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Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 22 shots for his second shutout in a row, and Jarome Iginla and Curtis Glencross each had a goal as the Calgary Flames beat the Nashville Predators 5-0 Monday night.

Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby is the NHL's first star of the week after leading the Penguins to three wins in four games.

The Capitals have won two straight and currently lead the Southeast with 36 points and are tied with Pittsburgh for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

Toronto is looking to continue their streak of points in five straight games, including two wins in a row, as they return victorious from a sweep in the state of Florida to face the Buffalo Sabres.

Penguins' Cooke suspended two games Linesman Derek Amell gets caught between New York Rangers Donald Brashear and Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 28, 2009.

James Vandermeer scored his second goal of the game at 1:18 of overtime, Matthew Lombardi also scored and Robert Lang had two assists, leading the Phoenix Coyotes to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night.

The Vancouver Canucks vowed not to take the injury-depleted Edmonton Oilers lightly Saturday night - and they backed it up on the scoreboard.

Anze Kopitar and Jack Johnson scored in the first two rounds of a shootout and Jonathan Quick stopped both Chicago attempts, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Saturday night.

MONTREAL -- Six years after being drafted in the first round, and two years after a mysterious back ailment almost ended his career, Washington Capitals winger Eric Fehr finally is making his impact felt.

Fehr scored his second goal of the game with 11.4 seconds remaining in regulation Saturday night, then Nicklas Backstrom netted the only tally in penalty shots to lift the Capitals to a 4-3 victory at Bell Centre.

Fehr's goals were his fourth and fifth in the past nine games for Washington, which has gained points in four straight games (2-0-2).

Mikko Koivu and Andrew Ebbett scored in the shootout, and Josh Harding stopped both of Colorado's shooters to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Avalanche 3-2 on Saturday night for a home-and-home sweep.

Michael Ryder scored the lone goal in the shootout, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.

Mike Mottau and Zach Parise had the other New Jersey goals. Parise extended his career-high point scoring streak to 10 games.

Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta was suspended for two games for a hit against Jared Ross of Philadelphia.

Lauri Korpikoski got his confidence back. Korpikoski scored his first two goals of the season and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Friday night.

Niklas Hagman and Phil Kessel each scored two goals to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-4 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.

Chris Mason made 37 saves, and Brad Boyes, David Backes and Paul Kariya scored in the St.

Kurtis Foster had two goals, Steven Stamkos added his team-high 16th and the Tampa Bay Lightning routed New York 5-1 on Friday night, spoiling Rangers coach John Tortorella's first game against his former team.

The Dynamo finished another strong season this fall - second place in the Western Conference.

Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic is out again, sidelined up to four weeks with a sprained left ankle.

Dany Heatley was traded to San Jose from Ottawa after killing Edmonton's proposed deal.

Ales Hemsky is the latest Oiler to land on the injured list. As bad as things are for the Edmonton Oilers after a 3-1 loss to Los Angeles Wednesday, their circumstances could still get worse before they get better.

Nick Foligno scored a power-play goal with 6:10 left to help the Ottawa Senators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Thursday night.

Ondrej Pavelec made 40 saves for his second shutout of the season and his career to lift the Atlanta Thrashers to a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night Vyacheslav Kozlov had a goal and an assist, and Nik Antropov also scored to help Atlanta snap a three-game losing streak.

Petteri Nokelainen scored the go-ahead goal with 7:17 left and the Anaheim Ducks beat Carolina 3-2 on Wednesday night, sending the Hurricanes to a franchise-record 12th straight road loss to start the season.

Jonathan Quick made 22 saves, and Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist in the Los Angeles Kings' 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.

Nigel Dawes scored the go-ahead goal with 5:44 remaining, and Miikka Kiprusoff made 27 saves in the Calgary Flames' 2-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday night.

P.A. Parenteau scored in a shootout, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped all three Florida shooters to give the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Panthers on Wednesday night.

Sidney Crosby scored a goal and set up another with an no-look pass and the Pittsburgh Penguins matched a franchise record for most victories in their first 25 games, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Eric Staal was off to a slow start before getting injured. The Carolina Hurricanes activated Eric Staal from injured reserve Wednesday after the star centre missed 10 games with an upper-body injury.

