Saku Koivu and Mathieu Schneider scored first-period power-play goals Thursday and Montreal moved up the playoff ladder by downing the New York Islanders 5-1. The Canadiens reached 90 points for the season and moved into seventh place in the Eastern Conference -- one point in front of the New York Rangers.

A power-play goal from Mathieu Schneider 3:21 into overtime Friday gave the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 victory over Philadelphia. Scottie Upshall was sent to the penalty box for interference and it took the Canadiens exactly a minute to capitalize.

Bryan Little's power-play goal in the third period -- his second score of the night -- was the game-winner Tuesday in a 4-2 Atlanta win over the N.Y. Islanders. It was the Islanders' 10th consecutive defeat, their longest since losing 10 in a row Dec. 22, 1997, through Jan.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tomas Holmstrom scored a pair of powerplay goals and Chris Osgood stopped 26 shots to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday.