NHL ROUNDUP : One to Remember for Maple Leafs’ Potvin

Felix Potvin stopped 29 shots for his first NHL shutout as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 4-0, Saturday night at Toronto.

The Maple Leafs turned in a solid defensive effort for the Montreal-born Potvin, who grew up a Quebec Nordique fan.

“This is a game I will always remember,” said Potvin, who switched his allegiance when Toronto drafted him in 1990. “This is special.”

The crowd of 15,720 gave Potvin and his teammates a standing ovation during the final minute of play. The last time Toronto shut out Montreal was in 1976.

“This was a win for Toronto, the community and the people,” veteran Mike Foligno said. “It was for bragging rights. On the way in tonight, everybody stopped me and said we have to beat Montreal.”

It was only the second time Montreal has been shut out this season.

Peter Zezel had a goal and an assist, and Mike Krushelnyski, Rob Pearson, and Mark Osborne also scored as Toronto won its second game in a row.

Maple Leaf Coach Pat Burns defeated Montreal for the second time in as many meetings since he left the Canadiens.

St. Louis 4, Detroit 3--Brett Hull scored two goals and Craig Janney had three assists at St. Louis as the Blues ended a two-game losing streak.

Former Detroit forward Kevin Miller scored what proved to be the game-winning goal late in the second period.

Pittsburgh 4, Calgary 3--The Penguins scored three unanswered goals in the second period at Calgary as they extended the Flames’ winless streak to 10 games.

Goalie Ken Wregget preserved the victory at 14:50 of the third period, stopping Joe Nieuwendyk’s penalty shot, which was awarded when Nieuwendyk was tripped from behind by defenseman Larry Murphy on a breakaway.

Winnipeg 8, Edmonton 5--Centers Stu Barnes and Thomas Steen each scored two goals at Winnipeg as the Jets extended their unbeaten streak to 10 games (9-0-1) and earned a team-record eighth consecutive home victory.

Barnes scored the winner at 13:15 of the third period on his rebound.

Quebec 4, Buffalo 3--Joe Sakic scored twice in the third period, including the winning goal at 12:48, as the Nordiques rallied to beat the Sabres at Quebec.

It was the third goal in two games for Sakic, who had missed six games because of an eye injury.

Tampa Bay 5, San Jose 1--Marc Bureau scored twice at Tampa as the Lightning ended a seven-game losing streak.

San Jose, playing the eighth of nine consecutive games on the road, has lost 10 in a row and 25 of its last 27. The Lightning had not won since Jan. 6 against the Kings at the Forum.

N.Y. Islanders 8, Philadelphia 4--Tom Kurvers scored two goals as the Islanders extended their unbeaten streak to four games (3-0-1) by beating the Flyers at Uniondale, N.Y., where the Islanders are 6-0-1 against the Flyers since the 1990-91 season.

Islander goaltender Mark Fitzpatrick, making his sixth consecutive start, had 32 saves in improving his record to 4-1-1 since a conditioning stint in the minors.

Washington 6, Ottawa 4--Pat Elynuik and Kevin Hatcher scored in a 36-second span of the third period at Landover, Md., as the Capitals rebuffed the Senators’ bid to gain their first point on the road.

Ottawa held a 2-1 lead after the first period and tied the score at 3-3 on a goal by Mark Fleer with 15:39 remaining. But the effort was wasted, and the Senators fell to 0-24 on the road and 1-18 over their last 19 games.

Boston 7, New Jersey 5--Joe Juneau scored twice and Adam Oates added a goal and three assists as the Bruins beat the Devils at Boston.

Dmitri Kvartalnov, Vladimir Ruzicka, Grigori Panteleyev and Dave Reid also scored for Boston.

Vancouver 3, Minnesota 3--Trevor Linden and Dixon Ward scored in the first 3:28 of the third period as the Canucks rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie the North Stars at Bloomington, Minn.

Pavel Bure, the NHL’s No. 2 goal-scorer, added his 44th goal and Kay Whitmore made 37 saves for the Canucks, who are 12-3-3 since Dec. 18.

Chicago 6, Hartford 2--Michel Goulet and Stephane Matteau scored power-play goals as the Blackhawks won at Hartford.

Jocelyn Lemieux scored a goal and had two assists. Brian Noonan, Keith Brown and Jeremy Roenick also scored for Chicago.