NHL ROUNDUP : Montreal Wins Again on Road
Oleg Petrov had a goal and an assist Wednesday night as the Montreal Canadiens continued their fine road play with a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
Petrov scored the game’s decisive goal in the third period of his team’s third road victory in a row.
Buffalo 2, Dallas 1--Dominik Hasek had 29 saves and Randy Burridge and Pat LaFontaine each scored a goal to give the Sabres a win at Buffalo.
Buffalo took the lead at 12:32 of the second period on Pat LaFontaine’s goal.
Brad May sent a blind pass from behind the goal to Donald Audette, who one-timed his pass to LaFontaine.
Hartford 3, Ottawa 2--Frantisek Kucera scored his first goal of the season with 1:06 remaining to lift the Whalers at Hartford.
Kucera took a cross-ice pass from Geoff Sanderson and lifted the puck past Ottawa goaltender Don Beaupre for the Whalers’ third victory in 12 games.
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NHL Notes
New Jersey traded backup goaltender Chris Terreri to San Jose for a second-round pick in the 1996 entry draft.
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