Tuesday in the NHL | Hurricanes claim ninth straight win

Hurricanes shutout win over Bruins

Antti Raanta made 24 saves for his first shutout since March and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on Tuesday for a ninth straight victory.

Martin Necas, Jesper Fast and Jordan Martinook scored to help the Hurricanes extend their team-high one point streak to 15 games.

Raanta, who was making his third consecutive start, managed his 16^e career laundering. He only faced seven shots in the first and third periods.

The Blackhawks, who were going for back-to-back victories for the first time since late October, have lost nine of their last ten games. They were shut out in three of those losses.

Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek made 46 saves against one of his former teams.

Associated Press

Capitals blank Rangers 4-0

Darcy Kuemper was perfect on 32 shots as the Washington Capitals shut out the New York Rangers 4-0 on Tuesday night.

The Capitals have posted a sixth straight road win and have won 10 of their last 11 outings. The Washington squad has been 13-3-1 since Nov. 23.

Marcus Johansson, Erik Gustafsson, Lars Eller and Conor Sheary moved the ropes for the Capitals, who set the tone by taking advantage of a two-man power play to open the scoring midway through the first period.

Kuemper improved his career record against the Rangers to 7-1-0 and recorded his third shutout this season. The 32-year-old goaltender came to Washington after helping the Colorado Avalanche lift the Stanley Cup earlier in 2022.

Igor Shesterkin gave up three times on 29 shots for the Rangers, who had just won their last four home games.

Allan Kreda, Associated Press

Senators edge Bruins in shootout

Alex DeBrincat scored the only goal in the shootout and the Ottawa Senators snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Tuesday night.

DeBrincat and Tim Stutzle threaded the needle in the second period for the Senators, who saw Cam Talbot shine with 49 saves, including 26 in the final period.

Jake DeBrusk and Pavel Zacha replied in regulation time for the Bruins, who tied the game 2-2 with 3:33 remaining in the third period. Jeremy Swayman stopped 31 pucks.

Both teams allowed no goals in the first period, although the Senators got two breakaway chances from Brady Tkachuk and Stutzle.

In the second period, Patrice Bergeron thought he had given the Bruins a 1-0 lead, but the video replay confirmed that the sequence was offside.

Stutzle scored a goal that counted on the power play, but DeBrusk replied just over two minutes later. DeBrincat gave the Senators a one-goal lead just three minutes later.

Senators forward Drake Batherson assisted in both of his team’s goals and extended his one-point streak to 11 games. It’s the team’s longest winning streak since Jason Spezza’s 11 straight games in the 2011-12 season.

Darren Desaulniers, The Canadian Press

Barzal leads Islanders to 5-1 win

Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee each scored twice, Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Tuesday.

Hudson Fasching and Brock Nelson each had two assists and Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves in his 100^e game in the NHL. The Islanders have signed two consecutive victories.

Pierre-Olivier Joseph fought back for the Penguins and Tristan Jarry made 38 saves, but the Penguins lost for the third time in four games. The Pittsburgh squad began December with a seven-game winning streak.

Islanders forward Oliver Wahlstrom left the game after sustaining an upper-body injury in his first outing and did not return.

Wahlstrom made a solid check on Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel early in the first period. Joseph, Ruhwedel’s defensive partner, then sent Wahlstrom’s header against the boards in an effort to defend his teammate.

Associated Press

Jets suffer third straight loss

Jared Spurgeon, Mats Zuccarello and Frédérick Gaudreau all had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota Wild beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Samuel Walker scored his first career NHL goal as Sam Steel set up two goals for the Wild, which is 7-1-0 in its last eight outings.

Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 pucks in his 14^e game of the season for the Wild.

Pierre-Luc Dubois scored the only goal for the Jets, who suffered a third straight loss for the first time this season.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots for Manitoba, who continue to struggle with injuries. She has won only one of her last five games.

The Jets have used 27 skaters this season, tied for fifth among NHL teams. The latest player to make a stint is rookie forward Cole Perfetti, who suffered an upper-body injury a week ago.

Judy Owen, The Canadian Press

Maple Leafs beat Blues in overtime

William Nylander flashed the red light in overtime for the Maple Leafs after teammate TJ Brodie missed a penalty shot earlier in overtime and the Toronto squad beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 , tuesday.

Justin Holl, Alexander Kerfoot, Calle Jarnkrok and John Tavares also hit the mark for the Maple Leafs.

Ilya Samsonov made 30 saves and the Queen City club won its third straight game to improve to 10-2-1 in December.

Jordan Kyrou, Calle Rosen, Ryan O’Reilly and Justin Faulk scored for the Blues.

Jordan Binnington allowed five goals on 37 shots and the Blues lost their third straight game after winning four straight.

Nylander scored his 21^e goal of the season on a breakaway with 57 seconds left in overtime after forcing Vladimir Tarasenko into a turnover.