at Columbus 3, Calgary 0: Backup goalie...

at Columbus 3, Calgary 0: Backup goalie Fredrik Norrena made 18 saves for his first shutout of the season.

at Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 2: Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Vaclav Prospal scored and the Flyers kept their hold on the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

at N.Y. Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 2: Sean Avery posted his third two-goal effort in a month and Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves.

St. Louis 4, at Montreal 3 (SO): Brad Boyes scored his 38th goal and was the only player to score in the shootout.

Toronto 3, at N.Y. Islanders 1: The Maple Leafs won for the third time in four games.

Washington 4, at Nashville 2: Alexander Ovechkin had a goal and two assists and the Capitals won their fourth in a row.

at Edmonton 8, Phoenix 4: Curtis Glencross scored two third-period goals and the Oilers won their third in a row.

San Jose 2, at Kings 1: Joe Thornton and Patrick Rismiller scored for the Sharks.

*--* TODAY’S SCHEDULE *--*

*--* DUCKS at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Columbus at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. *--*