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Carey Price made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, Tomas Plekanec had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens ended a three-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.

Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves to record his third shutout of the season, as the Washington Capitals snapped a four-game road skid with a 3-0 victory over Montreal.

Chris Carpenter came through for the Cardinals. The ace threw a shutout at the last-place Astros and St. Louis won 8-0.

The Cardinals have clinched at least a tie for the NL wild card.

For Cliff Lee it was just another game, another win that will help his team reach the postseason.

Chris Capuano started the game with three consecutive strikeouts, wiggled out of two early jams and took a shutout into the sixth inning.

It's becoming the Year of the Shutout in MLB. The league is on pace for its most shutouts in almost four decades.

Where have all the runs gone? Tom Verducci zeroes in on the answers.

In his decade-long professional career, Francisco Liriano had never thrown a shutout or even a complete game.

Not at any level, not in any league. So much for those old stats. Now, he's Mr. No-Hitter. The struggling Minnesota lefty pitched the first no-hitter in the majors this season, hanging on Tuesday night for a most unlikely gem and a 1-0 win over Chicago White Sox.

Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller recorded his fourth shutout of the season in a 2-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday that helped the Sabres retain their hold on the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.