SUNRISE, Fla. --- Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves for his second consecutive shutout, Steven Reinprecht opened the scoring early in the third period, and Florida extended Carolina's winless streak to 10 games with a 3-0 victory Wednesday night.
Carolina, 0-7-3 during its losing streak, hasn't won since beating Florida 7-2 on Oct. 9 in its fourth game of the season.
SHARKS 3, BLUE JACKETS 2 (SO)
In Columbus, Ohio, San Jose defenseman Dan Boyle scored the lone goal in a shootout, and Evgeni Nabokov stopped all three Columbus shooters to give the Sharks their sixth win in a row and eighth in their past nine games.
SABRES 3, ISLANDERS 0
In Buffalo, N.Y., Ryan Miller made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season and 14th overall, and Thomas Vanek had a goal and assist for Buffalo. The Islanders lost for the first time in five games.
DEVILS 3, CAPITALS 2
In Newark, N.J., Niclas Bergfors scored power-play goals 3:13 apart in the third period and New Jersey beat Alex Ovechkin-less Washington. Ovech-kin sustained an upper-body strain Sunday.
THRASHERS: Goaltender Kari Lehtonen is expected to miss six to eight weeks after having a second surgery on his back. Lehtonen has not played this season after having surgery July 20 to repair a herniated disc.
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