Johnny Boychuk was not a happy man after losing to the Penguins.

The New York Islanders defenseman's point of contention was a hit delivered by Sidney Crosby moments before the Pittsburgh superstar scored the game-winning goal.

Here's a look at the play in question:

No harm, no foul in the eyes of the officials, while the NHL may take a closer look at Boychuk's critical comments.

(Video courtesy: NHL.com)

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The patrons were beginning to stir.

For at least one night, Frederik Andersen quieted the noise starting to dull the excitement around the Toronto Maple Leafs, anchoring a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers to help snap the club's four-game losing skid.

"It feels good," Andersen told TSN's Mark Masters. "When you have a bad game, you want to bounce back right away. It was nice to get in again and play well."

Allowing at least four goals in all but one start with Toronto entering the contest, the efficient performance had to have been a weight off Andersen's shoulders. But really, it did wonders across the board.

Mike Babcock, who worked to deflect from the topic all week, instead was eager to point out that Andersen was "by far" the Maple Leafs' best player on a night Mitch Marner recorded three assists.

"This would be as many good chances as we've given up all year probably and we turned the puck over as much as we have, period, but the goalie was good. It just goes to show you how important goaltending is. I'm real happy for Freddy."

And his team seemed appreciative, too.

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Nikita Kucherov was forced to leave Thursday's game in Montreal with an apparent injury, the extent of which is not yet known by Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper.

Kucherov left in the first period after this spill into the boards, but Cooper added the injury may not be directly related to the fall.

Additionally, Cooper indicated the injury is not a concussion, according to Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times.

In six games heading into Thursday's action, Kucherov had recorded one goal and six assists.

His status will likely be updated prior to Saturday's game against New Jersey.

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Nikita Kucherov was forced to leave Thursday's game in Montreal with an apparent injury, the extent of which is not yet known by Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper.

Kucherov left in the first period after this spill into the boards, but Cooper added the injury may not be directly related to the fall.

Additionally, Cooper indicated the injury is not a concussion, according to Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times.

In six games heading into Thursday's action, Kucherov had recorded one goal and six assists.

His status will likely be updated prior to Saturday's game against New Jersey.

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MONTREAL - Max Pacioretty scored the tie-breaking goal in Montreal's three-goal third period as the Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 Thursday night for their sixth straight win.

Alex Galchenyuk and Torrey Mitchell also scored to help Montreal improve to 7-0-1. Carey Price made 29 saves to win for the fourth time in four starts this season.

Alex Killorn scored the lone goal for the Lightning, who lost against an Eastern-Conference opponent for the first time this season. Ben Bishop stopped 23 shots.

With the scored tied 1-1, Pacioretty got the go-ahead goal at 10:23 by beating Bishop glove-side. Blown coverage by the Lightning left the Canadiens' captain all alone on the edge of the face-off circle, and Bishop couldn't see the shot with Andrew Shaw posted firmly in front of goal.

Montreal, coming off a 3-2 win at the New York Islanders the previous night, remained the only NHL team still undefeated in regulation.

Price beat Tampa Bay for the first time in his last eight starts (1-5-2). His previous win against the Lightning was on Dec. 28, 2013.

Price wasn't tested much in the early stages of the game as Tampa Bay didn't get its first shot until 12:14 had elapsed - Killorn from an extremely difficult angle.

After just a four-shot first period, the Lightning were more threatening in the second.

Killorn beat Price for the game's first goal with 3:52 left in the middle period by deflecting home a slap pass from Victor Hedman. Killorn snuck in behind defenseman Alexei Emelin, put himself in a good position just outside the crease and got enough of the puck for his team-leading sixth goal of the season.

The 27-year-old Killorn has scored in six of Tampa's seven games this season.

It was just the second time this season Montreal gave up the first goal of the game.

Price did his best to keep Montreal in the game at the start of the third period, robbing Ondrej Palat from close range with his toe.

