Senators move past Bruins

Filip Kuba scored 3 minutes, 7 seconds into overtime Friday night as the host Ottawa Senators moved into first place in the Northeast Division with a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

After taking a pass from Daniel Alfredsson, Kuba beat Carey Price with a slap shot from the top of the left faceoff circle. Erik Karlsson assisted on Kuba's winner, giving him four points in his last three games and 71 points in 71 games on the season.

Kuba scored on Ottawa's 33d shot as the Senators passed idle Boston for first place in the Northeast, although the Bruins have two games in hand.

Colin Greening also scored for the Senators, while Tomas Plekanec had a goal for the Canadiens.

The Senators snapped a two-game skid and earned a little redemption from their 3-2 shootout loss in Montreal on Wednesday night. They have also earned points in five straight games.

Ben Bishop faced just 14 shots for Ottawa.

Despite the loss, the Canadiens also have points in five straight games, including three wins, as they continue to climb from the basement of the Eastern Conference.

Despite 10 combined power plays through the first two periods, there was only one goal scored - and it was short-handed.

Carolina Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner has been suspended for two games without pay by the NHL for kicking St. Louis Blues forward Scott Nichol during a game.

The incident occurred in the second period of Carolina's 2-0 home victory Thursday night. Skinner was not assessed a penalty on the play. He later scored his 20th goal of the season.

Based on his salary, the suspension will cost Skinner $9,729.72, with the money going to the NHL's players' emergency assistance fund. - Associated Press