Canadiens top Islanders

After a slow start, the Montreal Canadiens scored three unanswered goals to top the New York Islanders, 3-1, on Tuesday.

Carey Price made 37 saves for the Canadiens, who have won five of their last six games.

Montreal got second-period goals from Andrei Markov and Brendan Gallagher, and David Desharnais added an insurance marker late in the third period to seal the win.

Kyle Okposo scored for the Islanders eight minutes into the game, but they wouldn't light the lamp again as they lost their four-game winning streak.

Chad Johnson got the start in net for New York and made 18 saves on 21 shots.

[SportsNetwork.com]