NHL : Predators shake Sharks in shootout

J.P. Dumont scored in the fourth round of the shootout to end the Nashville Predators’ 4-3 victory over the Sharks on Wednesday night in San Jose, Calif., spoiling Bill Guerin’s debut with San Jose.

Tomas Vokoun made 27 saves and stopped three of the Sharks’ four shootout attempts to remain unbeaten in his last six starts against San Jose. Alexander Radulov scored in the third period and again in the shootout as the Predators earned their league-best 43rd victory.

Flames 2, Wild 1 (SO): At Calgary, Alberta, Jarome Iginla scored in the shootout to give Calgary a victory over Minnesota.

After Iginla scored, Calgary goalie Miikka Kiprusoff secured the Flames’ first shootout win of the season by stopping Minnesota’s Pierre-Marc Bouchard.

Senators 2, Hurricanes 0: At Ottawa, Dany Heatley scored his team-leading 38th goal and Ray Emery made 27 saves to give Ottawa a victory over Carolina.

Jason Spezza had a goal and an assist as Ottawa beat Carolina for a second straight night, extending its winning streak to three.

Emery dove to make a glove save against Justin Williams and held off two Hurricanes power-play opportunities late in the third to earn his fifth shutout this season.

Off the ice

Madison Square Garden must turn over notes and e-mails from an internal investigation into former New York Rangers cheerleader Courtney Prince’s claim that at least one member of management was a sexual predator, a judge said. … St. Louis forward Martin Rucinsky is out indefinitely following hip surgery.