NHL ROUNDUP : LeClair’s Goal, Assist Beat the Rangers, 3-2

John LeClair scored a goal and set up another as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers, 3-2, at Montreal on Saturday night.

The league-leading Rangers, beaten at home by Calgary last Wednesday, have lost two in a row for the first time since they lost three consecutively in October.

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In other games: Sylvain Cote and Alan May scored a minute apart early in the second period at Landover, Md., as the the Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 4-1. . . . Daren Puppa made 28 saves to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at St. Petersburg before 26,023. . . . Doug Brown and Martin Straka scored in the second period to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 2-2 tie with the Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh. . . . Sean Burke got his second shutout in four days as the Hartford Whalers defeated the New York Islanders, 6-0, at Hartford. . . Thomas Steen scored with 67 seconds left in regulation to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Ottawa. . . . Cam Neely had his 12th goal in 10 games to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-2 tie with the Florida Panthers at Boston. . . . Goaltender Felix Potvin got his first victory since Dec. 18, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks at Toronto.