Matthew Lombardi scored two goals and Jonas Gustavsson stopped all 25 shots he faced as Toronto blanked the Islanders by a 3-0 score Monday night at Air Canada Centre.
Rick Nash had an impressive individual effort for the Blue Jackets, but the Columbus captain was outweighed by a full team effort from Pekka Rinne, Mike Fisher, and the Nashville Predators.
Bobby Ryan has 14 points in his last 18 games -- think it's helping the Ducks just a little? Well, he did have two goals in last night's 3-2 win over the Avalanche.
Does it surprise you at all that the Red Wings are in first place at some point in every season? They are now after a 3-2 shootout win over the Coyotes.
The Blue Jackets had yet to be shut out this season, but Pekka Rinne and the Nashville Predators were happy to remind them that all good things come to an end.
Do you think the Ducks will be the team to make a second-half push toward the playoffs? Winning 6 of their last 7, including a 6-2 win over the Coyotes helps their case, for sure.
Despite giving Ryan Miller the night off, the Buffalo Sabres met misfortune after misfortune as their road wins continue after a 6-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Despite a series of lineup changes for the Leafs, they were unable to hold a 2-0 lead and defeat their division rival, the Senators. Instead, Toronto ended up losing 3-2 and now falls a little further back in the standings than they would like to be, while Ottawa keeps moving up.
After losing their last seven straight, the Lightning needed all the help they could get against the Stanley Cup champions.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 27 shots he faced for his fourth shutout of the year and received offensive support from three New York goal scorers to lead the Rangers to a 3-0 victory over Nashville, snapping the Predators' five-game winning streak.
