Nabokov Has 45 Saves as Islanders Top Flyers in Shootout Evgeni Nabokov made 45 saves and Frans Nielsen and John Tavares scored on Ilya Bryzgalov in a shootout, helping the Islanders beat the Flyers, 1-0, in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. Nabokov was sensational, turning aside every shot he faced - including two in the shootout. The last-place Islanders are 6-1-2 in their last nine games and 11-5-2 in their past 18. Coming off losses to the Devils and the Rangers last weekend, the Flyers hoped to rebound against a team they used to dominate. But they could not get one past Nabokov. Nielsen scored on the first shot in the shootout. After Nabokov stopped Danny Briere, Tavares fired one past Bryzgalov. Nabokov then stuffed Wayne Simmonds to end it. CAPITALS 4, PANTHERS 0 Mathieu Perreault scored with 13 seconds elapsed, Alex Ovechkin had two goals and host Washington beat Florida to take over first place in the Southeast Division. The former Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun stopped 42 shots in his fourth shutout of the season, the second against Florida. Jason Chimera contributed a goal and an assist to help the Capitals supplant the Panthers atop the division. Washington has 60 points and Florida is at 59 with a game in hand. Winning the Southeast title is imperative to both teams, because the runner-up may not end up among the eight Eastern Conference teams that qualify for the playoffs. BLUE JACKETS 3, WILD 1 The rookie defenseman David Savard scored his first career goal and added an assist, giving Columbus's Todd Richards a win in his first game as coach against his former team. Antoine Vermette added a power-play goal and Jeff Carter scored his second goal in as many games after missing 10 with a shoulder injury. Richards was 77-71-16 with the Wild from 2009-11 before being fired last April. He is 4-7-1 for Columbus since taking over for Scott Arniel. NOLAN RETIRES Owen Nolan, who has not played in the N.H.L. since the 2009-10 season, announced his retirement at the San Jose Sharks" home rink. Nolan, who lives in San Jose, played 18 seasons and scored 422 goals with 463 assists in 1,200 games. He played for the Quebec Nordiques and Colorado Avalanche, the Sharks, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Phoenix Coyotes, the Calgary Flames and, most recently, the Minnesota Wild.