NHL Wrap: Greiss, Coyotes shut out Flames

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Thomas Greiss stopped 27 shots, Lauri Korpikoski had a goal and two assists, and the Phoenix Coyotes rolled to a 6-0 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

Coming off a disappointing loss to Philadelphia, Phoenix took control of what was a tight-checking game with three goals in the second period.

Unlike Saturday, when they blew a pair of two-goal leads, the Coyotes kept pushing behind Greiss' second career shutout to win in regulation for the first time since beating the Islanders on Dec. 12.

Mikkel Boedker, Shane Doan, Martin Hanzal and Michael Stone each had a goal and an assist for Phoenix. Rob Klinkhammer also scored, and Mike Ribeiro and Radim Vrbata each had two assists.

Reto Berra allowed at least five goals for the third time this season, and the Flames were shut out for the fourth time in six games. Calgary has lost nine of 11 (see full recap).

Isles erupt in third to beat Leafs
TORONTO -- Frans Nielsen, Calvin De Haan and Cal Clutterbuck scored third-period goals to lead the New York Islanders past the Toronto Maple leafs 5-3 on Tuesday night.

New York (16-22-7) kicked off a six-game road trip with their second win in two nights with backup Kevin Poulin in goal. Poulin relieved injured starter Evgeni Nabokov on Monday and backstopped the Islanders' 7-3 win over Dallas.

Poulin made 23 saves against the Maple Leafs.

Nielsen's power-play goal, his 16th of the season, broke a 2-2 tie. De Haan scored his first NHL goal, and Clutterbuck closed the scoring with an empty-netter with under 10 seconds remaining.

Kyle Okposo and Michael Grabner also scored for the Islanders, and John Tavares, named to Canada's Olympic team earlier Tuesday, added three assists after registering five points against Dallas.

Joffrey Lupul, Tyler Bozak and Mason Raymond had goals for Toronto (see full recap).

Predators beat Sharks to snap skid
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Mattias Ekholm's first NHL goal proved to be the game winner as the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday night for their first victory in four games.

David Legwand also had a goal and an assist, and Shea Weber added two assists for the Predators, who have earned points in five of six games.

Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau scored for San Jose, which has lost two of three.

Nashville returned home from a road trip in which the Predators lost all three games despite going to overtime twice.

The Predators took control against the Sharks by scoring three goals in the second period. Nashville is undefeated in regulation this season when scoring at least three times (see full recap).

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