Reimer and Hurricanes shut the door again, win third consecutive

James Reimer made 41 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes posted a shutout for the second consecutive game with a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

Nino Niederreiter scored the opening goal 4:52 into the first period and Reimer took care of the rest to help Carolina earn its third consecutive win and finish a seven game homestand with a 5-2-0 record. Teuvo Terravainen added an emptynet goal with four seconds remaining.

Los Angeles goalie Jack Campbell was nearly as brilliant as Reimer as he stopped 28 of the 29 shots. The Kings lost for the fourth time in five games.

One night earlier, Petr Mrazek stopped 32 shots as the Hurricanes won 3-0 over Arizona. Reimer’s performance provided a bit of redemption after he struggled in Tuesday night’s 5-4 overtime win over Philadelphia. BRUINS 3, ISLANDERS 2, OT >> Patrice Bergeron scored a power-play goal 1:33 into overtime to lift Boston to a victory over New York. DEVILS 5, CAPITALS 1 >> Nico Hischier scored twice, Louis Domingue made 33 saves and last-place New Jersey routed Nhl-leading Washington. to snap its losing streak at three.

Hischier’s 11th and 12th goals of the season came on the same night the 2017 top pick missed out on a lastchance All-star invite. Fans voted in Washington’s T.J. Oshie instead.

LIGHTNING 1, FLYERS 0 >> Pat Maroon scored the game’s only goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves and Tampa Bay tied a club record with its 10th straight win. CANUCKS 6, SABRES 3 >> Brock Boeser and Jake Virtanen scored 1:24 apart in the third period, and Vancouver beat Buffalo. BLACKHAWKS 4, DUCKS 2 >> Dominik Kubalik scored two goals, Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist and Chicago beat Anaheim.

BLUES 5, RANGERS 2 >> David Perron celebrated his selection to the NHL Allstar Game by scoring in his fourth straight contest, helping St. Louis beat the Rangers. CANADIENS 2, SENATORS 1,

OT >> Ilya Kovalchuk scored with 52 seconds left in overtime, helping Montreal snap an eight-game losing streak with a win over Ottawa. LAST ALL-STARS SELECTED >> Blues forward David Perron, Capitals forward T.J. Oshie, Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner and Canucks rookie defenseman Quinn Hughes were voted by fans as the final representatives for Allstar Weekend on Jan. 2425. in St. Louis.