Rookie Tuukka Rask turned aside 19 shots for his second shutout in eight NHL starts, and Vladimir Sobotka and Blake Wheeler set each other up for goals to lead the Boston Bruins over the visiting Edmonton Oilers 2-0 on Saturday.
Rask dueled veteran Nikolai Khabibulin until Wheeler converted on Sobotka's hard work 2:47 into the third period. Sobotka finished off a 2-on-1 at 7:02.
Rask, in his fourth start this season, gave Boston its third straight shutout of Edmonton and eighth win in a row over the Oilers, dating to 2000. He blanked the New York Rangers in his only start last season.
Claude Julien got his 100th win as Bruins coach.
Also Saturday
Thrashers 3, Senators 1: Ondrej Pavelec made 50 saves, and Rich Peverley had a goal and assist for Atlanta, which broke a four-game losing streak by beating host Ottawa.
Devils 2, Lightning 1 (SO): David Clarkson scored the lone shootout goal in the fourth round, and New Jersey extended its road winning streak to seven games by defeating host Tampa Bay.
Late Friday
Penguins 4, Blue Jackets 3 (SO): Pittsburgh scored twice in the final 3 minutes of regulation to tie and Sidney Crosby had the only goal in the shootout to lead Pittsburgh over host Columbus.
Islanders 4, Capitals 3 (OT): Mark Streit scored 53 seconds into overtime to give visiting New York its second straight victory. Sabres 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT): Tim Connolly scored a power-play goal 1:04 into overtime, and Ryan Miller made 33 saves for host Buffalo.
Wild 3, Rangers 2: Petr Sykora had a goal and an assistin host Minnesota's first regulation win of the season.
Panthers 6, Stars 5: Steven Reinprecht had a natural hat trick in a 5:11 span of the first period, and Rostislav Olesz scored in the second round of a shootout to take Florida past host Dallas.
Penguins 4, Blue Jackets 3 (SO): Pittsburgh scored twice in the final 3 minutes of regulation to tie it, and Sidney Crosby had the only goal in the shootout to lead the Penguins over host Columbus.
Sharks 3, Avalanche 1: Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves, and Ryane Clowe and Jamie McGinn scored their first goals of the season for host San Jose to beat Western Conference-leading Colorado.
Ducks 7, Canucks 2: Mike Brown put Anaheim ahead to stay with his first career short-handed goal and host Anaheim ended a four-game losing streak.
Blackhawks 3, Canadiens 2: Patrick Sharp scored with 4:10 left, and Kris Vertseeg and Cam Barker each had a goal and an assist to lead host Chicago over Montreal.
