Vincent Lecavalier scored the go-ahead goal with 5:04 remaining Thursday as the Tampa Bay Lightning overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3.
Lecavalier, who also had two assists, was positioned in the low slot when he redirected Darryl Sydor's shot past Jose Theodore.
"Obviously, it feels good coming back," Lecavalier said. "It proves we've got a lot of character. Everybody stepped up to the plate."
Martin St. Louis and Brad Richards each scored two goals for the Lightning.
Saku Koivu had a goal and two assists for the Canadiens. Andrei Markov and Jan Bulis scored the other Montreal goals.
"It's always OK if you get some points," Koivu said. "But when you blow the lead, it's pretty frustrating."
Hurricanes 3, Capitals 3
In Raleigh, North Carolina, Pavel Brendl scored late in the third period as Carolina drew with Washington.
Marty Murray and Sean Hill each scored for the Hurricanes, 0-5-2 in their last seven home games. Kevin Weekes had 18 saves for Carolina, which outshot Washington 41-21.
Jeff Halpern had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, who had won the previous four meetings this season. Olaf Kolzig had 38 saves.
Panthers 5, Penguins 1
In Sunrise, Florida, Niklas Hagman ended a 30-game drought with two goals to help Florida extend Pittsburgh's franchise-record losing streak to 13 games.
Darcy Hordichuk, Olli Jokinen and Valeri Bure also scored for the Panthers, who have won three in a row for the first time this season. The victory was Florida's eighth straight against Pittsburgh. Ryan Malone scored a short-handed goal for the Penguins, who haven't won since beating Philadelphia 2-1 on Jan. 12.
Maple Leafs 4, Blue Jackets 1
In Toronto, Gary Roberts and Darcy Tucker scored power-play goals, and Ed Belfour made 18 saves in his first start in almost two weeks as Toronto downed Columbus.
Belfour, who missed three games with a back injury, was rarely tested.
Tie Domi and Mikael Renberg also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won seven of their last 10 games.
Marchant scored the lone goal for the Blue Jackets, who have the worst road record in the NHL (3-17-4-2).
Senators 3, Bruins 2, OT
In Ottawa, Martin Havlat's second goal of the game 1:23 into overtime gave Ottawa the win over Boston.
Havlat, who put Ottawa on top 2-0 in the second period, beat Felix Potvin for the winner, his 19th goal this season. The Senators have two straight wins after a season-high three-game losing streak.
Boston defenseman Jiri Slegr scored with 40.4 seconds remaining in regulation and the Bruins salvaged a point despite ending a season-high six-game winning streak.
Ted Donato scored a short-handed goal for Boston.
In other NHL games: Flyers 2, Rangers 1; Avalanche 4, Blues 0
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