National Hockey

MONTREAL — The struggling Montreal Canadiens aren't ready to give up on their season quite yet. General manager Marc Bergevin said he's still confident the Canadiens can have a big second half of the NHL season and make the playoffs.

NEW YORK — The struggling Islanders desperately needed a boost and thanks to rookie Sebastian Aho, they received a lift heading into their bye-week break.

CHICAGO — Anton Forsberg made 32 saves, Nick Schmaltz and Alex DeBrincat scored in the first period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the slumping Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA — Barely a month removed from a 10-game losing streak, the Philadelphia Flyers have climbed back into playoff contention. They can thank the high-scoring trio of Sean Couturier, Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek.

BOSTON — Patrice Bergeron had four goals and an assist, surpassing 700 points for his career while leading the Boston Bruins to a 7-1 rout of the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.

CALGARY — Dougie Hamilton was as surprised as anybody that he was left alone in the slot late in Saturday's game at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

LOS ANGELES — Austin Watson scored two goals, P.K. Subban added two assists and the Nashville Predators sent the Los Angeles Kings to their first regulation loss at home since mid-November, 4-3 Saturday night.

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche are playing with a swagger they didn't have while struggling last season.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Henrik Lundqvist had gotten his team to the shootout, but the veteran goalie needed a moment to collect his thoughts as he stared down longtime former teammate Derek Stepan with the game and an additional point on the line.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators finally have some confidence and it's paying dividends. Ryan Dzingel scored twice and Mark Stone had a goal and two assists Saturday night the Senators knocked off the league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3.