BOSTON -- Henrik Lundqvist made 42 saves for his NHL-leading seventh shutout of the season, and the New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Tuesday night to widen the gap between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.
The Rangers won their fourth straight game and opened a nine-point lead over Boston in the East.
Ryan Callahan scored for the sixth time in four games, and Ryan McDonagh and Artem Anisimov also had goals for the Rangers, who were outshot 42-20. It was Lundqvist's 42nd career shutout.
Tim Thomas made 17 saves for the Bruins, who are 6-7-1 in their last 14 games.
The Rangers won their second straight game in Boston this season, and Lundqvist has been a big reason why.
Lundqvist is 7-1 in his last eight games with three shutouts, and hasn't allowed more than 2 goals in any of those games. His 42 saves were a season high.
Callahan opened the scoring midway through the first period with a power-play goal when he deflected a pass from Michael Del Zotto past Thomas. That gave Callahan 23 goals for the season, tying the career high he set last season.
McDonagh made it 2-0 with just 12 seconds left in the first. It stayed that way until Anisimov skated in on the right side, faked the crossing pass to Del Zotto and snapped off a quick wrist shot past Thomas' glove to make it 3-0 with 17:07 left in the game. It was Anisimov's 100th career NHL point.
Devils 4, Sabres 1: Ilya Kovalchuk had three goals and an assist, and Martin Brodeur stopped 29 shots to lead New Jersey to a win.
Kovalchuk completed his hat trick with an empty-netter with 9 seconds left.
Jason Pominville scored for the Sabres, who have lost two straight following a 5-0-1 run.
Blue Jackets 2, Blues 1: Derek Dorsett's third-period goal lifted host Columbus over St. Louis.
David Backes picked up his 17th goal for the Blues, who had a four-game win streak snapped.
Senators 4, Lightning 0: Jason Spezza had three goals and an assist, Craig Anderson made 28 saves, and visiting Ottawa beat Tampa Bay.
Erik Karlsson added a goal and an assist for Ottawa.
Red Wings 3, Stars 1: The Detroit Red Wings won an NHL-record 21st straight home game, beating the Dallas Stars 3-1.
Henrik Zetterberg and Brad Stuart scored midway through the first period for the Red Wings.
Ducks 2, Wild 1: Corey Perry scored the winning goal at 12:21 of the third period, Jonas Hiller stopped 17 shots, and Anaheim beat Minnesota in St. Paul, handing the Wild their fifth straight loss.
Predators 3, Blackhawks 2: Ryan Ellis scored the go-ahead in the third period and added an assist and Nashville beat Chicago in Nashville.
Ryan Suter and Nick Spaling also scored for the Predators.
Bryan Bickell and Marian Hossa scored for the slumping Blackhawks.
Islanders 3, Jets 1: P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period and Evgeni Nabokov made 37 saves and New York (24-24-8) defeated Winnipeg (26-26-6).
Parenteau redirected a shot by Milan Jurcina for his 12th goal and 50th point of the season at 1:36 of the third period.
Bruins sign Boychuk: Boston signed defenseman Johnny Boychuk to a three-year contract extension worth $10.1 million.
Boychuk, 28, has three goals and seven assists in 52 games this season and is second among Bruins defensemen with a plus-23 rating.
