NEWARK, N.J. - P.A. Parenteau scored his fifth goal in eight games, Cory Schneider made 22 saves and the slumping New Jersey Devils beat the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Monday night.

Sergey Kalinin added an insurance goal early in the third period and set up Taylor Hall's empty-netter as the Devils won for only the third time in 13 games (3-9-1).

Tuukka Rask had 23 saves for the Bruins, who lost to New Jersey for only the second time in eight games (6-2).

Schneider was the difference in picking up his second shutout of the season, and second in his last four starts. He stopped a power-play redirection in front by Tim Schaller with 1:20 left in the first and made an outstanding stick stop on a rebound try by Patrice Bergeron with 3.3 seconds left in the period following a giveaway by Parenteau.

The puck lay on the goal line for a second or so before Schneider slapped his glove on top of it inches from being a goal. The play was reviewed and the no-goal ruling was confirmed.

Parenteau put the Devils ahead 4:12 into the game with the help of just recalled rookie defenseman Steven Santini and Hall, who returned to the lineup after missing the last two games with a lower-body injury.

Santini, a former Boston College product playing in his second NHL game and first this season, took a shot from the right point. Rask pushed the rebound to the left circle and Hall shot it off the goalpost. Parenteau swatted the loose puck off the post and then into the net for his 11th goal. It was Santini's first NHL point.

Kalinin gave New Jersey breathing room 1:44 into the third period. Miles Wood, another Boston College player, set up the goal with a rush along the right boards into the Bruins' zone. Kalinin took his centering pass and beat Rask in close for his second goal.

NOTES: Bruins RW David Backes missed his second straight game with a concussion. ... This was first of five of six on the road for Bruins. ... Torey Krug and Ryan Spooner had five-game point streaks snapped. ... Boston killed off all six New Jersey power plays. ... Devils centers Travis Zajac and Jacob Josefson were out because of illness. D John Moore missed the game with a concussion.

UP NEXT:

Bruins: Hosts Edmonton on Thursday.

Devils: Visit Carolina on Tuesday.

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It won't come cheap, but the Colorado Avalanche are willing to listen.

The Avalanche, who own the NHL's worst record of 12-23-1 and 25 points, are set to miss the playoffs for the sixth time in the last seven seasons.

That means change is in order. It could also mean that the likes of Matt Duchene and captain Gabriel Landeskog find themselves in a new area code after the March 1 trade deadline.

To pull off that blockbuster, good young defensemen or defensive prospects would need to be sent back to Denver, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

But this isn't a total firesale, as Friedman added that Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic isn't willing to part ways with either Nathan MacKinnon or Mikko Rantanen, the team's 2015 first rounder.

The blueline remains a major area of concern for the Avalanche, with just three defensemen under contract through next season - namely Erik Johnson, Tyson Barrie, and Francois Beauchemin - while young defender Nikita Zadorov hasn't lived up to his initial billing, nor are any blue chip defenders on the way.

As for the two forwards, Duchene is under contract for the next two seasons, carrying a $6-million cap hit, while Landeskog is signed through 2020-21, at a $5.57-million AAV.

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Sin City wants its kids to play in the Windy City.

The Vegas Golden Knights, the NHL's newest expansion team that will begin play next season, are in discussion with the AHL's Chicago Wolves to partner as its minor-league affiliate, Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

The Wolves are currently the farm team of the St. Louis Blues, though Golden Knights owner Bill Foley has previously expressed that Vegas will look to share a minor-league affiliate before purchasing its own.

The Golden Knights hope to have their own AHL club in the west in the future, with possible homes including Reno, Nev., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Fresno, Calif.

Foley has previously stated that he hopes to have the Golden Knights' affiliate finalized in January.

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Buffalo Sabres forward Johan Larsson will miss the remainder of the regular season after undergoing wrist and elbow surgery.

"Unfortunately my season is over," Larsson told John Vogl of The Buffalo News.

Larsson sustained the injury Saturday versus the Boston Bruins. The 24-year-old has appeared in 36 games this season, recording 11 points.

