SUNRISE, Florida — P.A. Parenteau scored the winning shootout goal to lift the Montreal Canadiens over the Florida Panthers 2-1 here Tuesday night. Parenteau's shot glanced off the glove of Roberto Luongo and went into the net in the third round of the shootout. Jonathan Huberdeau missed on the ensuing attempt, and Montreal improved to 5-1 in shootouts. The Canadiens have won four in a row — including three on the road — and seven of eight. Montreal owns a three-game winning streak against the Panthers. Brendan Gallagher scored in regulation for Montreal, and Dustin Tokarski had 36 saves in his first start in 11 games. Nick Bjugstad scored Florida's goal. Luongo stopped 33 shots for the Panthers, who lost at home for the first time in four games. The crowd of 19,614 was Florida's largest on home ice. Predators 3, Blues 2: Shea Weber's short-handed goal with 10:58 left earned Nashville a 3-2 win over St Louis in a battle of Central Division powers. Weber, who also scored early in the game, got loose on a two-on-one breakaway before firing a wrist shot that beat Blues goalie Brian Elliott high to the stick side. Elliott, who was activated from injured reserve earlier in the day after being out since Nov. 25 with a sprained right knee, looked sharp as he made 44 saves. Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne was not as busy as he made 25 saves for his 24th win. In other games, Vancouver won 3-1 at San Jose, beating the Sharks for the seventh-straight time in the clash of Pacific Division rivals. Edmonton's David Perron netted the shootout winner to give the Oilers a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles, snapping a run of nine successive defeats for the league's bottom team. Girgensons and 5 Blackhawks top All-Star votes Buffalo center Zemgus Girgensons and five Chicago Blackhawks' standouts lead in voting for the National Hockey League All-Star Game ahead of Thursday's ballot deadline, the league announced Tuesday. The top six vote-getters will be assured of spots in the 2015 NHL All-Star Game, to be played January 25 at Columbus, Ohio. Girgensons, a 20-year-old who is the only Latvian in the NHL, sets the voting pace with 1,466,077. He has 11 goals in 37 games this season for the Sabres and his all-star cause has been aided by a social media campaign in his homeland to support him. Blackhawk standouts are runaway leaders for the other all-star berths on offer. Behind Girgensons among forwards are Chicago's Patrick Kane at 1,075,304 and Jonathan Toews at 1,061,691 in the all-star spots with Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby next at 704,792 followed by two more Blackhawks in Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa. Among defensemen, Chicago's Duncan Keith set the pace at 1,044,124 with Brent Seabrook next at 875,686. The closest chaser to an all-star spot was Montreal's P.K. Subban at 667,427. Among goaltenders, Blackhawks netminder Corey Crawford led on 955,385 with Montreal's Carey Price a distant second at 566,149. — Agencies
