SCOREBOARD
Tuesday, Dec. 18
Anaheim at San Jose (10:30 p.m. EST). Two Pacific Division rivals complete a home-and-home series.
STARS
Sunday
-John Madden and Martin Brodeur, Devils. Madden scored two goals and Brodeur made 29 saves, including a game-turning penalty shot stop, in New Jersey’s 4-2 win over Philadelphia.
-Joel Perrault, Coyotes, scored twice and added an assist in his second game of the season, a 5-1 win over the Rangers.
-Tomas Vokoun, Panthers, made 43 saves in Florida’s 3-1 victory over Chicago.
RETURNS
, sat out the first part of this season while contemplating retirement. He let the team know on Dec. 5 that he was returning, and began working out with his teammates.
STREAKING
Calgary won its fifth in a row on the road, 5-3 over St. Louis on Sunday. … San Jose has won six in a row on the road after a 2-1 shootout win over Anaheim.
SIZZLING
Calgary’s top line of Jarome Iginla, Kristian Huselius and Daymond Langkow combined for 12 points in a 5-3 win over St. Louis on Sunday. Iginla had two goals and two assists, Huselius scored a goal and added four assists and Langkow added two goals and an assist.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Andy McDonald scored a goal and added an assist in his St. Louis debut, but the Blues lost 5-3 to Calgary on Sunday.
SLUMPING
St. Louis has dropped four in a row, going 0-3-1 after a 5-3 loss to Calgary on Sunday. … Chicago dropped its second straight and sixth in its last seven games after a 3-1 loss to Florida.
SPEAKING
“Maybe they’re eating a lot of carrots. Better eyesight.” – Phoenix coach Wayne Gretzky after his team hit the four-goal mark for the fourth time in six games with a 5-1 win over the New York Rangers on Sunday.