NHL ROUNDUP : Whalers Rally to Defeat Canadiens, 4-3

Geoff Sanderson had his second consecutive two-goal game and Pat Verbeek and Robert Kron also scored as the Hartford Whalers rallied for three goals in the third period and edged the Montreal Canadiens, 4-3, Wednesday night at Hartford, Conn.

Sanderson, who has five goals in four games, broke a 2-2 tie with a shorthanded goal at 6:50 of the third period. Just 2:30 earlier, Verbeek had pulled the Whalers even with a quick wrist shot from the low slot.

Kron capped the third-period uprising with his first of the season at 8:21, a tap-in from the right post off a feed from Randy Cunneyworth.

Frank Pietrangelo turned aside 32 shots for the Whalers.

New York Rangers 6, Quebec 4--The Rangers set a franchise record with six power-play goals and overcame a 3-0 deficit at New York.

Brian Leetch’s second goal of the game, at 18:57 of the second period, gave New York its first lead and Alexander Karpovtsev scored his first career goal at 10:52 of the third for the Rangers.

St. Louis 5, Detroit 2--The Blues won their third in a row as Phil Housley and Kevin Miller each scored twice at Detroit.

The Blues played without Brett Hull, who was scratched from the lineup because of an injury to the abdominal wall muscle. It was the third game Hull has sat out.

Toronto 7, Washington 1--Rob Pearson and Wendel Clark each scored twice at Toronto as the Maple Leafs improved to 4-0 and the Capitals fell to 0-5. Toronto is off to its best start since 1944-45.