NHL NEWS NOV 8 – RASK BLANKS SABRES TO CLIMB BRUINS ALL-TIME LIST

NHL NEWS NOV 8 – Tuukka Rask turned aside all 32 shots he faced to improve to 7-1-0 this season (1.74 GAA, .941 SV%, 2 SO) and backstop the Bruins to their fourth victory in their last five outings. Rask registered the 32nd shutout of his NHL career to pass Tim Thomas (31) for sole possession of third on the franchise’s all-time list:

Most Shutouts, Bruins History
74 – Tiny Thompson
35 – Frank Brimsek
32 – Tuukka Rask
31 – Tim Thomas

NHL MUSINGS

• Claude Julien, the franchise’s all-time leader in wins among head coaches, earned his 400th career victory behind the Bruins bench
• Cal Clutterbuck scored the go-ahead goal at 9:11 of the third period to help the Islanders snap a three-game skid (0-1-2)
• Islanders captain John Tavares (0-1—1) extended his point streak to five games (1-4—5)
• The Jets signed defenseman Jacob Trouba to a two-year contract
• The Las Vegas expansion franchise will announce its name and logo on Nov. 22
• Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov, Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford and Rangers center Kevin Hayes were named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week
• Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman dropped the ceremonial puck at Barclays Center
• Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop wore a special helmet decal to honor Veterans Day in the United States
• Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller wore a special helmet decal to commemorate Remembrance Day in Canada.

MONDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
BOSTON 4, Buffalo 0
NY ISLANDERS 4, Vancouver 2
FLORIDA 3, Tampa Bay 1

TUESDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
Carolina @ New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Vancouver @ NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Detroit @ Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Edmonton @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
San Jose @ Washington, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Boston @ Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa @ Nashville, 8 p.m.
Dallas @ Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Arizona @ Colorado, 9 p.m.