Sharks win in shootout

The Associated Press

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — With the flick of his wrists, San Jose defenseman Dan Boyle kept San Jose's streak alive in a physical game against the Blue Jackets.

Boyle roofed a wrist shot for the lone goal in a shootout, and Evgeni Nabokov stopped all three shooters to give the Sharks their sixth straight victory, 3-2 over Columbus on Wednesday night.

"The whole night was a challenge," San Jose coach Todd McLellan said. "It wasn't an overly pretty game to watch. They did a great job of playing a straight forward, hard-game and we tried to match it."

Nabokov made 26 saves in regulation and OT, then stopped attempts by Nikita Filatov, Anton Stralman and Rick Nash in the tiebreaker.

"I never have any plan because the guys are so skilled," said Nabokov, who improved to 10-3-1. "The guys have two or three moves. I never even scout to be honest with you. I just try to play, make sure my gaps are fine."

• PANTHERS 3, HURRICANES 0, at Sunrise, Fla. — Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves for his second straight shutout.

• SABRES 3, ISLANDERS 0, at Buffalo, N.Y. — The Islanders, who had their winning streak snapped at four.

• DEVILS 3, CAPITALS 2, at Newark, N.J. — Washington played without Alex Ovechkin, the NHL MVP the past two seasons who sustained an upper-body strain Sunday against Columbus.

• FLAMES 3, STARS 2, at Dallas — Jarome Iginla scored on a power play at 1:25 of overtime to give Calgary a comeback win.

• AVALANCHE 4, COYOTES 1, at Denver — Milan Hejduk had two goals and an assist, and Peter Budaj — apparently recovered from swine flu — stopped 28 shots in his first start of the season.