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NHL: Pittsburgh 5, Montreal 4

MONTREAL, March 18 (UPI) -- Andre Roy's third-period goal gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 5-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

John LeClair and Ryan Malone each had a goal and two assists while Ryan Whitney a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who have won three of their last four contests.

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Marc Andre-Fleury gave up four goals but stopped 42 of 46 Montreal shots.

Sheldon Souray scored a pair of power-play goals and Jan Bulis and Garth Murray also scored for Montreal, which has lost three straight games.

David Aebischer -- struggling for the second straight time since being acquired at the trade deadline from Colorado as the new Montreal goaltender -- allowed five goals for the second consecutive game.

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