The NHL Report /
Scores and fast facts
Carolina 2, St. Louis 1: Eric Staal scored his team-leading 18th goal, and the surging Hurricanes picked up points for the 10th time in 14 games in the month since Paul Maurice was rehired as coach.
New Jersey 4, Montreal 1: Scott Clemmensen made 33 saves, Jamie Langenbrunner and Zach Parise each had a goal and an assist, and the Devils won for the third time in four games.
Atlanta 4, Vancouver 3 (SO): Slava Kozlov and Erik Christensen had the shootout goals for the Thrashers, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Columbus 6, Colorado 1: Kristian Huselius scored twice and Steve Mason won his fourth straight despite having his shutout streak halted at three games and 199 minutes, 19 seconds. The Blue Jackets improved to 3-12-1 in Denver.
Phoenix 5, N. Y. Islanders 4: Shane Doan and Olli Jokinen each scored for the Coyotes and Doug Weight had a pair of assists for the Islanders to become the eighth American-born player to reach the 1,000-point mark.
Philadelphia at Anaheim: The Ducks were only 5-7-1 in December and had dropped four of five.
Around the rinks
Minnesota Wild: Marian Gaborik will have surgery on his injured left hip Monday and is expected to be out for about 10 weeks.
Compiled from News and wire service reports.
