NEW YORK — Goalie Anton Khudobin made 28 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3-0 Friday.



Defenseman Brett Bellemore, center Jeff Skinner and left-winger Nathan Gerbe (empty-netter) scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the third time in four games.



Lightning 4, Blackhawks 0: Center Steven Stamkos scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning made their first home game in two weeks a good one with a 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.



Tampa Bay (38-19-6) got superb play in goal from Ben Bishop and the Lightning posted their second shutout of the season. It was the sixth time Chicago failed to score.



Islanders 2, Flames 1: Jaroslav Halak set a franchise record for wins by a goalie in a single season when he made 26 saves as the New York Islanders edged the Calgary Flames 2-1.



The win was the 33rd of the season for Halak, whose Islanders triumphed for the eighth time in 11 games.



Bruins 3, Devils 2 (OT): Center Ryan Spooner scored his first goal of the season at 2:46 of overtime to lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.



Ducks 4, Kings 2: The Anaheim Ducks scored four unanswered goals in the final period to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 and gain a small measure of revenge after being eliminated by their fierce rivals in last season’s playoffs.



Avalanche 5, Stars 4 (SO): Center Ryan O’Reilly scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche edged the Dallas Stars 5-4. — Reuters