SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
Boston 5, OTTAWA 0
FLORIDA 2, Montreal 0
WASHINGTON 5, New Jersey 2
ST. LOUIS 3, Carolina 2
NASHVILLE 3 Minnesota 0
Los Angeles 4, VANCOUVER 3
TRIO OF SHUTOUTS HIGHLIGHT SATURDAY SCHEDULE
Tuukka Rask (BOS), James Reimer (FLA) and Juuse Saros (NSH) all recorded their second shutout of the season:
* Rask made 25 saves to register his 40th career shutout and help the Bruins (21-10-6, 48 points) improve to 15-3-2 in their past 20 GP and extend their point streak to eight contests (6-0-2). Rask, who became the second goaltender to record 40 shutouts with the Bruins, improved to 10-0-1 in his last 12 appearances, posting a 1.29 GAA, .952 SV% and two shutouts over that span.
* Reimer recorded 38 saves to post his second shutout in three games and guide the Panthers (17-16-5, 39 points) to their fifth consecutive victory, a run that includes four straight home wins. Reimer has posted at least 35 saves eight times this season, including three instances during Florida’s current win streak.
* Saros turned aside all 29 shots he faced to help the Predators (23-10-5, 51 points) improve to 12-4-2 at Bridgestone Arena this season and move into first place in the Central Division standings. Nashville has posted a shutout in three of its past four victories dating to Dec. 14.
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NHL Short Notes
TROTZ CLIMBS ALL-TIME LIST IN ANOTHER CAPITALS HOME WIN
Nicklas Backstrom (1-2—3), John Carlson (1-2—3) and Alex Ovechkin (0-3—3) each collected three points to lead the Capitals (24-13-3, 51 points) to their eighth straight win at Capital One Arena, moving the club into first place in the Metropolitan Division.
* Washington, who are tied for first in the NHL with 16 home wins this season (w/ TBL), posted 15 consecutive home wins in 2016-17 en route to leading the League in home wins (32) and home points (66; tied).
* Head coach Barry Trotz was behind the bench for the 737th win of his NHL career, surpassing Lindy Ruff(736) for sole possession of fifth on the NHL’s all-time list.
QUICK CLICKS
· 2018 Winter Classic time-lapse
· Fan reminders for Winter Classic
· For Benoit Pouliot, playing in cold will be another warm experience
· Henrik Lundqvist hopes to stay perfect outdoors for Rangers (via Nicholas J. Cotsonika)
SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION
NHL CLOSES 2017 WITH EIGHT-GAME SLATE
The final day of 2017 features eight NHL games, including a doubleheader on Sportsnet in Canada that begins at 3:30 p.m. ET when the Maple Leafs (23-13-2, 48 points) visit Vegas for the first time to face the Western Conference-leading Golden Knights (25-9-2, 52 points). Vegas has earned at least one point in 11 consecutive games, including an active six-game win streak – both runs are the longest by an NHL team in its inaugural season.
* At 7 p.m. ET, the Jets (22-11-6, 50 points) aim to reclaim first place in the Central Division standings when they face the Oilers (17-18-3, 37 points) for the second time in five days.
SABRES, RANGERS SET TO PRACTICE AHEAD OF WINTER CLASSIC
The Sabres (10 a.m. ET) and Rangers (1:30 p.m. ET) will take to the ice outdoors at Citi Field in Queens today to practice ahead of Monday’s 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic (1 p.m. ET on NBC, SN, TVAS & NHL.TV).
* NHL Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President Steve Mayer provided a private tour of Citi Field and tickets to the Winter Classic to a group of Rangers fans who missed the team’s last home game after the ferry they were travelling on got stuck on a sandbar.
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