SCOREBOARD
Monday, Dec. 3
Phoenix at Pittsburgh (7:30 p.m. EST). Coyotes goalie Ilya Bryzgalov has dropped three straight decisions after winning the first four once he was claimed off waivers from Anaheim.
STARS
Sunday
-Mathieu Garon, Oilers, made 25 saves and Edmonton shutout Anaheim 4-0.
-Martin Brodeur, Devils, stopped 23 shots and New Jersey beat Atlanta 3-2.
STREAKING
New Jersey has won seven straight after a 3-2 shootout win over Atlanta on Sunday. The winning streak is the Devils longest since they closed out the 2005-6 season with 11 in a row. … Minnesota won its fourth straight, 2-1 at home against Vancouver. …
SLUMPING
Atlanta lost for the fourth time in the past five games after a 3-2 shootout defeat on Sunday.
SNAPPED
Roberto Luongo’s shutout streak ended at 210 minutes, 34 seconds in Vancouver’s 2-1 loss to Minnesota on Sunday.
SPEAKING
“He’s a good goalie, one of the best ever. You need to be real good and real sharp to beat that guy.” – Atlanta’s Ilya Kovalchuk about Martin Broduer. The Devils All-Star goalie denied Kovalchuk in a shootout to preserve New Jersey’s 3-2 win on Sunday.