Highlights of Saturday's National Hockey League games

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Jets 3, Canadiens 2

Winnipeg scored two third-period goals to break a 1-1 tie and spoil Claude Julien's first game as Montreal's coach.

Julien had been hired by the Canadiens on Tuesday after being fired by the Boston Bruins on Feb. 7.

Mathieu Perreault and Patrik Laine both scored in the third period for Winnipeg.

Perreault put the Jets ahead 2-1 at 1:16 with a backhand shot past Carey Price from the slot after Dustin Byfuglien carried the puck along the right boards and made a centering pass.

Laine collected his 28th goal into an empty net with 1:17 remaining.

Andrei Markov scored in the first period to give Montreal a 1-0 lead. Joel Armias' shorthanded goal in the second tied it.

Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for Winnipeg (27-29-5) with Price having 30 saves for Montreal (31-20-8), which extended its losing streak to three games.

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Red Wings 3, Capitals 2

Henrik Zetterberg scored the winner in the fifth round of the shootout as Detroit ended Washington's six-game winning streak.

After Zetterberg's goal, Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek made a sliding pad save to foil Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and clinch the victory. Mrazek stopped four of the five shots he faced.

The victory ended a four-game losing streak and a five-game winless slide for the Wings.

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Sabres 3, Blues 2

Evander Kane had a goal and an assist as Buffalo snapped St. Louis' six-game winning streak.

Nicholas Baptiste and Ryan O'Reilly also scored for the Sabres (26-23-10), who won their third game in a row. Robin Lehner made 37 saves.

Vladimir Tarasenko and Scottie Upshall scored for the Blues (31-23-5). Jake Allen made 26 saves. (Editing by Gene Cherry)