Just minutes later, Galchenyuk beat Bishop for his second goal of the season to tie it at 6:12. With the Canadiens on the power play, Andrei Markov fooled the Lightning with a cross-ice pass instead of taking a shot on net. Galchenyuk made no mistake with the one-timer just above Bishop's glove. Jeff Petry got the play started with a spin move at the blue line.

Mitchell added the empty-netter in the game's final minute.

NOTES: Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov fell awkwardly into the boards in the first period, left the game and did not return. ... Canadiens D Mikhail Sergachev was a healthy scratch for the fourth consecutive game. ... Shea Weber saw his four-game point streak come to an end. ... Montreal leads the league with 25 points from its defensemen.

UP NEXT

Lightning: At New Jersey on Saturday night in the fourth game of a six-game trip.

Canadiens: Host Toronto on Saturday night.

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Games upon games.

Mark Scheifele and Tyler Seguin got creative in order to determine who left the ice last after warmup prior to a game between the Stars and Jets in Winnipeg on Thursday.

Fittingly, the home side won after scissors took out paper.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. - Devan Dubnyk made 38 saves for his second straight shutout and the Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Thursday night.

Ryan Suter had a goal and an assist, and Joel Eriksson Ek, Jason Zucker and Mikko Koivu also scored. The Wild went 2-1-1 on a four-game road trip to improve to 5-2-1.

Anders Nilsson made 18 saves in his second straight start for the Sabres. They have lost four in a row.

Minnesota built a two-goal lead in the first period, but Buffalo controlled the action in the second. Dubnyk made 19 saves, including 15 in the first 6:11 of the period, and the Wild killed two penalties.

Suter scored his third goal of the season 2:58 into the third period, sending a wobbly wrist shot from the right circle over Nilsson's glove. Koivu added an empty-net goal with 1:09 left.

Eriksson Ek scored at 4:51 of the first period when he played the puck off the right boards to elude defenseman Jake McCabe and snapped a shot over Nillson's left shoulder into the far corner of the net. The 19-year-old rookie has two goals and three assists in his first four games.

Zucker scored for the second straight game to make it 2-0 with 4:47 left in the first period. Taking a pass from Chris Stewart at the blue line, Zucker skated between two defenders into a breakaway and slipped a backhand beneath Nillson's left pad.

NOTES: Minnesota D Marco Scandella went to the locker room during the first period after getting his right leg tangled up in a scrum in front of the net. ... Wild D Jared Spurgeon (upper body) and F Erik Haula are both close to returning, coach Bruce Boudreau said. Spurgeon skated Thursday morning, while Haula did not. ... Sabres F Evander Kane (cracked ribs) missed his fifth straight game and C Jack Eichel (ankle) remains out indefinitely. ... Sabres D Rasmus Ristolainen played in his 200th NHL game on his 22nd birthday. He is the fourth-youngest player to appear in 200 games for the Sabres, according to Elias Sports Bureau. ... The Wild have gotten a point from every player in the lineup this season after D Nate Prosser, D Christian Folin and Scandella each recorded their first assists.

UP NEXT

Wild: Return home to play Dallas on Saturday.

Sabres: Host Florida on Saturday.

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How 'bout some Finnish flash?

Patrik Laine unleashed a laser into the top corner from his spot on the point on the Winnipeg Jets' power play, scoring the fifth goal of his rookie season Thursday versus the Dallas Stars. To celebrate, the No. 2 overall pick shifted weight onto his back leg and twirled his blade like a boss.

Looks as though he's settling into his new digs.

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There's no way Mitch Marner did that on purpose, is there?

The Toronto Maple Leafs rookie picked up his third assist of the night in stellar fashion after whipping a no-look, cross-crease pass onto the stick of Tyler Bozak for an easy tap-in past Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo.

The assists bring Marner's point tally on the season to six, and gives Maple Leafs further reason to be giddy about the future.

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They're bringing back the low bridge.

A week or so after Dmitry Orlov sent Matt Duchene somersaulting with a massive hip check in open ice, 6-foot-3 Philadelphia Flyers forward Sean Couturier crouched down low enough to send Anthony Duclair of the Arizona Coyotes head over heels.

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