New Jersey 2, Pittsburgh 0
Cory Schneider made 35 saves to record his 17th career shutout as New Jersey improved to 13-3-3 in its last 19 home games.
Ottawa 2, Carolina 1
Mark Stone scored 4:46 into overtime and rookie netminder Andrew Hammond tied a 76-year-old league record to lift surging Ottawa to its fourth consecutive victory.
Buffalo 2, Boston 1
Tyler Ennis scored the lone goal in the first round of the shootout as visiting Buffalo snapped a seven-game losing streak.
Montreal 3, Florida 2
Defenseman P.K. Subban scored to snap a tie late in the second period and Dustin Tokarski made 21 of his 41 saves in the third as visiting Montreal moved back into first place in the Atlantic Division.
Minnesota 3, Nashville 2
Defenseman Matt Dumba one-timed a feed from Zach Parise past Pekka Rinne 22 seconds into overtime to lift visiting Minnesota over Nashville.
Winnipeg 5, San Jose 2
Blake Wheeler scored twice and added an assist as host Winnipeg moved into the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Chicago 4, NY Islanders 1
Captain Jonathan Toews collected two goals and two assists and Marian Hossa tallied twice as host Chicago breezed to its third straight victory.
St. Louis 4, Calgary 0
Brian Elliott made 25 saves to set a franchise record for shutouts and Alexander Steen scored twice as visiting St. Louis moved into sole possession of first place in the Central Division.
Vancouver 4, Philadelphia 1
Alex Burrows broke a tie with two goals in a 17-second span of the third period and host Vancouver improved its playoff chances with a victory over struggling Philadelphia.