Hurricanes storm past Rangers

Martin Gerber made 37 saves to help the NHL-leading Carolina Hurricanes beat the host New York Rangers 2-1 on Monday night, spoiling goalie Henrik Lundqvist’s first start since leading Sweden to the Olympic gold medal.

Justin Williams and Kevyn Adams scored for Carolina, playing the second game of a five-game trip. The Hurricanes have won five straight to open a three-point lead over Detroit in the overall standings.

Flyers 5, Canadiens 4 (SO): Petr Nedved scored the decisive goal in a shootout, helping Philadelphia snap a four-game losing streak with a victory over visiting Montreal.

Peter Forsberg had one goal and scored to extend the shootout after the Flyers’ first two shooters missed.

Senators 4, Lightning 0: Ray Emery stopped 31 shots for his second shutout of the season and visiting Ottawa beat Tampa Bay.

Antoine Vermette, Jason Spezza, Mike Fisher and Peter Schaefer scored for the Northeast Division-leading Senators. Ottawa is 37-0 when scoring four or more goals.

Thrashers 4, Panthers 3 (SO): Slava Kozlov scored the lone goal in the shoot-out to help Atlanta beat visiting Florida.

Hossa added a goal and an assist for the Thrashers, who won their second straight game.

Capitals 5, Islanders 2: Rookie Alex Ovechkin scored twice, and Washington opened a five-game homestand with a victory over New York.