nhl roundup Monday’s games

Rangers 3, Predators 0

NEW YORK

Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves in his second shutout of the season and the New York Rangers beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 Monday night for their ninth straight victory at home. Rick Nash, Derek Stepan and Kevin Hayes scored for the Rangers, who won for the 11th time in 12 games overall and improved to 16-3-2. New York’s 34 points are tied with Dallas and Montreal for most in the NHL. The shutout was the 57th in regular-season play for Lundqvist and his second against Nashville.

Kings 3, Panthers 1

SUNRISE, FLA.

Jonathan Quick bounced back from a poor performance and Alec Martinez scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period to lift Los Angeles over Florida. Marian Gaborik and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the Kings, and Quick stopped 31 shots.

Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 3, SO

TORONTO

David Krejci scored the only goal in a shootout and Patrice Bergeron extended his point streak to eight games as Boston beat Toronto to sweep a home-and-home series. Brad Marchand scored twice and Zac Rinaldo also had a goal in regulation for the Bruins.

Blues 2, Sabres 1

BUFFALO, N.Y.

Troy Brouwer and Robby Fabbri scored third-period goals that pushed St. Louis past Buffalo. Jake Allen made 24 saves in the win, the Blues’ second against Buffalo in the last week. Fabbri was credited with the go-ahead goal when Josh Gorges inadvertently put a rebound into his own net. David Legwand scored for the Sabres, winless in their last five games.

Flyers 3, Hurricanes 2, OT

PHILADELPHIA

Rookie defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere scored 24 seconds into overtime on a power play to give Philadelphia a victory over Carolina. Brayden Schenn and Claude Giroux had goals in regulation for the Flyers, who snapped a scoreless drought that reached nearly 3 hours while earning just their third win in 14 games.

Capitals 1, Oilers 0

WASHINGTON

Dmitry Orlov scored with 6:32 left in the third period, Braden Holtby made 33 saves and Washington edged Edmonton. Tom Wilson started the game-winning play by coming up with a puck in the right corner. He quickly sent it across the ice to Orlov, who fired a high slap shot past goalie Anders Nilsson from the left circle.

Avalanche 4, Jets 1

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

Cody McLeod scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period to help Colorado beat Winnipeg. Former Jets defenseman Zach Redmond’s shot from in close clipped McLeod and rolled past Winnipeg goalie Michael Hutchinson at 6:45.

Associated Press