CHICAGO -- Andrew Shaw scored two goals and the Chicago Blackhawks celebrated coach Joel Quenneville's contract extension Tuesday night with a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators for their eighth consecutive victory.
Brent Seabrook also scored for Chicago, which was without center Artem Anisimov due to an illness. Corey Crawford made 41 saves and Marian Hossa added two assists on his 37th birthday.
The Blackhawks closed out a perfect four-game homestand hours after they announced a three-year extension with Quenneville that runs through the 2019-20 season. Quenneville, the only active coach with three Stanley Cup titles, also moved into a tie with Al Arbour for second on the NHL list with his 782nd victory, trailing only Scotty Bowman (1,244) (see full recap).
Nelson nets hat trick in Isles' win
NEW YORK -- Brock Nelson scored a hat trick to take over the team lead in goals, and the New York Islanders beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Thomas Greiss made 18 saves for the Islanders, who lost their previous two games.
Nelson snapped a 2-all tie with his 16th of the season at 17:29 of the second period, scoring unassisted against goalie Anton Forsberg with a snap shot from the left side. The 24-year-old forward also scored at the 12-minute mark of the first and added an empty-net goal to seal it.
Ryan Strome opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the season and first since Nov. 30 at 5:03 of the first (see full recap).
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Hurricanes top Penguins in OT
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jeff Skinner scored a power-play goal 3:02 into overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Eric Staal and Kris Versteeg each had a goal and an assist, and linemate Elias Lindholm assisted on all three Carolina scores. Cam Ward made 23 saves for the surging Hurricanes, who won their third straight and have earned points in 12 of 16 games.
Kris Letang and Chris Kunitz scored for Pittsburgh, and Sidney Crosby had two assists. Kunitz tied it with 13:58 remaining in regulation off Crosby's pass from behind the net.
Skinner scored 22 seconds into a hooking minor on Evgeni Malkin. Skinner took a slick pass from Lindholm near the net and beat Marc-Andre Fleury from close range to end it.
Fleury finished with 18 saves (see full recap).