Henrik Lundqvist made 33 saves to earn his second shutout of the season, and Brandon Dubinsky and Lauri Korpikoski provided the offense in the Rangers’ 2-0 victory against the host Ottawa Senators on Saturday night
Lundqvist, selected during the week for his first N.H.L. All-Star Game, stopped 27 shots in a 4-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Monday to pick up his first shutout this year. He allowed five goals in a loss to Montreal on Wednesday, but bounced back against Ottawa after taking a game off.
He has 19 career shutouts in four N.H.L. seasons.
Dubinsky ended a 19-game drought without a goal when he scored his sixth of the season in the first period. Korpikoski followed with his second goal of the season, giving the Rangers a cushion in the third period.
“It’s been a struggle for me to score goals,” said Dubinsky, who scored his first goal since Nov. 24. “I’ve had chances and felt like I was playing well and making good shots, but they weren’t going in for me.
“To have a gift like that is nice. Hopefully, the floodgates will open and they’ll start going in a little more now.”
Lundqvist’s performance spoiled a good outing by Senators goaltender Brian Elliott, who was making his second start. Elliott made 25 saves. Ottawa had just returned from a 1-6-1 trip.
Elliott, the American Hockey League goalie of the month in December, was called up in an effort to give the Senators a spark. He played well, but the Senators had no answers against Lundqvist as they were shut out for the fourth time this season.
DEVILS 5, KINGS 1 Travis Zajac, Patrik Elias, Zach Parise, Brian Rolston and Jamie Langenbrunner scored for the Devils at Los Angeles. Devils goaltender Kevin Weekes made 32 saves.
COYOTES 1, STARS 0 Kyle Turris scored in the fifth round of the shootout to lead Phoenix past visiting Dallas.
Ilya Bryzgalov made 38 saves in regulation and overtime, then stopped three of five in the shootout for the Coyotes.
RED WINGS 3, SABRES 1 Mikael Samuelsson scored the go-ahead goal with 2 minutes 34 seconds and added an assist to lead host Detroit to its sixth straight win.
BLUE JACKETS 4, WILD 2 Nikita Filatov became the first Columbus rookie to score three goals, helping the Blue Jackets beat visiting Minnesota.
PREDATORS 4, BLACKHAWKS 1 David Legwand scored twice for host Nashville. Legwand, a center playing his second straight game at left wing, has scored three goals since the switch.
FLYERS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 1 Jeff Carter scored his league-leading 28th and 29th goals in the third period to help Philadelphia win its season-high eighth straight home game.
CANADIENS 5, CAPITALS 4 Sergei Kostitsyn scored Montreal’s fourth third-period goal with 21.2 seconds remaining to help the Canadiens extend their winning streak to four games.
AVALANCHE 5, PENGUINS 3 David Jones had two goals and an assist, Andrew Raycroft made 21 saves and host Colorado won its third straight.
BRUINS 5, HURRICANES 1 Michael Ryder had two goals and David Krejci added a goal and two assists for host Boston.
The Bruins have won 12 of 14 and led the N.H.L. with 66 points pending the outcome of San Jose’s game later at Vancouver. The Sharks had 65 points going in.
PANTHERS 8, THRASHERS 4 Ville Peltonen scored twice in a five-goal third-period outburst as host Florida set a season high for goals.
AROUND THE LEAGUE Bruins forward Marco Sturm will have left knee surgery Tuesday to repair a meniscus and possibly the anterior cruciate ligament. He could miss the rest of the season. ... Columbus acquired left wing Mike Blunden from Chicago in a trade for right wing Adam Pineault.
He has 19 career shutouts in four N.H.L. seasons.
Dubinsky ended a 19-game drought without a goal when he scored his sixth of the season in the first period. Korpikoski followed with his second goal of the season, giving the Rangers a cushion in the third period.
“It’s been a struggle for me to score goals,” said Dubinsky, who scored his first goal since Nov. 24. “I’ve had chances and felt like I was playing well and making good shots, but they weren’t going in for me.
“To have a gift like that is nice. Hopefully, the floodgates will open and they’ll start going in a little more now.”
Lundqvist’s performance spoiled a good outing by Senators goaltender Brian Elliott, who was making his second start. Elliott made 25 saves. Ottawa had just returned from a 1-6-1 trip.
Elliott, the American Hockey League goalie of the month in December, was called up in an effort to give the Senators a spark. He played well, but the Senators had no answers against Lundqvist as they were shut out for the fourth time this season.
DEVILS 5, KINGS 1 Travis Zajac, Patrik Elias, Zach Parise, Brian Rolston and Jamie Langenbrunner scored for the Devils at Los Angeles. Devils goaltender Kevin Weekes made 32 saves.
COYOTES 1, STARS 0 Kyle Turris scored in the fifth round of the shootout to lead Phoenix past visiting Dallas.
Ilya Bryzgalov made 38 saves in regulation and overtime, then stopped three of five in the shootout for the Coyotes.
RED WINGS 3, SABRES 1 Mikael Samuelsson scored the go-ahead goal with 2 minutes 34 seconds and added an assist to lead host Detroit to its sixth straight win.
BLUE JACKETS 4, WILD 2 Nikita Filatov became the first Columbus rookie to score three goals, helping the Blue Jackets beat visiting Minnesota.
PREDATORS 4, BLACKHAWKS 1 David Legwand scored twice for host Nashville. Legwand, a center playing his second straight game at left wing, has scored three goals since the switch.
FLYERS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 1 Jeff Carter scored his league-leading 28th and 29th goals in the third period to help Philadelphia win its season-high eighth straight home game.
CANADIENS 5, CAPITALS 4 Sergei Kostitsyn scored Montreal’s fourth third-period goal with 21.2 seconds remaining to help the Canadiens extend their winning streak to four games.
AVALANCHE 5, PENGUINS 3 David Jones had two goals and an assist, Andrew Raycroft made 21 saves and host Colorado won its third straight.
BRUINS 5, HURRICANES 1 Michael Ryder had two goals and David Krejci added a goal and two assists for host Boston.
The Bruins have won 12 of 14 and led the N.H.L. with 66 points pending the outcome of San Jose’s game later at Vancouver. The Sharks had 65 points going in.
PANTHERS 8, THRASHERS 4 Ville Peltonen scored twice in a five-goal third-period outburst as host Florida set a season high for goals.
AROUND THE LEAGUE Bruins forward Marco Sturm will have left knee surgery Tuesday to repair a meniscus and possibly the anterior cruciate ligament. He could miss the rest of the season. ... Columbus acquired left wing Mike Blunden from Chicago in a trade for right wing Adam Pineault.
