Tuesday's NHL roundup

The Dallas Stars fired second-year coach Jim Montgomery on Tuesday for what the team called unprofessional conduct.

General Manager Jim Nill said Montgomery had acted inconsistently with "core values and beliefs of the Dallas Stars and the National Hockey League."

He did not elaborate.

Nill said he became aware Sunday of an act by Montgomery and the decision to fire him came after an internal investigation that included discussions with the team's general counsel.

Nill said only that it was not because of a criminal act, had no connection to players, past or present, and didn't involve another employee of the team.

Nill, who hired Montgomery, called the incident a "total surprise."

Rick Bowness, who came on an assistant coach with Montgomery, was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.

The move by the Stars came one day after NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league will work swiftly to make changes to better deal with personal conduct issues raised by players and former players in recent weeks, including allegations of racism and physical abuse by coaches.

Montgomery's firing reportedly is not related to that kind of misbehavior. The team has not elaborated on the reason for his dismissal.

Montgomery was 60-43-10 as the Stars coach after being hired in the summer of 2018 from the University of Denver for his first head coaching job in the NHL.

The league has been rocked by allegations over the past month, some of them going back years.

Calgary coach Bill Peters resigned last month after accusations by former NHL player Akim Aliu that Peters had directed racist slurs toward him while the two were in the minors a decade ago, an allegation the NHL is looking into.

Coach Mike Babcock was accused of verbal abuse after he was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Chicago assistant Marc Crawford is being investigated for alleged physical abuse of players.

Dallas 2, New Jersey 0: Ben Bishop made 26 saves, 16 in the third period, and Dallas won at home, hours after firing Jim Montgomery.

Vegas 5, Chicago 1: Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves in his return to the lineup and the host Golden Knights beat the Blackhawks. It was Fleury's first game in net since the death of his father, Andre.

Winnipeg 5, Detroit 1: Blake Wheeler, Andrew Copp and Patrik Laine scored in a two-minute span in the second period as the Jets dealt the Red Wings their 12th consecutive loss.

Montreal 4, Pittsburgh 1: Tomas Tatar's 10th goal of the season ended Tristan Jarry's franchise-record shutout streak at 177 minutes, 15 seconds and sparked the Canadiens to a victory in Pittsburgh.