NHL Daily Quick Fix: Nash The Flash

Nikolai Zherdev plays about 11 minutes in his first NHL game, as Columbus beats Anaheim 2-1. But the real stars of the evening are David Vyborny and Rick Nash, who both score for Columbus. The pair have combined for 26 of the Blue Jackets' 51 goals this season. Nash has 16 goals, second only to Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk, who has 18.

Anaheim goalie Martin Gerber stops Zherdev's only scoring chance, which comes on a 2-on-1. Zherdev, the Blue Jackets' first-round pick in last summer entry draft, arrived in Columbus on Monday, stirring up an international incident. In other Tuesday games:

How bad are the Islanders these days? So bad they even make the Capitals look good. A 4-1 win by Washington marks the Islanders' 6th straight loss. Robert Lang assists on the game's first goal, extending his points streak to 16 games. With a goal and an assist, Jaromir Jagr has 20 points in his last dozen games.

Chris Gratton and David Tanabe score during a stretch of 4-on-4 play in the third period, boosting Phoenix to a 3-1 win in New Jersey.

The Toronto Maple Leafs win their 6th straight. Five Leafs come away with at least 2 points each in a 5-4 victory against the Rangers.

Two goals and an assist by Dallas Drake lead St. Louis to a 4-1 win over Los Angeles. Kings' goalie Roman Cechmanek is tagged for 3 three goals on just 9 shots.

Jarome Iginla finally scores his first home-ice goal of the season in Calgary's 3-1 defeat of San Jose. Shean Donovan, who scores on a penalty shot, is Calgary's hottest forward of late.

With 1:17 remaining, Nikolai Khabibulin lets a weak shot by Jan Bulis trickle through. It turns out to be the game-winning goal, as Montreal defeats Tampa Bay 3-2. Saku Koivu scores his first of the season for Montreal. The Lightning are winless in five.

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