National Hockey

MONTREAL — A bench brawl. Two starting goalies exiting with injuries. A dominant 6-3 victory from the home team. The long wait for a full-house playoff game at the Bell Centre culminated in a night that won’t soon be forgotten.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler returned to the New Jersey Devils' lineup on Friday night for Game 3 of the first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes. Siegenthaler had been out since Feb.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Simon Nemec came up with a big play when the New Jersey Devils needed a boost.

MONTREAL (AP) — Christian Dvorak broke a tie at 4:17 of the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the first-round series to 2-1.

MONTREAL (AP) — The Capitals and Canadiens each lost their No. 1 goaltender in Game 3 of their first-round series on Friday night.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of their first-round NHL playoff series.

MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes started stretching in the hallway a few minutes before he made his NHL playoff debut, coming in to relieve starting goaltender Samuel Montembeault, who left Friday's game after initially try

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers are waiting to see if captain Aleksander Barkov will be able to play Saturday when their playoff series resumes against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Hagel will miss Game 3 of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s first-round playoff series after getting suspended for his late hit that knocked Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov out of Game 2 .

MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens winger Patrik Laine is out for Game 3 of their first-round series Friday against the Washington Capitals with an upper-body injury. Laine was the only player to miss the team's morning skate.