Brodeur was sharp and steady throughout, despite going several stretches without facing much action. David Clarkson gave him all the offense he needed with a first-period power-play goal. Brodeur made it stand for the Devils, who didn’t need any help from Ilya Kovalchuk, who had 3 points in each of his previous three games.

The Rangers appeared to score the tying goal with 3.5 seconds left, but it was disallowed because Marian Gaborik was called for goalie interference when he crashed into Brodeur after being shoved from behind by New Jersey defenseman Anton Volchenkov.

Henrik Lundqvist took the loss, making 21 saves. He had been tied with Brodeur for the most shutouts (41) since the 2005-06 season.

Capitals 4, Panthers 0 - Mathieu Perreault scored with 13 seconds elapsed, Alex Ovechkin had two goals and host Washington beat Florida to take over first place in the Southeast Division.

Former Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun stopped 42 shots in his fourth shutout of the season, the second against Florida.

Jason Chimera had a goal and an assist to help the Capitals supplant the Panthers atop the division. Winning the Southeast title is imperative, because the runner-up may not end up among the eight Eastern Conference teams that qualify for the playoffs.

Islanders 1, Flyers 0 - Evgeni Nabokov made 45 saves and Frans Nielsen and John Tavares scored on Ilya Bryzgalov in a shootout, helping visiting New York beat Philadelphia.

Nielsen scored on the first shot in the shootout. After Nabokov stopped Danny Briere, Tavares fired one past Bryzgalov. Nabokov stuffed Wayne Simmonds to end it.

Canadiens 3, Penguins 2 - Tomas Plekanec scored on host Montreal’s eighth attempt in the shootout in a win over Pittsburgh.

Carey Price made 32 saves during regulation and stopped six of eight shooters in the tiebreaker, including Jason Williams on the Penguins’ final attempt.

Blue Jackets 3, Wild 1 - Rookie defenseman David Savard scored his first career goal and added an assist to lift host Columbus past Minnesota and give Todd Richards a win in his first game as coach against his former team.

Antoine Vermette added a power-play goal and Jeff Carter scored his second goal in as many games after missing 10 with a shoulder injury for Columbus.

Kings 3, Lightning 1 - Kyle Clifford and Dustin Penner had second-period goals to lead Los Angeles past host Tampa Bay.

Steven Stamkos got his NHL-leading 35th goal on his 22d birthday for the Lightning, who are 6-1-1 over their last eight games.

Jets 2, Maple Leafs 1 - Bryan Little scored the go-ahead in the second period as host Winnipeg beat Toronto. Phil Kessel scored his 30th goal for the Maple Leafs.

Canucks 4, Predators 3 - Alex Edler scored in the sixth round of a shootout, and visiting Vancouver beat Nashville for its fifth win in six games.

Edler beat Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne through his pads. Colin Wilson tried to extend the shootout for Nashville, but was stopped by goalie Roberto Luongo, who stopped 37 shots for the win.

Avalanche 5, Blackhawks 2 - Gabriel Landeskog broke a tie 38 seconds into the third period and David Jones added two goals, helping Colorado snap a five-game skid with a win over visiting Chicago.

Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane scored for the Blackhawks.

Blues 3, Senators 1 - David Perron scored twice and Brian Elliott made 28 saves as St. Louis handed host Ottawa its seventh straight loss. Chris Porter also scored for the Blues. Daniel Alfredsson scored for the Senators.

Coyotes 4, Stars 1 - Radim Vrbata scored his 25th goal and Mike Smith made 28 saves to lead Phoenix over host Dallas. Keith Yandle, Raffi Torres, and Derek Morris also scored for the Coyotes.