Canucks shut out Preds
Henrik Sedin scores, Ryan Miller makes 30 saves in 1-0 victory
VANCOUVER — Henrik Sedin scored the winner in the third period for the 999th point of his NHL career and Ryan Miller made 30 saves as the Vancouver Canucks shut out the Nashville Predators 1-0 on Tuesday.
With the teams playing a tight, close-checking game, Sedin fired a Luca Sbisa rebound off the end boards off Predators goalie Pekka Rinne and in with 7:32 left in regulation for his 10th goal of the season and first in nine games.
The shutout was the second of the campaign for Miller and the 38th of his career as Vancouver (21-19-6) snapped a four-game losing streak that included three straight defeats where the Canucks earned a point (0-1-3).
The victory was also the 353rd of Miller’s career, moving him into a tie with Evgeni Nabokov for 20th all-time.
Rinne stopped 25 shots for Nashville (20-17-7), which saw its three-game winning streak snapped.
Nashville looked to have taken the lead with 4:50 left in the first when Miller was pressured by two Predators behind the Vancouver net.
Derek Grant eventually pushed the puck over the line after a prolonged scramble in crease that the referee emphatically signalled as a goal, but after a lengthy video review it was ruled the official meant to blow his whistle before the puck crossed, denying Grant his first in the NHL.
Eriksson rang a shot off the crossbar for Vancouver inside the game’s first two minutes after a Nashville flurry 30 seconds in, while Miller made a nice pad stop on Calle Jarnkrok midway through the period before the disallowed goal sent the teams to the locker-room scoreless.
Islanders fire coach Jack Capuano
The New York Islanders have fired coach Jack Capuano.
Assistant general manager/coach Doug Weight will serve as Capuano’s interim replacement. GM Garth Snow announced the move Tuesday.
The Islanders were 17-17-8 and are in last place in the Eastern Conference with 42 points.
This was Capuano’s seventh season as Islanders coach. New York went 227-192-64 under Capuano and made three playoff appearances.
The organization is under new ownership that is expected to look at wholesale changes in the off-season.