James Neal scores in shootout, Pens beat Devils 1-0

PITTSBURGH — James Neal scored in the third round of a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Friday night in a game dominated by goalies Marc-Andre Fleury and Martin Brodeur.

Fleury made 21 saves for his third shutout of the season and 19th of his career. He also stopped Brian Rolston, Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias in the shootout.

Brodeur extended his NHL shutout record to 116 with his sixth of the season. He made 26 saves and stopped Alexei Kovalev in the shootout. Kris Letang missed the net leading off the tiebreaker.

The Penguins moved within two points of idle Philadelphia in the race for both the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference leads.<
Canucks 3, Thrashers 1
ATLANTA — Roberto Luongo stopped 30 shots and Vancouver set franchise records for road wins and points in a season, beating Atlanta.
Mason Raymond and Alexandre Bolduc scored second-period goals for the Canucks, who have won nine of 10 to improve the NHL’s best record. Alexandre Burrows added an empty-net goal with 13 seconds remaining.
The Canucks earned their franchise-record 24th road win and set another team high with 107 points. They have won seven straight road games.
Bryan Little ended Luongo’s shutout bid with an unassisted goal with 5:30 remaining in the third period.
The Thrashers, 11th in the Eastern Conference, suffered another blow to their fading playoff hopes.
Luongo broke a tie for the NHL lead with his 35th victory.
Senators 2, Capitals 0
OTTAWA — Craig Anderson made 31 saves for his second shutout, Colin Greening and Erik Condra scored in Ottawa’s victory over Washington.
Anderson has won both of his starts since he signed a four-year, $12.75 million contract extension Monday. He stopped 29 shots in a 2-1 shootout win over the Rangers in New York on Thursday night.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 21 shots for Washington, which played its second straight game without captain Alexander Ovechkin, shut down Monday for seven to 10 days with an undisclosed injury.
The Capitals, first in the Southeast Division with 96 points, won in Philadelphia on Tuesday night for their 11th victory in 12 games. They remain two points behind the Flyers for the Eastern Conference lead.