NHL ROUNDUP : Trade Pays Off Quickly for Canadiens

Center Pierre Turgeon didn’t wait too long to make his presence felt in Montreal.

Turgeon, obtained from the New York Islanders in a multi-player NHL trade hours earlier, scored the tying goal and assisted on two others, including the winner, as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Quebec Nordiques for the 10th time in their last 12 games, 6-5, Wednesday night at Montreal.

“I didn’t really think about how things would go,” Turgeon said. “I was so hyper.

“Everything happened so quickly. I just told myself to go out on the ice, and try to do my best to win a hockey game.”

Ater Turgeon tied it 5-5 at 9:36 Vincent Damphousse got the game-winning goal on a power play at 12:50.

“You can see the difference with an established center like Pierre,” said Damphousse. “He’s a superstar in this league.”

Winnipeg 4, Chicago 1-- Alexei Zhamnov scored two goals, including the game-winner, as the Jets ended an 11-game losing streak by beating the Blackhawks at Winnipeg under new interim coach Terry Simpson.

Earlier in the day, head coach and general manager John Paddock quit as coach so he could concentrate on making trades.

St. Louis 6, Toronto 4--Brett Hull scored his 22nd and 23rd goals as the Blues defeated the Maple Leafs at Toronto to extend their undefeated streak to seven games.

Hartford 8, Pittsburgh 4--Igor Chibirev scored his first NHL hat trick at Pittsburgh as the Whalers handed the Penguins their third loss in 18 home games this season.

New Jersey 2, Ottawa 0--Martin Brodeur notched his second shutout of the season as the Devils beat the Senators at Ottawa.

New York Rangers 5, Florida 0--After nearly five periods of scoreless hockey played between the Rangers and Panthers, Steve Larmer broke the drought late in the second period to lead the struggling defending Stanley Cup champions to a victory at Miami.

Detroit 5, San Jose 3--Bob Errey scored a tie-breaking goal against his former team as the Red Wings beat the Sharks at San Jose.

Errey, who was traded from the slumping Sharks to Detroit Feb. 27, beat San Jose goaltender Wade Flaherty at 6:07 of the third period to break a 2-2 tie.

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Notes

Dallas Stars center Mike Modano will miss the rest of the season because of a torn tendon in his left ankle. Modano suffered the injury Tuesday.