Patrik Elias scored the only goal of a shootout and Martin Brodeur earned his fourth shutout in the last 10 games as the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 1-0 in the NHL on Tuesday.
Elias connected in the fourth round, snapping a shot past Henrik Lundqvist’s glove.
With the shutout, Brodeur extended his NHL record to 107, making 51 saves through overtime and four more in the shootout.
Lundqvist stopped 45 through overtime to earn his second shutout this season.
LIGHTNING 7, CAPITALS 4
At Tampa, Florida, Martin St Louis scored the go-ahead goal as Tampa Bay ended a 12-game losing streak to Washington.
After the Lightning blew a three-goal lead, St Louis’ 250th career goal put Tampa Bay up 5-4 lead with 2:32 left in the second.
The right wing extended his point streak to 11 games (11 assists, 17 points).
Steven Stamkos had a pair of power-play goals as the Lightning took a 4-1 first-period lead. Vincent Lecavalier, Stephane Veilleux, Kurtis Foster and Jeff Halpern had the other Lightning goals. St Louis added two assists.
Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and Tampa Bay’s Steve Downie had a confrontation late in the third, but Washington right wing Matt Bradley skated in front of Ovechkin and fought Downie.
SHARKS 3, COYOTES 1
At Glendale, Arizona, Patrick Marleau scored two more goals to stay ahead of the NHL with 31 and added an assist to help lead San Jose past slumping Phoenix.
Dany Heatley scored his 27th goal and Joe Thornton added his league-leading 49th assist for the Sharks, who won their second straight and third in a row over the Coyotes.
THRASHERS 6, SENATORS 1
At Atlanta, Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists as Atlanta clinched their first regulation victory in 21 games.
The Thrashers, who had lost 11 of their previous 12, were coming off an embarrassing 8-1 home loss to Southeast Division rival Washington on Saturday.
Atlanta goaltender Ondrej Pavelec made 30 saves and the Thrashers held Ottawa to 0 for on power plays.
In Tuesday’s other games, it was:
• Islanders 6, Red Wings 0
• Flyers 6, Stars 3
• Hurricanes 4, Maple Leafs 2
• Blues 4, Blue Jackets 1
• Predators 5, Oilers 3
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