NHL Roundup : Nordiques Snap Two Ties in 4-3 Overtime Win

Paul Gillis scored on a 20-foot wrist shot with three seconds remaining in overtime Thursday night at Quebec to lift the Nordiques to a 5-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, breaking a tie score in the game and also a tie between the teams for first place in the Adams Division.

Defenseman Larry Robinson, playing his 959th regular-season game for the Canadiens, had given Montreal a 4-3 lead 54 seconds into the third period with a power-play goal on a shot from the blue line that beat Nordique goaltender Mario Gosselin. It was Robinson’s third goal of the game and marked his first hat trick in 14 National Hockey League seasons.

Quebec’s Michel Goulet evened the score with a power-play goal at 11:18.

In the first period, Montreal jumped to a 3-0 lead, Chris Nilan scoring just 13 seconds into the game and Robinson following with power-play goals at 4:26 and 15:21.

Anton Stastny scored Quebec’s first goal, beating Canadien goalie Steve Penney on a power play at 9:16 of the second period. Less than a minute later, Jean-Francios Sauve made the score 3-2 with another power-play goal. Alain Cote tied the score at 17:44.

Philadelphia 6, New Jersey 3--Derrick Smith broke a 3-3 tie early in the third period, and Peter Zezel and Brian Propp each scored two goals to lift the Flyers to the win at Philadelphia.

Smith’s goal came at 5:30 of the last period when a slapshot by Doug Crossman glanced off Smith’s skate and past New Jersey goalie Chico Resch.

Zezel had tied it at 3-3 a minute earlier when he knocked in a rebound off a slapshot by Brad McCrimmon. Dave Poulin and Zezel scored last-minute goals for Philadelphia to make it 6-3.

Resch stopped 37 shots, including a penalty shot by Propp.

Boston 2, Hartford 1--Rookie Randy Burridge set up Barry Pederson for the first Bruin goal and scored the second himself on a breakaway at Boston.

The Whalers’ Sylvain Turgeon spoiled Boston goalie Pat Riggin’s first shutout bid of the season with his 21st goal, this one with a little over five minutes to play. Hartford goalie Mike Liut faced 47 shots.

Pittsburgh 4, Minnesota 3--Dan Frawley scored 38 seconds into overtime to give the Penguins the win at Bloomington, Minn. The North Stars received goals from Dino Ciccarelli and Dirk Graham 59 seconds apart late in the third period to tie the game.