Islanders Blank Avs – NHL Roundup

UNDATED (AP) — The New York Rangers snapped out of their two-game funk by ending the Pittsburgh Penguins' seven-game winning streak.

Rick Nash scored a short-handed goal and had two assists as the Rangers blanked the Pens 5-0. Henrik Lundqvist handled 33 shots for his third shutout of the season and 53rd of his career, extending his team record.

Mats Zuccarello (zuk-ah-REH'-loh), Martin St. Louis (mahr-TAN' san loo-EE') and Kevin Klein scored 6:24 apart in the first period to give the Rangers a 3-0 lead, one game after they were beaten 3-1 to visiting Edmonton.

The Pens are 10-3-1 following their first regulation loss in seven road games.

Elsewhere on ice:

— Montreal was a 3-0 winner against Winnipeg as Carey Price handled 29 shots in his 1st shutout of the season and 26th of his career. Lars Eller, Alex Galchenyuk (gahl-CHEHN'-yuhk) and Tomas Plekanec (pleh-KAH'-nehts) did the scoring for the Canadiens.

— Jaroslav Halak (hah-LAHK') picked up his second consecutive shutout and 150th career victory by turning back 20 shots in the New York Islanders' 6-0 rout of Colorado. Ryan Strome (strohm) and Nikolai Kulemin (KOO'-leh-mihn) each had a goal and an assist to help the Islanders avenge their 5-0 loss to the Avalanche 10 days earlier.

— Jori Lehtera (YOHR'-ee LET'-ur-ah) scored a natural hat trick for the St. Louis Blues, providing the game's first goals in a 6-1 romp over Buffalo. Joakim Lindstrom had two goals to help goaltender Brian Elliott improve to 11-0-2 lifetime against the Sabres.

— Nashville has a three-game winning streak after Filip Forsberg and Mike Ribeiro (rih-BEHR'-oh) each had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators past Edmonton 3-2. The Predators are 10-3-2 despite failing to score the opening goal in 10 of their 15 games.

— Daniel Sedin (seh-DEEN') scored at 4:05 of overtime to complete Vancouver's 4-3 victory against Ottawa. The Canucks squandered three leads before winning for the eighth time in 10 games.

— Brad Richards and Marcus Kruger scored regulation goals for Chicago before Patrick Kane's shootout tally lifted the Blackhawks over Tampa Bay 3-2, stopping the Lightning's six-game winning streak. The Hawks have won two straight at home since a three-game losing streak at United Center.

— The Blue Jackets' losing streak has grown to nine games after Alex Ovechkin and Marcus Johansson each scored twice to lead the Capitals' 4-2 triumph over Columbus in Washington. Nicklas Backstrom and Andre Burakovsky (bur-ah-KAHF'-skee) had two assists apiece to help the Capitals win their third straight.

— Tuomo Ruutu (TOH'-moh ROO'-too) and Mike Cammalleri scored second-period goals as New Jersey downed Minnesota 3-1 to end a four-game skid and hand the Wild their fourth straight loss. Cory Schneider made 23 saves after stretching his season-opening starting streak to 16 games.

— Dallas ended a seven-game slide as Ryan Garbutt scored a short-handed goal with 1:16 remaining to lift the Stars past Arizona 4-3. Tyler Seguin's (SAY'-gihnz) two goals helped the Stars pick up their first victory since Oct. 24 at New Jersey.

— Jimmy Hayes and Aleksander Barkov scored 82 seconds apart in the first period to jumpstart Florida's 4-1 win over San Jose. Roberto Luongo (loh-AHN'-goh) stopped 21 shots and blanked the Sharks until midway through the third period.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Right wing Corey Perry and defenseman Francois Beauchemin (fran-SWAH' BOH'-sheh-mihn) have missed practice with the Anaheim Ducks due to a viral gland infection. They are being kept away from their teammates with the contagious condition. Both are undergoing further tests.

Perry has missed the Ducks' last three games after falling seriously ill and requiring intravenous fluids from a local hospital last week. The former NHL MVP is still tied for the league lead with 11 goals.