NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Alex Edler scored in the sixth round of a shootout and Vancouver beat Nashville 4-3 for its fifth win in six games.
The Canucks improved to 2-1 in the season series against the team they ousted in six games in the Western Conference semifinals last season, winning all three games in Nashville.
Roberto Luongo stopped 37 shots for the win.
Alex Burrows had the only other Vancouver goal in the shootout. Ryan Kesler, Byron Bitz and Daniel Sedin scored in regulation for the Canucks.
Colin Wilson, Mike Fisher and Sergei Kostitsyn scored for Nashville.
CAPITALS 4, PANTHERS 0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mathieu Perreault scored with 13 seconds elapsed, Alex Ovechkin had two goals and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 Tuesday night to take over first place in the Southeast Division.
Former Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun stopped 42 shots in his fourth shutout of the season, the second against Florida.
Jason Chimera contributed a goal and an assist to help the Capitals supplant the Panthers atop the division. Washington has 60 points and Florida is at 59 with a game in hand.
Winning the Southeast title is imperative to both teams, because the runner-up may not end up among the eight Eastern Conference teams that qualify for the playoffs.
With the win, the Capitals jumped from ninth place to the third seed. Florida is now in ninth, on the outside looking in.
DEVILS 1, RANGERS 0
NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Brodeur stopped 30 shots for his first shutout of the season and the record 117th of his NHL career, and New Jersey beat the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers for its fifth consecutive win.
Brodeur was sharp and steady throughout, despite going several stretches without facing much action. David Clarkson gave him all the offence he needed with a power-play goal in the first period.
The Rangers
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