PHILADELPHIA, 15 December 2003 — Martin Brodeur posted his seventh shutout of the season as the New Jersey Devils handed Philadelphia Flyers their first home loss with a 2-0 victory on Saturday.

The Devils are now unbeaten in five games, including Friday’s 3-3 tie with the Flyers in New Jersey, and they have cut Philadelphia’s lead in the Atlantic Division to four points. Brodeur made 32 saves for his 71st career shutout. Grant Marshall and Michael Rupp scored the goals for the Devils, who managed just one shot on goal in the scoreless first period.

Red Wings 5 Capitals 1

In Washington, Pavel Datsyuk scored a pair of goals and added two assists to lead injury-hit Detroit to victory over the Capitals.

Islanders 4 Thrashers 0

In Uniondale, Garth Snow made 18 saves for his first shutout of the season as the New York Islanders blanked Atlanta.

Maple Leafs 3 Rangers 1

In Toronto, Mikael Renberg had two goals and an assist to lead the Maple Leafs to victory over the New York Rangers.

Bruins 3 Senators 2

In Ottawa, Joe Thornton’s goal with 9:03 left in regulation time gave the Bruins the win over the Senators, snapping Boston’s five-game winless streak.

Penguins 5 Blue Jackets 3

In Pittsburgh, Tomas Surovy scored a pair of goals as the Penguins kept the Blue Jackets winless on the road this season.

Aleksey Morozov had three assists for the Penguins, while Dick Tarnstrom, Matt Murley and Brian Holzinger also chipped in with scores.

Canadiens 5 Lightning 2

In Tampa, Yanic Perreault had a pair of goals to lead Montreal past Tampa Bay.

Stephane Quintal, Niklas Sundstrom and Saku Koivu scored the other Montreal goals, while Sheldon Souray had three assists.

Blues 2 Kings 1

In St. Louis, Eric Nickulas scored the game-winning goal late in the first period and the Blues hung on to edge Los Angeles.

Wild 3 Sabres 2

In St. Paul, Jim Dowd scored with 24 seconds left in regulation time to give Minnesota a narrow victory over Buffalo.

Panthers 2 Predators 2 (OT)

In Nashville, Greg Johnson assisted on goals for Rem Murray and Martin Erat as the Predators tied with Florida. Byron Ritchie and Nathan Horton scored for Florida.

Flames 1 Avalanche 1 (OT)

In Calgary, John-Michael Liles scored with less than seven minutes to play to give Colorado a 1-1 tie. David Aebischer made 32 saves in goal for Colorado’s second straight 1-1 tie.

Sharks 2 Mighty Ducks 0

In San Jose, Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Sharks blanked the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2-0.