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NHL-Highlights of Saturday's NHL games

Feb 6 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Saturday's National Hockey League games. - - Canadiens 5, Oilers 1 Tomas Plekanec scored a goal and added three assists to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at the Bell Centre. Brendan Gallagher, Lars Eller, P.K. Subban and Tom Gilbert also scored for Montreal (25-24-4), who snapped a four-game losing streak. - - Rangers 3, Flyers 2 (shootout) In a feisty game that featured 48 penalty minutes, the New York Rangers forced overtime in the final seconds of regulation before stealing a 3-2 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. Mats Zuccarello and center Derek Stepan scored in the shootout to win it. - - Capitals 3, Devils 2 (shootout) Alex Ovechkin scored the deciding goal in a shootout to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center. Adam Henrique and Joseph Blandisi scored third-period goals to help the Devils erase a 1-0 deficit. - - Red Wings 5, Islanders 1 Dylan Larkin and Tomas Tatar each had a goal and an assist to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders at Joe Louis Arena. Tomas Jurco, Kyle Quincey and Mike Green also scored for Detroit, who broke a five-game home losing streak. The Red Wings' last win at Joe Louis Arena came on Dec. 20. - - (Editing by Peter Rutherford)