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TORONTO – NHL players are looking to tweak the proposed rule on blindsided hits to the head in an effort to get some form of legistlation in place this season

NEW YORK – Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne is the NHL’s first star of the week after posting four wins and two shutouts.New York Islanders centre John Tavares was the second star while Anaheim Ducks winger Teemu Selanne took third star honours

WINNIPEG – Goaltender Cory Schneider made 38 saves for his fourth shutout as the Manitoba Moose earned a 4-0 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins in American Hockey League action Sunday

EDMONTON – Not even a game against the NHL’s bottom feeders could keep the San Jose Sharks from continuing their tumble down the standings.Devan Dubnyk made 27 saves to earn his second career NHL win in as many games as the last-place Edmonton Oilers skinned the Sharks 5-1 on Sunday

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Teemu Selanne can finally exhale. His 600th goal is in the books, with four home games to spare in what likely will be his final NHL season

DALLAS – Another shootout, another win for the Phoenix Coyotes.Adrian Aucoin scored in the fourth round of the tiebreaker and the Coyotes matched a franchise record with their ninth straight victory, 3-2 over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night

PHILADELPHIA – The Atlanta Thrashers pushed aside the Philadelphia Flyers to remain in the thick of the playoff race.Ondrej Pavelec made 44 saves, Ron Hainsey, Todd White and Rich Peverley scored, and the Thrashers beat the Flyers 3-1 on Sunday night to move within a point of eighth-place Boston in the Eastern Conference

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Teemu Selanne became the 18th player in NHL history to score 600 goals, reaching the milestone Sunday night in the Anaheim Ducks’ 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues absorbed another home-ice beatdown. This time it was the Nashville Predators delivering the heartache.Dustin Boyd scored his second goal of the game 48 seconds after teammate Patric Hornqvist tied it late in the third period, helping Nashville rally for a 3-2 victory Sunday night

RALEIGH, N.C. – With the Northeast Division all but wrapped up and their struggles on the road a distant memory, the Buffalo Sabres like where they are less than a month before the NHL playoffs begin

SUNRISE, Fla. – With timely offence and solid goaltending, the Florida Panthers finally found a way to win on home ice.Nathan Horton, David Booth and Cory Stillman scored in the first period and the Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Chuck Kobasew is finding his scoring touch – the Minnesota Wild just hope its not too late.Kobasew scored a pair of goals in the Wild’s 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday to give him four in Minnesota’s last four games

TORONTO – Ryan Hamilton didn’t want to complicate things by thinking too much on his long breakaway. Moments later, he gave the Toronto Marlies their fourth straight victory

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Calgary Flames centre Daymond Langkow is in good condition at a local hospital after being hit in the back of the neck with a puck

BOSTON – The chorus of cheering fans was a welcome change for goalie Tuukka Rask after the Boston Bruins won just their second home game in nearly three months

Scoring summaries from Satuday’s games in the NHL:Senators 4 at Stars 5First Period1. Ottawa, Fisher 22 (Spezza, Alfredsson) 1:06 (pp)2. Dallas, Richards 20 (Robidas, Morrow) 13:55 (pp)3

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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings took another step toward their first playoff berth since 2002, while the New York Islanders headed home after a pair of frustrating one-goal defeats in Southern California

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Radim Vrbata and the Phoenix Coyotes did what only three teams have done – rally after two periods to beat the Chicago Blackhawks

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Detroit Red Wings left it late on Saturday night, but gave themselves a big boost in their playoff push.Henrik Zetterberg scored in the last second of overtime as the streaking Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3