With an assist on Artturi Lehkonen's 14th goal of the season, defenseman Andrei Markov collected career point No. 572 to tie Guy Lapointe for the second-most points by a Montreal Canadiens defenseman on Tuesday night.

Markov hit the milestone feeding Lehkonen who buried a fluky one-timer past Dallas Stars netminder Kari Lehtonen late in the third period. Consequently Markov was then serenaded with a standing ovation by the Montreal faithful.

While the 38-year-old now needs just a single point to move into sole possession of second place, it will take an extra 311 points if Markov is to catch Larry Robinson who sits atop the list with 883 points.

Meanwhile Markov still sits third among franchise defensemen with 119 goals and will once again match Lapointe for second all-time with 47 more goals.

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The Philadelphia Flyers went into play Tuesday with a 0.2 percent chance to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs, according to Sports Club Stats. And they'll live another day thanks to Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson.

With Philly trailing 2-1 with six minutes left in the third period, Anderson put the puck perfectly on Jordan Weal's stick. Only problem: Weal's a Flyer.

Making matters worse, Anderson was behind his net, making Weal's gift even better.

The forward made no mistake, the game eventually went to a shootout, where the Flyers prevailed.

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RALEIGH, N.C. - Lee Stempniak and Joakim Nordstrom scored about five minutes apart in the first period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 Tuesday night in the teams' second meeting in two nights.

Jordan Staal and Elias Lindholm also scored for Carolina and Cam Ward stopped 21 shots. The Hurricanes have earned a point in 12 straight games (8-0-4) to move four points out of the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot.

The Red Wings beat the Hurricanes on Monday in a makeup game rescheduled from Dec. 19 when a Freon leak at PNC Arena made for unplayable ice. Tuesday's contest was regularly scheduled.

The postponement resulted in three games in the three days for the Red Wings. They won the first two but visibly struggled with their energy in the finale to snap a four-game point streak.

Tomas Nosek scored his first NHL goal and Jimmy Howard made 29 saves for Detroit.

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Shoot all you want, Sergei Bobrovsky is not about to let you pile up goals.

The Columbus Blue Jackets netminder made that abundantly clear during his club's 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night, turning aside 41 shots to earn the victory.

Columbus' win marked the fourth straight game in which Bobrovsky has registered 35 or more saves. He's allowed no more than one goal in any of those appearances:

Bobrovsky entered the Tuesday night tilt as the league leader in save percentage, goals against average, and wins, while ranking second in shutouts - his seven blank sheets are just one fewer than Braden Holtby's eight.

The Russian backstopper has now won nine of his past 10 appearances, further increasing his already strong chances at a second career Vezina Trophy win.

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This one's going on Joel Armia's fridge.

The Winnipeg Jets forward scored a brilliant goal Tuesday, going end to end, fighting off one Devils forward, dangling past another two New Jersey players, before roofing the puck past Cory Schneider.

Oh, and it was a shorthanded marker, if it wasn't already ridiculous enough. There's more: The goal tied the game at 3-3, and the Jets took the extra point in the shootout.

No. 9 on the season for Armia, but definitely No. 1 in his heart.

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Jimmy Howard isn't a fan of freebies, refusing to give Victor Rask one Tuesday night when the Carolina Hurricanes forward had him dead to rights in front of the net.

The Detroit Red Wings netminder sprawled to make a dazzling glove stop, keeping the score at 3-0 for Carolina and leaving Rask searching for his first goal in two weeks.

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Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer was hoping to stick it to his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, on Tuesday night, but he was forced from the game in the second period after a collision with forward Brian Boyle.

Reimer covered up a loose puck at the side of the net, and Boyle caught him on the head - accidentally, by the looks of it - as he skated around the cage.

The netminder was ruled out of the remainder of the game with an upper-body injury. He's had issue with concussions in the past. Reto Berra replaced him.

Reimer was actually unable to finish Monday's game in Buffalo, after he was collided with, again taking a shot to the head.

The Panthers are still alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race, but need every win they can get their hands on - and some help.

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No Frederik Andersen, no problem.

Curtis McElhinney did his best imitation of his goaltending partner Tuesday night, robbing Florida Panthers forward Reilly Smith with a desperation paddle save.

As fate would have it, Smith scored later in the period to cut the Maple Leafs' lead to 2-1.

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No Frederik Andersen, no problem.

Curtis McElhinney did his best imitation of his goaltending partner Tuesday night, robbing Florida Panthers forward Reilly Smith with a desperation paddle save.

As fate would have it, Smith scored later in the period to cut the Maple Leafs' lead to 2-1.

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Minnesota Wild winger Zach Parise had to be helped off the ice during his club's matchup against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.

Midway through the first period, Parise took a stick to the face from Tom Wilson near center ice, before colliding with Jay Beagle as he fell.

The winger was in considerable pain before he eventually left the ice and headed down the tunnel. Wilson was handed a double-minor penalty for the incident.

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