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LAS VEGAS -- Kirby Dach scored midway through the third period to cap a Montreal Canadiens rally and end the Golden Knights' six-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory over Vegas on Tuesday afternoon.
The Canadiens scored the game's final three goals after trailing 2-0 late into the second period to win for the sixth time in seven games.
Cole Caufield and Emil Heineman also scored for Montreal, and Sam Montembeault stopped 27 shots and saved two point-blank shots in the final 14 seconds. Jake Evans' five-game goal streak ended.
MAPLE LEAFS 3, ISLANDERS 1: David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored as host Toronto beat New York to move into a tie with idle Florida for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. Joseph Woll made 30 saves for Toronto.
CAPITALS 3, BRUINS 1: Jakob Chychrun scored his 11th goal of the season to tie for the most among NHL defensemen, and Washington beat Boston at home.
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Chychrun matched Colorado's Cale Makar and Columbus' Zach Werenski. The pending unrestricted free agent is off to a productive start, with 25 points in 32 games.
BLUES 6, BLACKHAWKS 2: Cam Fowler scored twice in his 1,000th NHL game, and St. Louis beat Chicago in the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field.
Chicago dropped its fifth consecutive game.
WILD 5, PREDATORS 3: Marco Rossi had two goals and an assist, and Minnesota scored a season-high three power-play goals to beat Nashville in St.Paul.
STARS 4, SABRES 2: Wyatt Johnston scored the tiebreaking goal in his 200th NHL game as Dallas beat visiting Buff alo. Jason Robertson had a goal and two assists for the Stars.
AVALANCHE 5, JETS 2: Casey Mittelstadt ended a 19-game scoring drought with a tiebreaking goal in the third period, and Colorado beat NHL-leading Winnipeg in Denver.
FLYERS 4, SHARKS 0: Travis Konecny scored his team-leading 17th goal in Philadelphia's road victory over San Jose.
RED WINGS 4, PENGUINS 2: J.T.Compher scored the go-ahead goal on the power play with 5:34 remaining, and Detroit went on to the home victory over Pittsburgh.
DUCKS 3, DEVILS 2: Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:24 to play, and Anaheim blew a two-goal lead in the third period before recovering to beat New Jersey at home.
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