Former Habs suitor sets sights on Coyotes NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addresses reporters during a news conference in Glendale, Ariz., on Monday.

Sometimes all you need is a little timeout. That's all it took for the New York Rangers to get the message sent by coach John Tortorella Monday night.

Toskala heads to IR Vesa Toskala looks up at the Madison Square Garden game clock during the Maple Leafs' 7-2 loss Monday night to the New York Rangers.

Marc-Andre Bergeron's second goal of the game was the winner Tuesday as the injury-riddled Montreal Canadiens scored three times in the third period for a 5-3 comeback win against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

OTTAWA -- Jay Beagle did what most young Canadian hockey players aspire to when he notched his first NHL goal Monday night. But the Washington Capitals' fourth-line center didn't get the chance to celebrate his achievement properly in the solemn visitors' dressing room at Scotiabank Place following a disheartening 4-3 overtime defeat to the Ottawa Senators.

Beagle, an undrafted rookie who was recalled from the minor leagues last week as an injury replacement, intercepted a pass midway through the second period and buried his shot to give Washington a 3-1 lead. But the Capitals suffered what Coach Bruce Boudreau called a 'collapse by 20 guys' in the third period and overtime en route to a third straight loss -- each by a single goal.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 41 saves in his first victory of the season despite allowing Jarome Iginla's tying goal with 18 seconds left in regulation, and Teemu Selanne scored the only shootout goal in the Anaheim Ducks' 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.

Patrice Bergeron had four assists, two on power-play goals and another short-handed, to help the Boston Bruins beat the St.

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins stole another one from Florida. Crosby scored on a power play at 3:07 of overtime and the Penguins rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Panthers 3-2 Monday night.

Dwayne Roloson made 58 saves and Josh Bailey scored in overtime as the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3. The game wouldn't even have been close if not for the play of Roloson, who is enjoying a resurgent season at age 40.

Benoit Pouliot is headed to the Montreal Canadiens after being traded from the Minnesota Wild for Guillaume Latendresse.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Derek Dorsett on injured reserve retroactive to Thursday.

Toronto came away with a 3-2 shootout victory over the visiting Lake Erie Monsters in American Hockey League action Sunday, but Marlies coach Dallas Eakins was annoyed his team needed two third period goals to get there.

Ryan Jones and the Nashville Predators defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night.

Bryan Bickell scored his first goal of the season 1:12 into the third period, and Antii Niemi made 30 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.

Steven Stamkos scored his 15th goal at 2:56 of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning their second straight win, 4-3 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday.

Daniel Sedin has missed 18 games after missing just one over the past five regular seasons.

David Perron scored twice, and Patrik Berglund's first goal in 13 games proved to be the difference in the St.

Keith Yandle and the Phoenix Coyotes took advantage of the Philadelphia Flyers' momentary confusion Saturday night.

Jere Lehtinen of the Dallas Stars is checked into the bench by New Jersey Devils defenceman Matthew Corrente during the first period of Saturday's game.

For two periods Saturday night, Brian Elliott sat at the end of the Ottawa Senators bench.

Jarome Iginla scored a goal in each period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Shawn Horcoff hopes the Oilers can get off to a better start. The Edmonton Oilers established some offence their last time out, but will be challenged to continue the momentum on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks, winners of five straight .

D Paul Ranger , out; D Mattias Ohlund day-to-day. Hurricanes - C Eric Staal , G Cam Ward , C Michael Ryan , out; D Joni Pitkanen , G Michael Leighton , RW Scott Walker , questionable.

Owen Nolan's goal with 67 seconds remaining, his second of the game, sent the struggling Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night.

Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.

Mike Santorelli and Martin Erat scored shootout goals, and Jason Arnott had two goals in regulation in the Nashville Predators' 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.

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.

Ovechkin set to return Tuesday Alexander Ovechkin is expected back in the Washington lineup for Tuesday's game with the New York Rangers after missing six games with what's believed to be a shoulder injury.

