Rick Nash scored on a power play and Kristian Huselius added a short-handed goal in the final seconds of the fight-filled opening period, sending the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

Michael Ryder scored twice, Patrice Bergeron had the only goal of the shootout and the Boston Bruins snapped Atlanta's four-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory over the Thrashers on Thursday night.

Scott Niedermayer scored a power-play goal 52 seconds into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night after blowing a three-goal lead.

Chris Phillips scored twice in his 800th regular-season game and Pascal Leclaire made 25 saves, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.

Two of the Carolina Hurricanes' cornerstone players have been placed on the injured list.

Toronto Maple Leafs general manger Brian Burke's goal going into the season was to make the playoffs, and the general manager believed he had the team to do it.

Radim Vrbata had a goal and an assist, and Ilya Bryzgalov made 24 saves in the Phoenix Coyotes' 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.

For a few hours, Brian Boucher moved from his usual seat on the Philadelphia Flyers' bench to the centre of the Los Angeles Kings' target during a 21-shot third period.

Alex Auld made 31 saves, and Mike Ribeiro, Matt Niskanen and Loui Eriksson scored in the Dallas Stars' 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.

The Florida Panthers are making up for a sluggish start. Michael Frolik scored twice, Dominic Moore and Rostislav Olesz had a goal and an assist each, and Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves in the Panthers 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.

Penguins Stanley Cup hero Max Talbot will return to the lineup tomorrow in Ottawa.

From their first Prospects Camp in the summer of 2007, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have experienced just about everything in their Blackhawks careers together.

Canadian hockey star Sidney Crosby is gearing up to run with the Olympic torch when it arrives in the Halifax area today.

Ryan Wilson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist, Milan Hejduk got the game-winner and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Joel Ward and David Legwand each had a goal and two assists, and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Tuesday night for their third straight win and seventh in nine games.

Rookie forward Nikita Filatov has had trouble cracking the Columbus lineup. The Columbus Blue Jackets have lent rookie forward Nikita Filatov to CSKA Moscow of Russia's Kontinental Hockey League for the rest of the season, the team announced Tuesday.

Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL. After 21 seasons and an almost certain Hall of Fame career, the 40-year-old forward announced Wednesday that he wouldn't play again.

The Toronto Maple Leafs square off against their provincial rival, the Ottawa Senators , in the nation's capital on Tuesday night.

The Phoenix Coyotes recalled forward Kevin Porter from their AHL affiliate in San Antonio on Monday.

Detroit winger Henrik Zetterberg is the NHL's first star of the week after leading the Red Wings to three consecutive victories.