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NHL roundup: Lightning's Vasilevskiy gets 7th shutout of season

[January 23, 2018] Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 40 shots he faced for his league-leading seventh shutout of the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning held on for a 2-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night at the United Center.

Chris Kunitz and Yanni Gourde scored for Tampa Bay, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Tampa Bay leads the Eastern Conference with 67 points in 47 games.

Chicago lost its third game in a row and dropped to 1-4-0 in its past five contests. The Blackhawks were shut out for the fourth time this season and for the second time in the past three games.

Vasilevskiy stopped 13 shots in the first period, 17 shots in the second and 10 in the third to collect the 11th shutout of his career. The 23-year-old tied the franchise record for shutouts in a single season, matching Nikolai Khabibulin's total during the 2001-02 campaign.

Red Wings 3, Devils 0

Reserve goaltender Petr Mrazek posted his second consecutive shutout and Detroit downed New Jersey at the Prudential Center.

Mrazek turned aside 37 shots while notching his third shutout of the season. He blanked Chicago 4-0 on Jan. 14. The Red Wings lost their last two games with Jimmy Howard in goal.

Mrazek became the first Wings goaltender to record back-to-back shutouts since Dominik Hasek in January 2008.

Avalanche 4, Maple Leafs 2

The longest winning streak by any team in the National Hockey League this season just got a little longer.

Blake Comeau scored the game-winning goal with 7:43 remaining to help Colorado win its 10th consecutive game with a triumph over Toronto at Air Canada Centre.

The Avalanche also won their seventh straight game in regulation. They now have 57 points on the year and sit just two points behind St. Louis for third place in the Central Division.

Wild 3, Senators 1

With a snowstorm raging outside a half-full Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota emerged with a win over Ottawa in St. Paul, Minn.

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Jason Zucker's third-period goal was the difference-maker, as Minnesota improved to 7-0-2 in its past nine home games. It was the fourth consecutive game with a goal for Zucker, who is tied for the team lead with 19.

Zach Parise and Mikael Granlund also scored for Minnesota, and Alex Stalock had 37 saves in his eighth win of the season.

Coyotes 3, Islanders 2 (OT)

Nick Cousins scored his second goal of the game 2:21 into overtime, lifting Arizona to a win over New York at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz.

Cousins' seventh goal of the season was set up by Christian Fischer, who took the puck away and fed Cousins for a backhander that gave Arizona its second straight win. It was just the Coyotes' 12th victory in 49 games, allowing them to snap a tie with Buffalo for the fewest points in the NHL.

New York forced overtime with Anthony Beauvillier's second goal of the game and 12th of the season at 2:53 of the third period, giving him seven markers in the last six games. Beauvillier collected the rebound of Thomas Hickey's shot in the right circle and roofed a one-timer over Antti Raanta.

Sabres 2, Flames 1 (OT)

Jack Eichel scored the winning goal just as a power play expired and Chad Johnson stopped 32 shots to beat his former team as Buffalo claimed an overtime victory against Calgary in Calgary, Alberta.

Eichel, who had seven shots on goal in the affair, unloaded a one-timer set up by Rasmus Ristolainen for his 19th goal of the season while the Sabres were essentially still on a four-on-three advantage since Calgary's Mikael Backlund wasn't able to get back in the play from the penalty box.

It's the first time the Sabres have won at the Scotiabank Saddledome since early in the 2003-04 season. Calgary had won the seven previous meetings in the Stampede City. Buffalo also snapped a two-game losing skid.

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