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ST. LOUIS – Phil Kessel had two assists to extend his points streak to 18 games, and former University of Minnesota teammate Blake Wheeler had two first-period goals in the Boston Bruins’ 6-3 victory over the St.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Tomas Vokoun made 23 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Brett McLean, Richard Zednik and Bryan McCabe scored goals in the Florida Panthers’ 3-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night.

NEWARK, N.J. – Scott Clemmensen made 27 saves in regulation and overtime, then added four more in the shootout, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Sunday.

BOSTON – Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron, who missed most of last season with a concussion, was released from the hospital Sunday after being diagnosed with another concussion.

MOSCOW – Russia routed Sweden 6-2 Sunday to win the Channel One Cup, the second event of the four-leg Euro Hockey Tour.Russia dominated from the start and scored three of its goals on power plays as it easily secured its fifth straight title in the tournament.

NEW YORK – With almost two weeks of voting remaining, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby surpassed Jaromir Jagr’s record for the most votes ever received by a player in NHL all-star game fan balloting on Sunday.

ORANGEVILLE, Ont. – A knee injury has ended Dana Tyrell’s world junior hockey tournament before it had even begun.
Hockey Canada announced Sunday that the Prince George Cougars forward would be unable to play in the world tournament in Ottawa after injuring his knee in Friday’s 4-2 exhibition win over Sweden in Toronto.

ATLANTA – Goalie Justin Pogge could finally get his first shot at the NHL.The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled Pogge on Sunday from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies ahead of Monday’s game against the Atlanta Thrashers.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Evgeni Nabokov made 17 of his 32 saves in the frantic third period, and the San Jose Sharks recovered from rare back-to-back defeats with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Quick second-period goals by Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp gave the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-1 victory Saturday over the Vancouver Canucks and a season-high seven-game NHL win streak.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Predators have scored more than one goal only once in five games.One was all they needed Saturday night as they beat the New York Islanders 1-0.

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray had a message for Roman Polak after the defenceman scored his first NHL goal on a two-point night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 31 shots for his first shutout of the season as the Phoenix Coyotes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 Saturday night.

OTTAWA – Jason Smith’s first point as an Ottawa Senator couldn’t have come at a better time.Smith’s first goal of the season at 3:30 of overtime lifted the Senators to a 5-4 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Pekka Rinne stopped all 23 shots in earning his third shutout of the month, and Vernon Fiddler scored the lone goal as the Nashville Predators beat the New York Islanders 1-0 Saturday night.

PITTSBURGH – Nik Antropov had a goal and two assists and six other Toronto players scored in the Maple Leafs’ 7-3 rout of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

MONTREAL – Sergei Kostitsyn scored twice and Alex Kovalev notched the overtime winner as the Montreal Canadiens erased three one-goal deficits to down the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Saturday night.

ATLANTA – Kari Lehtonen gave up goals on the first two shots he faced in his first game in seven weeks, but didn’t let another puck get past him until late in the Atlanta Thrashers’ 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

DETROIT – Dan Cleary scored with 1:34 left to break a tie and lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

OTTAWA – Jason Smith was an unlikely hero for the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night, scoring the winning goal in overtime to beat the Dallas Stars 5-4.