Florida Panthers majority owner Alan Cohen is stepping down to allow two minority partners to run the NHL franchise.

Penguins defenseman Alex Goligoski has scored 14 points this season. The city's new multi-purpose facility will open in less than a year, but is it too late to put an addition on the Penguins' medical room at Mellon Arena? No fewer than six regulars -- forwards Chris Kunitz , Max Talbot and Tyler Kennedy , along with defensemen Sergei Gonchar , ...

Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings rebounded quickly from a one-sided loss.

Henrik Sedin had his first NHL hat trick and Roberto Luongo stopped 32 shots, helping the Vancouver Canucks snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.

Slava Kozlov broke out of his slump with his first goal of the season and the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive victory.

Jussi Jokinen scored the winning goal in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Sunday to end a 14-game winless streak.

Robert Lang had a goal and an assist and Ilya Bryzgalov made 26 saves to lead the Phoenix Coyotes past the Dallas Stars 3-2 Saturday night.

Dany Heatley and Jed Ortmeyer scored goals 16 seconds apart in the second period and the San Jose Sharks took a 3-1 win over the St.

Henrik Zetterberg had three goals and two assists in the Detroit Red Wings' 7-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

Steve Sullivan scored two goals and Pekka Rinne made 20 saves to lead the Nashville Predators to a 2-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Vancouver needs more like this from Ryan Kesler, here beating Craig Anderson in the Canucks' 3-0 victory on Nov.

A struggling and banged-up New York Rangers team heads north of the border today to battle the Ottawa Senators in the second meeting between the clubs of the 2009-10 campaign.

Evgeni Malkin has missed more than a third of this season with a strained shoulder.

Patrick Kane got Chicago started with an early unassisted goal, and the Blackhawks held on after building a three-goal lead to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Friday night for their third straight win.

Jason Pominville scored the winner in the fourth round of the shootout, and Ryan Miller made 25 saves to help the Buffalo Sabres beat Calgary 2-1 on Friday night, snappin the Flames' winning streak at four games.

The Columbus Blue Jackets will try to rebound after an embarrassing loss when they welcome the Anaheim Ducks for tonight's battle at Nationwide Arena.

Marc-Andre Bergeron and Glen Metropolit scored 1:02 apart early in the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-2 on Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay coach Rick Tocchet hopes his team learned an important lesson.

Jordin Tootoo scored on a wrist shot with 3:43 left to give the Nashville Predators a 3-1 victory over the St.

Stephane Robidas scored the only shootout goal to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 comeback victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

Ray Emery made 22 saves in his first start against his former team, and Danny Briere scored two goals to help the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.

Edmonton left wing Liam Reddox was knocked out of the Oilers' 3-1 loss at Buffalo when he was rammed headfirst into the boards by Clarke MacArthur late in the third period.

Teammates embrace Buffalo Sabres forward Tim Kennedy after scoring his first goal in the NHL a few weeks ago, against the New Jersey Devils.

For the fourth straight year, the Toronto Maple Leafs are the NHL's most valuable team, according to Forbes magazine's annual survey.

With each passing day, Alex Ovechkin gets closer to rejoining the Washington Capitals' lineup. His teammates, however, seem to be doing just fine without him at the moment.

Alexander Semin scored twice in regulation and again in penalty shots, and Chris Clark netted the shootout winner to lift the Capitals to a third straight win, 5-4, over the New York Islanders at Verizon Center.

Clark's wrist shot past Dwayne Roloson ended an epic, 11-round shootout and provided a fitting conclusion to a game that began with the Capitals trailing, 3-1, before the seven-minute mark of the first period and starting goaltender Jose Theodore heading to the bench.

Patrick Sharp scored in the third shootout round Wednesday night, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche - the third straight game between the teams decided in a tiebreaker.

Ward's leg was sliced in Saturday night's game. The Hurricanes made a pair of moves before Wednesday night's game against Los Angeles.

Drew Miller didn't register a point in 14 games with Tampa Bay this season. The Detroit Red Wings have claimed forward Drew Miller off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning.

