NHL NEWS JAN 17 – DETROIT RED WINGS, NY ISLANDERS EARN SHUTOUT VICTORIES

The Detroit Red Wings and Islanders each secured victories on Monday backstopped by shutouts from their respective goaltenders.

Jared Coreau (18 saves) posted his second shutout of the season (also Jan. 5 at LAK) to backstop the Red Wings to victory. Thomas Vanek scored the only goal of the contest to extend his point streak to six games (5-4—9).

Thomas Greiss (32 saves) recorded his first shutout of the season and the fifth of his NHL career to backstop the Islanders to a 4-0 win. The Islanders blanked the Bruins in a road game for the first time in franchise history.

NHL NEWS AND MUSINGS

• Jujhar Khaira, a third-round selection (63rd overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft, scored the first goal of his NHL career (17 GP) to help the Oilers pick up their third consecutive win
• The Lightning earned their first road win vs. LAK since Jan. 12, 2009 (3-1 W), snapping a four-game slide (0-4-0)
• Sabres forward Jack Eichel scored twice and has recorded 10 goals in 22 games this season
• Jets forward Mark Scheifele (1-1—2) reached the 20-goal mark for the second straight season
• Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom (1-0—1) extended his point streak to seven games (4-9—13)
• Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin (3-6—9) and Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin (2-4—6) each extended their point streak to five games
• Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, Bruins left wing Brad Marchand and Hurricanes left wing Brock McGinn were named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Jan. 15
• Hockey pioneer Willie O’Ree dropped the ceremonial first puck as part of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony prior to the Kings-Lightning game at STAPLES Center.

MONDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
NY Islanders 4, BOSTON 0
BUFFALO 4, Dallas 1
DETROIT 1, Montreal 0
Tampa Bay 2, LOS ANGELES 1
SAN JOSE 5, Winnipeg 2
PITTSBURGH 8, Washington 7 (OT)
EDMONTON 3, Arizona 1

TUESDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
Dallas @ NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Carolina @ Columbus, 7 p.m.
Buffalo @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa @ St. Louis, 8 p.m.
New Jersey @ Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Chicago @ Colorado, 9 p.m.
Florida @ Calgary, 9 p.m.
Nashville @ Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Tampa Bay @ Anaheim, 10 p.m.