Mathieu Garon stopped 29 shots for his 17th career shutout to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
Rick Nash, Derick Brassard and Kyle Wilson had goals and Jake Voracek added two assists for the Blue Jackets, who have won six of eight.
Garon, a second-round pick by the Canadiens in the 1996 draft, played three seasons for Montreal. He improved to 8-0-4 in home games since joining Columbus as a free agent last year.
SENATORS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2
In Toronto, Sergei Gonchar and Erik Karlsson scored power-play goals 2:26 apart in the second period as Ottawa beat slumping Toronto.
Mike Fisher had the other goal for the Senators on a penalty shot.
Brian Elliott appeared poised to become the third straight goalie to blank the Maple Leafs until Francois Beauchemin trickled a point shot by him at 5:15 of the third period.
Clarke MacArthur also scored for the Maple Leafs. Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf left in the second period with an apparent injury to his left leg.
WILD 1, SHARKS 0
In St Paul, Minnesota, Niklas Backstrom stopped 36 shots and Andrew Brunette scored the game’s only goal as Minnesota shut out the powerful San Jose Sharks.
The Sharks held an 18-4 shots advantage midway through the second, but found themselves trailing after Brunette scored a 5-on-3 goal with 7 minutes left in the period.
The Wild killed five power plays, highlighted by a key stop with 7 minutes remaining in the third.
The Sharks entered as the top power-play team in the NHL at 31.6 percent.
CANUCKS 4, OILERS 3
In Edmonton, Alberta, Raffi Torres scored a hat trick against his former team as Vancouver withstood a late charge to beat Edmonton for its fourth straight win.
Daniel Sedin also scored for the Canucks (6-3-2), who won for the first time on the road this season. Vancouver plays seven of its next eight away from home.
Dustin Penner, Ryan Jones and Gilbert Brule scored for the Oilers (3-5-2), who have one win in their past eight games after a 2-0 start.
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