Penguins edge Canadiens

| January 21, 2012 8:00 PM

Evgeni Malkin scored in his fifth straight game and added the lone goal in the shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 5-4 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.

Pittsburgh won its fifth straight, with Malkin capping a two-goal third-period rally with his 25th of the season with 2:43 left in regulation. The NHL scoring leader then beat Peter Budaj in the shootout.

Dustin Jeffrey scored twice and added an assist for Pittsburgh.

Blackhawks 3, Panthers 1: Patrick Kane ended a seven-game goal drought and set up linemate Jonathan Toews' breakaway score in host Chicago's win over Florida.

Hurricanes 3, Capitals 0: At Raleigh, N.C., Jussi Jokinen scored two goals, Cam Ward made 23 saves for his 18th career shutout and Carolina beat Washington.

Lightning 2, Stars 1: Teddy Purcell scored twice, leading Tampa Bay at Dallas.