There are a lot of No. 18s popping up on the backs of fans at American Airlines Center this season.

The debate has to wait. The NHL general managers concluded Day 1 of their meetings on Tuesday, and the biggest topic, hits to the head, wasn't discussed.

Miikka Kiprusoff got his first shutout of the season and Jarome Iginla extended his goal-scoring streak to four games, leading the Calgary Flames to a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

The Chicago Blackhawks were hit with another bit of bad news as their second line center Dave Bolland will require back surgery and will be out for an undetermined amount of time.

The Oilers used their power-play to snap a losing streak over the weekend. The Senators' inability to kill off penalties, meanwhile, extended their losing ways last time out.

The Canucks have managed to stay afloat without two of their top players. The Vancouver Canucks are close to getting two of their top players back from injuries.

MLSEL won't be able to veto a second team in the Greater Toronto Area according to the NHL.

Pittsburgh Penguins president David Morehouse is recovering from a heart attack in San Jose, Calif., where the team played its last game.

Alex Ovechkin scored 14 goals in his first 14 games before being sidelined by an unspecified upper body injury.

The Carolina Hurricanes are turning to veteran goalie Manny Legace to help replace the injured Cam Ward.

The Chicago Blackhawks is hoping captain Jonathan Toews, seen during an October team practice, will return for its series of home games.

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St. Louis Blues goalie Chris Mason, right, will do his best to keep his team and their struggling offence in the game once again when they face the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday.

Ryan Potulny and Dustin Penner scored two of Edmonton's four power-play goals and also had assists, and the Oilers handed the Colorado Avalanche their first home loss of the season, 5-3 on Sunday night.

With Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green wearing suits instead of skates, it figured the Washington Capitals might struggle offensively.

Nothing could have been further from reality Saturday night at Verizon Center.

Sparked by Mathieu Perreault's first career NHL tally and a pair of late strikes from Tomas Fleischmann, the Capitals erupted for five goals in the third period and routed the Florida Panthers, 7-4, before a capacity crowd .

'We can say their goalie struggled and [Jose Theodore] maybe let in a couple of softer ones than he normally has, but I thought we showed great determination in the third period,' Coach Bruce Boudreau said. 'It was really neat to see Mathieu Perreault start it all.'

Shawn Thornton takes on former Bruins teammate Steve Montador in the first period of a chippy contest.

Mike Brown's goal off a faceoff in the third period became a surprising game-winner as the Anaheim Ducks held on for a 4-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.

Jarome Iginla scored the go-ahead goal and Miikka Kiprusoff made 32 saves as the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 3-1 Saturday night for their third win in a row.

Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist in his first game back from the injured list and Evgeni Nabokov made 27 saves and the San Jose Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins for the seventh straight time at home, 5-0 Saturday night.

LOS ANGELES - Francis Bouillon, Cody Franson and Joel Ward scored to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Radek Martinek will miss the rest of the season with his New York Islanders after tearing his right ACL on Friday.

Brandon Sutter #16 of the Carolina Hurricanes scores backhanded goal during a NHL game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 6, 2009 at RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Daniel Carcillo scored twice and Ray Emery made 28 saves to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to their fifth straight victory over the Buffalo Sabres, 5-2 on Friday night.

SUNRISE, FLA. -- Just when it seemed Washington's injury woes couldn't get any worse, they did.

With the team already missing two-time MVP Alex Ovechkin, defensemen Mike Green and Jeff Schultz both went down with injuries Friday night at BankAtlantic Center, where the short-handed Capitals gutted out a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers.

Brendan Morrison scored twice, Tyler Sloan and Brian Pothier each tallied once and goaltender Jose Theodore was occasionally spectacular in making 28 saves to snap Washington's three-game losing streak. But the Capitals' collective health was their biggest concern as the players and coaches headed back home for Saturday night's rematch against Florida at Verizon Center.

The Toronto Maple Leafs staked their claim to 29th in the NHL. The Carolina Hurricanes, meanwhile, are all alone in last place.

Jonas Hiller made 40 saves to earn his fifth NHL shutout, Teemu Selanne scored two goals to overtake Hall of Famer Jean Beliveau on the career points list, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the short-handed Nashville Predators 5-0 on Thursday night.

