Martin Brodeur earned his 100th NHL regular-season shutout with a 27-save effort as the New Jersey Devils extended their lead in the NHL's Atlantic Division with a 3-0 victory over second-place Philadelphia on Sunday. The shutout was the second in three games since Brodeur returned Thursday from an elbow injury, and moved him within three of tying Terry Sawchuk's mark of 103. It also was Brodeur's 547th career victory, four shy of Patrick Roy's record. Brodeur has four shutouts in 13 games this season. Jamie Langenbrunner, Brian Gionta and Johnny Oduya scored to help the Devils win for the eighth time in 10 games and open a nine-point lead in the division. Panthers 6, Capitals 2: At Washington, Stephen Weiss, Bryan McCabe and Jay Bouwmeester scored power-play goals in the first period as Florida held Washington's Alex Ovechkin without a point until the final minute. Michael Frolik, Richard Zednik and Jassen Cullimore also scored for Florida, McCabe finished with three assists, and Weiss had two. The Southeast Division-leading Capitals heard boos in their own building and pulled starting goalie Jose Theodore after falling behind by three goals in the first. Elsewhere it was: Penguins 4, Stars 1; Blackhawks 4, Kings 2; Lightning 8, Flames 6; Canucks 3, Blue Jackets 1.
