NHL ROUNDUP : Lemieux Continues Tear, Scores Four Goals Again

Mario Lemieux had his second consecutive four-goal game as the Pittsburgh Penguins stretched their winning streak to five with a 9-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night at Pittsburgh.

Lemieux has 30 career hat tricks but had never had consecutive games with at least three goals. Lemieux had four goals and two assists in Pittsburgh’s 7-5 victory over Washington on Thursday.

Lemieux has played in seven games since returning from 22 radiation treatments for Hodgkin’s disease. The illness kept him out of the lineup for two months.

Quebec 5, New Jersey 1--Chris Simon, acquired in the Eric Lindros deal with Philadelphia, scored his first NHL goal as part of a decisive, five-goal second period by the Nordiques at East Rutherford, N.J.

Buffalo 3, Tampa Bay 1--Alexander Mogilny became the seventh player in NHL history to score 70 or more goals in a season by scoring his NHL-leading 70th and 71st goals of the season at Tampa.

Detroit 7, Boston 4--The Red Wings scored four goals in an eight-minute span in the second period at Boston, ending the Bruins’ five-game winning streak.

New York Islanders 7, Vancouver 2--Defenseman Uwe Krupp recorded five points for the Islanders at Vancouver as the Canucks lost their third consecutive game.

Montreal 6, Chicago 2--Defensemen Lyle Odelein and Patrice Brisebois broke long scoring droughts to lift the Canadiens over the Blackhawks at Montreal.

Toronto 4, Edmonton 2--Rob Pearson broke a tie in the third period as the Maple Leafs extended their home unbeaten streak to 10.