SCOREBOARD
Wednesday, March 19
Anaheim at Dallas (8:30 p.m. EDT). The second-place Ducks are one point ahead of the Stars in the Pacific Division.
Thursday, March 20
Colorado at Calgary (9 p.m. EDT). The Avalanche and Flames are tied with 84 points, but Calgary has a game in hand.
STARS
Tuesday
-Alexander Ovechkin, Capitals, scored his league-leading 58th goal and added two assists, leading Washington to its fourth straight victory, 4-2 over Nashville.
-Manny Malhotra, Blue Jackets, scored two goals for the second straight game as Columbus blanked Calgary 3-0.
-Curtis Glencross, Oilers, scored two third-period goals as Edmonton won its third straight and handed Phoenix its third straight loss, 8-4.
-Sean Avery, Rangers, scored twice as New York defeated Pittsburgh 5-2.
SNAPPED
Brad Boyes scored his 38th goal and was the only player to score in the shootout as St. Louis ended a 10-game road losing streak with a 4-3 win over Montreal on Tuesday night.
SHUTOUTS
Backup goalie Fredrik Norrena made 18 saves for his first shutout of the season and fourth of his career as Columbus blanked Calgary 3-0 Tuesday night.
ONE-SIDED
Philadelphia kept hold on eighth place in the Eastern Conference and stopped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over Atlanta on Tuesday night, the Flyers’ 10th straight series win against the Thrashers. The Flyers haven’t lost to Atlanta since November 2005 and Antero Niittymaki improved to 9-0 against the Thrashers, despite Ilya Kovalchuk’s 50th goal.
STANDINGS
San Jose beat Los Angeles 2-1 Tuesday night for its ninth straight win on the road. The Pacific Division-leading Sharks improved to a league-best 26-8-3 on the road and became the first team in NHL history with two road winning streaks of nine or more games in the same season.
SCORING
Alexander Ovechkin scored his league-leading 58th goal and added two assists to give him a league-best 102 points and Washington a 4-2 victory over Nashville on Tuesday night. He became the first Capitals player to record a second 100-point season.
SLUMPS
The Islanders have just one goal over their past two games, losing their sixth straight overall and fifth straight at home Tuesday night, 3-1 to Toronto. The Islanders’ 177 goals are fewest in the NHL. … Nashville lost its fifth straight home game, 4-2 to Washington.
SPEAKING
“It’s been painful and everything that could happen, happens. Guys shooting the puck 10 feet wide, it hits somebody and goes in the net. It was just a great effort, though, tonight. It was a great win for us and the mood in there is beautiful.” – Goalie Manny Legace after the Blues got their first road win in more than a month, 4-3 in a shootout over Montreal on Tuesday night.