PITTSBURGH: James Neal scored in the third round of a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 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: In Atlanta, Roberto Luongo stopped 30 shots as 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. 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. Senators 2, Capitals 0: In Ottawa, Craig Anderson made 31 saves for his second shutout, with Colin Greening and Erik Condra scoring 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. Sabres 4, Panthers 2: In Buffalo, New York, Jordan Leopold and Drew Stafford scored 13 seconds apart in the third period to move Buffalo closer to securing a playoff spot. Hurricanes 4, Lightning 3: In Tampa, Florida, Erik Cole scored two goals to help Carolina beat Tampa Bay.
