NHL: Brodeur denies Rangers
Devils down Rangers, Capitals take top spot in Southeast
Last Updated: February 8, 2012 7:33am
Martin Brodeur: Bagged 117th career shutout
Martin Brodeur's record 117th career shutout saw the New Jersey Devils to their fifth straight victory as they beat the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers 1-0.
David Clarkson scored the all important power-play goal in the first period, and Brodeur stopped 30 shots.
The Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 with former Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun stopping 42 shots.
Victory also earned the Capitals top spot in the Southeast Division at the expense of the Panthers.
Alex Ovechkin (2), Mathieu Perreault and Jason Chimera got the goals.
Tomas Plekanec scored on Montreal's eighth attempt in the shootout as the Canadiens won 3-2 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Shootout
Evgeni Nabokov made 45 saves and Frans Nielsen and John Tavares scored
in a shootout as the New York Islanders edged Philadelphia 1-0.
A first career goal from rookie defenseman David Savard, who also had an assist, helped the Columbus Blue Jackets defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-1.
Second period goals from Kyle Clifford and Dustin Penner helped the Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1.
Brian Elliott made 28 saves and David Perron scored twice as the St Louis Blues won 3-1 over the Ottawa Senators.
The Vancouver Canucks had a fifth win in six games as a 4-3 shootout defeat of the Nashville Predators came courtesy of a sixth round goal by Alex Edler.
The Winnipeg Jets had a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs with Bryan Little scoring the go-ahead in the second period.
Phoenix were 4-1 winners over Dallas and Colorado beat Chicago 5-2.
