Monday's first period for Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom was a forgettable one, allowing two goals on 10 shots, but one save in particular should give him confidence going into the second.
The 26-year-old robbed Winnipeg Jets defenseman Paul Postma of a golden scoring opportunity with a beautiful glove stop.
Markstrom entered Monday's game with wins in his past two starts, stopping 32 of 34 shots on both occasions.
Quick surpassed John Vanbiesbrouck and Frank Brimsek, who both recorded 40 regular-season shutouts in their respective careers. Quick is tied with Mike Richter for the most playoff shutouts by an American goalie at nine.
CHICAGO - Kris Versteeg and Milan Lucic scored 18 seconds apart in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings routed the slumping Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on Monday night in a matchup of Western Conference powers looking for another championship ...
VANCOUVER - Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien missed Monday night's game against the Vancouver Canucks.
The 30-year-old didn't take part in the morning skate and was listed as a game-time decision, but didn't participate in warmups.
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BAIE-COMEAU, Que. - Matthieu Desautels struck twice as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar downed the visiting Sherbrooke Phoenix 5-2 on Monday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.
Fabrizio Ricci and Jordan Martel had a goal and two assists apiec...
Byfuglien, who didn't take part in the pregame warmup, was a game-time decision after missing the morning skate, after which Jets head coach Paul Maurice said the undisclosed ailment is unrelated to the injury that nearly caused Byfuglien to miss Saturday's win over the Colorado Avalanche.
The blue-liner leads all Jets' skaters in average time on ice (24:51), ranking third in assists (28) and points (44).
The Panthers held a 2-0 lead with seven minutes remaining in the final frame, but Kyle Okposo would put the Islanders on the board with a beautiful wrist shot over Luongo's left shoulder.
Less than two minutes later, the Islanders drew even as Josh Bailey potted home a rebound for his 12th of the season, to set up Clutterbuck's heroics.
It was incredible closing 20 minutes for the Islanders, who outshot the Panthers 17-7 in the third, while goalie Thomas Greiss finished the evening with 23 saves to record his first win since Jaroslav Halak was injured March 8.
The win draws the Islanders one point behind the rival New York Rangers as they battle for home ice in a potential first-round playoff matchup. They will visit another division rival Tuesday when they face the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The hit then sparked an entertaining fight with Panthers forward Reilly Smith, who received five minutes for fighting, two minutes for instigating and a 10-minute misconduct.
Lee has just 12 goals this season after a 25-goal campaign last year, but has been impressive of late with three goals in his last six outings.
Milan Lucic snapped one top corner on goaltender Corey Crawford to give the Kings a 2-0 lead, 18 seconds after Kris Versteeg scored his first goal with Los Angeles on a rebound in front.
The Buffalo Sabres have signed goaltender Jason Kasdorf to an entry-level contract after he recently completed his senior college season at R.P.I, the team announced Monday.
The 23-year-old was a sixth-round draft pick of the Winnipeg Jets in 2011, and was involved in the seven-player trade that also sent forward Evander Kane and defenseman Zach Bogosian to Buffalo.
Kasdorf finished his senior year with a 12-12-5 record, posting a 2.30 goals-against average and an impressive .931 save percentage.