EDMONTON, Alberta - Ales Kotalik had a goal and two assists, and the Rangers halted a four-game road-losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

Jarrett Stoll scored the go-ahead goal with 7:51 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings roared from behind with a four-goal third period in a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.

Dion Phaneuf's goal 2:50 into overtime gave the Calgary Flames a 2-1 victory over the St.

Tough guy Darcy Hordichuk and newly signed Matt Pettinger each scored their first goals of the season, forming an unlikely pair to lead the short-handed Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

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The Ottawa Senators could get a boost from the return of centre Jason Spezza for Thursday's game against the Lightning.

The Boston Bruins say forward David Krejci has been diagnosed with swine flu. General manager Peter Chiarelli announced Thursday that the team's medical staff confirmed a diagnosis of H1N1 for the 23-year-old Krejci, who is in his fourth season with the Bruins.

THE CANADIAN PRESS Luc Robitaille has a conspiracy theory about one of the few bad memories he was left with after a Hall of Fame career.

Calgary coach Brent Sutter recently asked for more from captain Jarome Iginla, and that's what Sutter got.

Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves for his second straight shutout, Steven Reinprecht opened the scoring early in the third period, and Florida extended Carolina's winless streak to 10 games with a 3-0 victory Wednesday night.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated defenseman Jan Hejda and added center Derek MacKenzie to the roster on emergency recall from the club's American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse.

Sabres call up Enroth Jhonas Enroth, seen giving up an overtime goal to Canada's Wayne Simmonds while playing for Sweden at the 2008 world junior hockey championship, has been called up by the Buffalo Sabres.

Rick Rypien scored the go-ahead goal 8:48 into the third period, the first of three late goals that lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec makes a save as Montreal Canadiens' Mike Cammalleri and Brian Gionta watch during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov.

Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Holmstrom scored in the first period, then Chris Osgood finished with his first shutout of the season to give the Detroit Red Wings a 2-0 win over the Boston Bruins.

The Calgary Flames gather at a practice on Tuesday. The province is investigating how some Calgary Flames players and their families received the swine flu vaccine last week at a special clinic with the help of Alberta Health Services.

It was no secret that the Calgary Flames were in Brent Sutter's doghouse Monday.

No one has ever doubted the talent of Andrei Kostitsyn, but coach Jacques Martin says it will take more than that for the enigmatic Montreal Canadiens winger to get off the fourth line and back in a scoring role.

The Toronto Maple Leafs might finally get a look at the player who is expected to spearhead the franchise's turnaround.

Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov, left, makes a save on a shot by Corey Perry during a game Saturday.

Toronto defenceman Tomas Kaberle is the NHL's first star of the week despite his team's struggles out of the gate this season.

A federal bankruptcy judge has given his approval to the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to the NHL.

CALGARY, Alberta -- Kris Draper smiled and paused, looking over at fellow forward Pavel Datsyuk as he stretched on the floor of the visitor's locker room in the Saddledome.

Flyers rookie right winger David Laliberte got into the spirit of Halloween yesterday at the Wachovia Center.

Erik Cole #26 of the Carolina Hurricanes stretches at warm-ups against the Boston Bruins during Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinal round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the TD Banknorth Garden on May 10, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Colorado Avalanche will try to rebound from a rare regulation loss when they visit the Vancouver Canucks for tonight's battle at General Motors Place between a pair of Northwest Division rivals.

Kent Huskins and Brad Staubitz scored 1:22 apart in the second period, Evgeni Nabokov made 25 saves and the surging San Jose Sharks defeated the reeling Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Sunday.

The Washington Capitals will try to rebound from a close loss and extend their point streak to nine games when they welcome the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets for today's clash at Verizon Center.

The Ottawa Senators won't be anxious to see Ondrej Pavelec any time soon. The Atlanta Thrashers goalie stopped 50 shots en route to a 3-1 win over the Senators on Saturday.

Radim Vrbata scored in the shootout to give the Phoenix Coyotes a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.