NHL Review Saturday December 30 2017

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.

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.

NHL Schedule for Sunday, Dec 31

Matchup	Time
Toronto@ Vegas	3:30 PM ET
Arizona@ Anaheim	4:00 PM ET
Tampa Bay@ Columbus	6:00 PM ET
Winnipeg@ Edmonton	7:00 PM ET
Pittsburgh@ Detroit	7:00 PM ET
NY Islanders@ Colorado	8:00 PM ET
San Jose@ Dallas	8:00 PM ET
Chicago@ Calgary	9:00 PM ET