SCOREBOARD
Tuesday, Jan. 6
Philadelphia at Washington (7 p.m. EST). Washington is 26-11-3 - the best 40-game mark in franchise history - and an Eastern Conference-leading 17-1-1 at home. Philadelphia beat Washington in a seven-game playoff series last season.
STARS
Sunday
-Niklas Backstrom and Owen Nolan, Wild. Backstrom made 33 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, and Nolan scored twice in Minnesota's 2-0 victory over Colorado.
-Jonas Hiller, Ducks, made 29 saves for his third shutout of the season in Anaheim's 2-0 win over Phoenix.
-Andrei Kostitsyn and Andrei Markov, Canadiens. Kostitsyn scored twice, and Markov had the lone shootout goal in Montreal's 6-5 victory over Florida.
-Brian Rolston and Jamie Langenbrunner, Devils. Rolston scored a power-play goal 1:43 into overtime, and Langenbrunner forced the extra session with a power-play goal with 3:40 left in regulation in New Jersey's 4-3 victory over Ottawa.
-Martin St. Louis and Mike Smith, Lightning. St. Louis scored twice, and Smith made 27 saves to help Tampa Bay beat Atlanta 4-1.
-James Neal, Stars, scored the winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout for Dallas in a 3-2 victory over Vancouver.
-Nikolai Khabibulin, Blackhawks, made 34 saves in Chicago's 5-2 win over Calgary.
