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 Blues 4, Capitals 3
Washington captain Alex Ovechkin became just the fifth player in NHL
history to record 30 goals in each of his first 10 NHL seasons, but
his two goals were not enough to stop streaking St. Louis on Sunday.
Left winger Alexander Steen also recorded two goals and an assist,
and right wingers Dmitrij Jaskin and Vladimir Tarasenko added goals
to lead the Blues to a hard-fought win.
The Blues played most of the game without defenseman Kevin
Shattenkirk, who left early in the first period with a lower-body
injury, and the final 34:35 without captain David Backes, who
received a game misconduct for boarding early in the second period.
St. Louis' ability to kill that five-minute penalty went a long way
in stretching their points streak to 11 games (10-0-1). The Blues
(32-13-4) allowed the Capitals (25-15-10), ranked fourth in the NHL
on the man-advantage, just two shots on the extended power play.
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Predators 4, Penguins 0
Carter Hutton recorded his first shutout of the season and
defenseman Roman Josi had a goal and an assist as Nashville blanked
Pittsburgh to hold on to first place in the Central Division.
Hutton, who has been filling in for star goaltender and MVP
candidate Pekka Rinne, made 21 saves. It was Hutton's second career
shutout -- the other one coming last April 5 against San Jose.
Rinne missed his seventh straight games with a knee injury. Hutton
has started six times in that stretch and posted a 3-1-2 record.
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Coyotes 3, Canadiens 2
Left winger Lauri Korpikoski's second goal of the game lifted
Arizona over Montreal.
Goaltender Louis Domingue, making his first NHL start, stopped 18
shots for the Coyotes (18-26-6), who managed just their second win
in their last 10 games. Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson also scored
for Arizona.
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Wild 4, Canucks 2
Minnesota scored goals two minutes apart in the second period and
held off a late Vancouver rally to win.
Left wingers Thomas Vanek, Zach Parise and Jason Zucker and
defenseman Jared Spurgeon scored for Minnesota, while center Mikael
Granlund added two assists. The Wild have won five of their last
seven games and improved their record to 23-20-6. (Editing By
Cameron French)
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