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NEW YORK – Anaheim Ducks forward Bobby Ryan, Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason and Chicago Blackhawks forward Kris Versteeg are the finalists for the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year, the league announced Wednesday

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens won’t have top defenceman Andrei Markov in the lineup when they battle for their playoff lives Wednesday night

Results Tuesday:AHL PlayoffsDivision Semifinals(Best-of-7)North DivisionManitoba 5 Toronto 1(Series tied 2-2)West DivisionMilwaukee 4 Rockford 1(Milwaukee wins series 4-0)ECHL PlayoffsDivision Semifinals(Best-of-7)North DivisionElmira 5 Trenton 3(Elmira wins series 4-3)Pacific DivisionLas Vegas 3 Bakersfield 1(Series tied 3-3)Ontario 4 Stockton 3(Series tied 3-3)IHL PlayoffsSemifinals(Best-of-7)Muskegon 6 Port Huron 5 (OT)(Muskegon leads series 2-1)Central Playoffs(Best-of-7)Conference FinalsNorthern ConferenceColorado 2 Mississippi 1(Colorado leads series 3-0)QMJHL PlayoffsSemifinals(Best-of-7)Drummondville 6 Rimouski 4(Drummondville leads series 3-0)Shawinigan 4 Quebec 1(Shawinigan leads series 2-1)OHL PlayoffsConference Finals(Best-of-7)Eastern ConferenceBrampton 4 Belleville 3(Brampton leads series 3-1)WHL PlayoffsConference Finals(Best-of-7)Eastern ConferenceCalgary 4 Brandon 3 (OT)(Calgary leads series 3-0)Western ConferenceVancouver 3 Kelowna 2(Vancouver leads series 2-1)Dudley-Hewitt CupOntario Junior A Championship At Schreiber, Ont

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Canucks 3 at Blues 2 (OT)First Period1. Vancouver, Wellwood 1, 5:20Penalties – Backes StL (high-sticking) 2:26, Bernier Vcr (interference) 2:48, O’Brien Vcr (cross-checking) 6:40, Mitchell Vcr (hooking) 18:36

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Patrick Marleau scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 9:27 left, and the San Jose Sharks evaded a daunting playoff deficit with a 4-3 victory over Anaheim in Game 3 on Tuesday night, trimming the Ducks’ series lead to 2-1

ST. LOUIS – Alex Burrows scored his second goal of the game with 18.9 seconds to go in overtime and Roberto Luongo made 47 saves to help the Vancouver Canucks complete a first-round sweep of St

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:American Hockey LeagueHARTFORD WOLF PACK-Signed D Mitch Gaulton.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Centre Torrey Mitchell is in the San Jose Sharks’ lineup for the first time this season in Game 3 of their playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks

RALEIGH, N.C. – Jussi Jokinen deflected in Dennis Seidenberg’s slap shot with 0.2 seconds remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes evened their series with New Jersey at two games apiece by beating the Devils 4-3 Tuesday night

PHILADELPHIA – Sidney Crosby and the Penguins can finish off the Flyers back on home ice.A sliding Crosby scored a goal that ricocheted off his skate, his midsection and into the back of the net to spark Pittsburgh to a 3-1 win over Philadelphia on Tuesday night

TORONTO – The Manitoba Moose used their power play to get back on even terms with the undisciplined Toronto Marlies on Tuesday night.The Moose scored three times with the man advantage to bury the Marlies 5-1 and tie their North Division semifinal series 2-2

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Henrik Zetterberg scored two goals and the Detroit Red Wings dominated from start to finish Tuesday night to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 and grab a 3-0 lead in their first-round series

NEW YORK – Simeon Varlamov is a man of few words – especially the English kind.The surprise top goalie for the awakening Washington Capitals is a virtual unknown to not only the NHL, but to his coach, his teammates, and anyone else who doesn’t speak Russian

BROSSARD, Que. – The mood was quiet, more than defiant, on Tuesday as the Montreal Canadiens prepared for what could be their final game of the 2009 playoffs

CALGARY – The end of Game 3 lit the fuse for Wednesday’s Game 4 of the Western Conference quarter-final series between the Calgary Flames and Chicago Blackhawks

MONTREAL – When Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli grabbed Mark Recchi at the trade deadline, he found a winger to match Chuck Kobasew

KLOTEN, Switzerland – Switzerland beat the U.S. 5-2 Tuesday, overturning an early two-goal deficit in both teams’ final warm-up game before the IIHF world hockey championship starts Friday

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild all-star goalie Niklas Backstrom will have surgery on his left hip.The operation will be performed Friday in Vail, Colo

BROSSARD, Que – Bob Gainey has appealed to Montreal Canadiens fans to stop booing the U.S. national anthem.The Canadiens coach and general manager said fans who booed during “The Star Spangled Banner” ahead of Game 3 of their playoff series against the Boston Bruins should find other ways to voice their support

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Doug Risebrough says he was “shocked” by the Minnesota Wild’s decision to fire him and end his nearly 10-year tenure as the franchise’s first general manager