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Weather conditions might not have been great, but they did little to affect the ice as far as Niklas Hjalmarsson is concerned.

The Chicago Blackhawks defenseman marveled at the state of the ice at Busch Stadium on Monday, he even went as far as to throw shade at the state of the ice inside at an NHL rink.

"The ice was really good," Hjalmarsson said, according to Puck Daddy's Greg Wyshynski. "Probably better than that last game in Carolina."

That being said, goaltender Corey Crawford didn't see things quite the same way.

"The ice was pretty bad," Crawford said, according to Chris Kuc of The Chicago Tribune. "(The puck) was jumping all over the place."

Crawford could have a point, since the ice certainly seemed to tilt in the Blues' favor, as the club skated off to a 4-1 victory.

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Busch Stadium is widely considered one of the nicest ballparks across baseball, so what could make it even more picturesque? A hockey rink, of course.

The host St. Louis Blues and rival Chicago Blackhawks took part in the latest running of the Winter Classic on Monday afternoon, and it was quite a scene.

Here are the best photos from the spectacle:

The Scene

Generations of Stars

Selfie Time

Cover Up

1 on 1

Celebrate

Taking Flight

Captains

Focus

Victory Formation

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It's going to be real dusty at the Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday night.

Shea Weber, who spent 11 years - six as captain - patrolling the blue line for the Nashville Predators, returns to the city as a member of the Montreal Canadiens, and it's going to be bittersweet and emotional.

"You know Shea meant everything to this franchise," general manager David Poile, who traded Weber to the Habs in the summer for P.K. Subban, told reporters Monday. "I think it's going to be emotional for so many people including myself to have him back in our building."

Weber's been honest about the emotion that came with a life-altering trade over the summer. The shock's worn off, and he's settling into life as a Canadien, and is fifth on the first-place team in scoring, with nine goals and 12 assists. The 31-year-old's also been honest.

"I wanted to be in Nashville my whole career," Weber told The Tennessean's Adam Vingan. "Especially a team where you're drafted and you spend so much time, you want to bring the Stanley Cup to that city. That's your goal ... That didn't happen."

The Predators will honor Weber on Tuesday, and there will be cheers and tears.

"When I think of the Nashville Predators, (Weber's) right at the top of the list for me," Poile told Vingan. "I think this franchise would've been in a lot of trouble if not for Shea Weber. It all started with Shea. Shea could do it all."

Weber's chapter as a Predator will officially come to an end Tuesday. Closure, for everyone but Subban, who will make his return to Montreal on March 2.

"I'm not going to lie - there's probably going to be a lot of emotion. I'm human," Weber said. "I spent a lot of time (in Nashville). I put a lot of hard work and effort into everything I did there."

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It's fitting that Monday's Winter Classic was played at Busch Stadium after Corey Crawford showed off his swing.

The Chicago Blackhawks goaltender took exception to an accidental trip by St. Louis Blues forward David Perron, collecting himself before taking a two-handed swing at the 28-year-old.

It appears as though Crawford may have missed making contact with Perron and because of that Crawford would go unpenalized on the play.

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Vladimir Tarasenko stole the show late in the Winter Classic.

After scoring a tie-breaking goal earlier in the third period off Chicago defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson's skate, the St. Louis Blues star winger put the puck straight into the back of the net with a pinpoint wrist shot past Corey Crawford.

The two goals, Tarasenko's 17th and 18th of the season, were scored 1:57 apart. They also gave the Blues a 3-1 lead that would not be relinquished in the remaining minutes.

Tarasenko finished with a game-high nine shots, and one hit post.

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Marc-Edouard Vlasic will miss at least the next two games after taking a puck to his face on Dec. 30.

The San Jose Sharks defenseman was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 31, meaning he can't play for seven days from that time. That means Vlasic can't suit up for home games against Los Angeles on Tuesday and Minnesota on Thursday.

Here's how it happened:

Vlasic was still able to celebrate the New Year, at least.

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