, and Sidney Crosby also had two goals to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Matt Cullen also scored for the Penguins, who scored three times in a 55-second span in the first period while opening a four-game trip with their fourth win in the past five games.
Malkin's game-winner was his 300th career goal.
Jakub Voracek scored twice for the Flyers, and Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds each had one for Philadelphia. Steve Mason started and gave up three goals on 13 shots in the first period. Michal Neuvirth replaced him to start the second and finished with 12 saves on 14 shots.
Matt Murray, who led the Penguins to the Stanley Cup last season, was available as Fleury's backup. Murray, recovering from a broken hand, hasn't played this season.
Malkin put the Penguins ahead for good at 8:33 of the third with his milestone goal. Olli Maatta threw the puck toward the net. It bounced off the leg of Philadelphia's Brandon Manning to the post, where a wide-open Malkin shot past Neuvirth.
Canadiens 2, Maple Leafs 1 • In Montreal, Shea Weber scored a power-play goal in the third period, lifting Montreal to its seventh straight victory.
Bruins 1, Red Wings 0 • In Detroit, Tuukka Rask made 23 saves for his 31st career shutout with Boston.
Devils 3, Lightning 1 • In Newark, N.J., Adam Henrique and Damon Severson set each other up for first-period goals and New Jersey ended a five-game losing streak against Tampa Bay.
Sabres 3, Panthers 0 • In Buffalo, N.Y., Anders Nilsson made 33 saves for his second NHL shutout and Buffalo defeated Florida.
Wild 4, Stars 0 • In St. Paul, Minn., Devan Dubnyk stopped 29 shots for his third straight shutout as Minnesota beat Dallas.
Blues 1, Kings 0 • In St. Louis, Jake Allen stopped 27 shots and Jaden Schwartz scored in the third, leading St. Louis over Los Angeles.
Avalanche 3, Coyotes 2 • In Glendale, Ariz., Matt Duchene scored twice and Colorado held on to beat road-weary Arizona. —
NHL standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 9 8 0 1 17 31 14
Detroit 9 6 3 0 12 26 19
Tampa Bay 8 5 3 0 10 26 23
Ottawa 7 4 3 0 8 23 25
Boston 8 4 4 0 8 18 23
Florida 8 3 4 1 7 20 21
Toronto 8 2 3 3 7 25 30
Buffalo 7 2 3 2 6 17 20
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 9 6 2 1 13 25 27
N.Y. Rangers 8 5 3 0 10 29 21
New Jersey 8 4 2 2 10 18 16
Washington 6 3 2 1 7 14 14
Columbus 7 3 3 1 7 18 17
Philadelphia 9 3 5 1 7 32 35
Carolina 7 2 3 2 6 21 26
N.Y. Islanders 8 3 5 0 6 22 24
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 9 6 2 1 13 32 19
St. Louis 9 5 2 2 12 22 21
Chicago 8 4 3 1 9 28 27
Colorado 7 4 3 0 8 19 19
Winnipeg 8 4 4 0 8 21 23
Dallas 8 3 4 1 7 18 26
Nashville 7 2 4 1 5 18 24
Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Edmonton 8 7 1 0 14 29 17
San Jose 8 5 3 0 10 19 20
Vancouver 8 4 3 1 9 15 19
Calgary 9 4 4 1 9 30 32
Los Angeles 8 4 4 0 8 20 23
Anaheim 9 3 4 2 8 21 23
Arizona 8 2 6 0 4 24 33
Saturday's games
Buffalo 3, Florida 0
Boston 1, Detroit 0
Montreal 2, Toronto 1
Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4
New Jersey 3, Tampa Bay 1
Minnesota 4, Dallas 0
St. Louis 1, Los Angeles 0
Colorado 3, Arizona 2
Washington at Vancouver, late
Nashville at San Jose, late
Sunday's games
Buffalo at Winnipeg, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Carolina, 3 p.m.
Florida at Detroit, 3 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.
Ottawa at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Washington at Calgary, 7:30 p.m.