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ONTARIO, Calif. – Jason Demers scored the shootout winner and the San Jose Sharks opened the pre-season with a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night

Thursday’s grouped hockey results:QMJHLNo Games Scheduled.OHLBarrie 9 Owen Sound 1Kingston 3 Niagara 2Peterborough 2 Brampton 1Plymouth 6 Windsor 5 (SO)WHLVancouver 6 Kelowna 5 (OT)Maritime Jr

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Defenceman Kevin Bieksa scored on a power play, Aaron Rome and Steve Bernier added goals and Kyle Wellwood had two assists, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-0 pre-season victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night

CALGARY – Theoren Fleury started his NHL comeback cautiously, but ended it with style as the 41-year-old scored the winning goal in a shootout for the Calgary Flames in a 5-4 pre-season win over the New York Islanders on Thursday

CALGARY – Olli Jokinen had two goals and an assist but it was Theoren Fleury’s shootout winner that electrified Flames fans as Calgary downed the New York Islanders 5-4 on Thursday

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueBUFFALO SABRES-Returned F Zack Kassian to Peterborough (OHL), F Luke Adam to Cape Breton (QMJHL), F Marcus Foligno to Sudbury (OHL), F Jacob Lagace to Chicoutimi (QMJHL), D Nick Crawford to Saginaw (OHL) and D Brayden McNabb to Kootenay (WHL)

DENVER – Marek Svatos and Ryan Stoa scored goals in the second period, and Wojtek Wolski added another in the third as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Thursday night

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Rookie Colin Wilson had a goal and two assists, and Nashville captain Jason Arnott had a goal and an assist in a 5-0 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night in the pre-season opener for both

MONTREAL – Scott Gomez said it was nice to score at the Bell Centre, but it wasn’t as good as it will feel to get one that counts in the regular season

PHOENIX – Beleaguered Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes has asked a federal bankruptcy judge for an emergency hearing to order the NHL to mediate the “key sale issues” in the complicated case

LONDON, Ont. – Maple Leafs rookie Nazem Kadri scored his first professional goal on familiar ice.Toronto got first-period goals from Kadri and Lee Stempniak in a 4-0 pre-season win over the Philadelphia Flyers at John Labatt Centre on Thursday night

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Brian Pothier scored during a two-man advantage in overtime to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night in the pre-season opener for both clubs

EDMONTON – There was never a doubt Lubomir Visnovsky was going to play for the Edmonton Oilers this season because it’s not like he had to earn a job at training camp

BUFFALO, N.Y. – First-round pick Zack Kassian is one of six Buffalo Sabres prospects returned to their respective Canadian junior clubs.A gritty forward who was selected 13th overall in the NHL draft in June, Kassian was returned to Peterborough of the Ontario Hockey League

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Forward Jared Staal was one of three players re-assigned to junior by the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday.The 19-year-old is the younger brother of Eric (Carolina), Marc (N

MONTREAL – With Jay Bouwmeester gone, the Florida Panthers hope their new-look defence includes a fully healthy Bryan Allen.The 29-year-old played only two games last season before he had to go for microfracture surgery on a knee, which caused him to miss the rest of the 2008-09 campaign

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have signed right-winger Petr Sykora to a one-year contract.Sykora skated with the team on a tryout basis for two practices

TORONTO – Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Rick Vaive is scheduled to appear in court next week to face impaired driving charges.Vaive was arrested in Vaughan, Ont

Results Wednesday:QMJHLVictoriaville 2 Baie-Comeau 1Maritime Jr. ANo Games Scheduled.AJHLBrooks 4 Drumheller 0Spruce Grove 4 Lloydminster 1B

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Bobby Ryan scored twice in regulation and again leading off the shootout, helping the Anaheim Ducks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 in their pre-season opener on Wednesday night