SCOREBOARD
Saturday, Dec. 8
N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay (7:30 p.m. EST). The Islanders have lost five in a row and haven’t scored more than three goals in 17 straight contests.
STARS
Friday
-Henrik Zetterberg, Red Wings, recorded his second career three-goal game in Detroit’s 5-0 win over Minnesota.
-Evgeni Nabokov and Milan Michalek, Sharks. Nabokov made 27 saves and Michalek scored with 15 seconds left in the second period to lead San Jose past Phoenix 1-0.
-Brad Boyes, Blues, had two goals in St. Louis’ 4-3 win at Edmonton.
-Jose Theodore and Milan Hejduk, Avalanche. Theodore made 28 saves, Hejduk scored his 99th career power-play goal and Colorado edged Philadelphia 2-1.
MAKE IT NINE
New Jersey pushed its winning streak to nine games, matching the third-best in team history, with a 3-2 win over Washington on Friday night. The Devils are two wins away from tying their second-best streak and four from matching the record.
NEW YUCH, NEW YUCH
The New York Islanders lost their fifth straight game Friday night, 3-0 to Florida. The Islanders have failed to score more than three goals in each of their last 17 games, including two shutouts in December. … The New York Rangers lost for the second straight night and third consecutive time overall with their 4-2 defeat at Atlanta. They have been outscored 14-4 during the slump.
FLYING WINGS
Detroit extended its winning streak to five games with Friday night’s 5-0 win over Minnesota and has collected points in eight of the last nine contests since its three-game losing streak.
NO-NO-NO NABOKOV
San Jose’s Evgeni Nabokov shut out Phoenix for the third straight time, making 27 saves in a 1-0 win over Phoenix on Friday night. The Sharks have won all four meetings between the teams this season.
SWEET MUSIC
St. Louis is 9-2-1 in its last 12 games after holding off Edmonton 4-3 on Friday night. The Blues moved past Columbus for sole possession of second place in the Central Division.
MAGIC LEGWAND
Nashville forward David Legwand has signed a six-year, $27 million contract extension through the 2014-15 season. Legwand holds franchise records with 304 points, 113 goals, 28 game-winning goals, 10 overtime points and 15 multiple-goal games.
SPEAKING
“He came to me right away when he hit me. And before we fought and after we fought he was apologizing. It was a pretty standup move; I respect what he did. You don’t want to see anyone get hit from behind, let alone yourself.” – Florida defenseman Bryan Allen on a hard check by New York Islanders captain Bill Guerin on Thursday night.