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TORONTO – Rochester goalie Tyler Plante played like his first name was Jacques as the Americans outlasted the hometown Toronto Marlies 1-0 Saturday afternoon in American Hockey League action

CHICAGO – Sidelined all season by a knee injury, Chicago Blackhawks forward Adam Burish has been activated from injured reserve.The 27-year-old Burish tore the ACL in his right knee during a preseason game at Minnesota on Sept

WASHINGTON – Goalie Alex Auld is getting his first start with the New York Rangers.Rangers coach John Tortorella says Auld will play against the Washington Capitals on Saturday night

Marc Savard scored in the second period and Tim Thomas made 37 saves to lead Boston past the New York Islanders 3-2 on Saturday in the opener of the Bruins’ season-high seven-game road trip

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby had two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins scored the final five goals in a 6-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday for their third consecutive win since Olympic break ended

TORONTO – Minnesota Wild forward Derek Boogaard has been suspended for delivering a knee hit on Edmonton forward Ryan Jones.The NHL announced the discipline on Saturday

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The Abbotsford Heat exploded for three second period goals and managed to hold off Worcester, edging out the Sharks 5-4 in American Hockey League action Friday night

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Canucks 3 at Blackhawks 6First Period1. Chicago, Ladd 12 (Byfuglien, Hendry) 3:482. Chicago, Keith 12 (Toews, Sharp) 10:22 (pp)3

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Montreal F Maxim Lapierre for four games for a late hit on San Jose F Scott Nichol during a March 4 game

CALGARY – Calgary’s slumbering offence finally awoke Friday night.Daymond Langkow’s first goal in 22 games opened the floodgates as the Calgary Flames beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers celebrated Fan Appreciation Night by rewarding their faithful with a rare win.Mike Comrie scored in regulation and added the shootout winner as the Oilers snapped a three-game losing skid, defeating the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Friday night

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks made quick work of Olympic gold medal-winning goalie Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks.Andrew Ladd, Duncan Keith, Troy Brouwer, Kris Versteeg and Jordan Hendry scored first-period goals to chase Luongo in the Blackhawks’ 6-3 victory Friday night

HAMILTON, Ont. – Brock Trotter, Ryan Russell and Shawn Belle scored consecutive shootout goals for the Hamilton Bulldogs in a 5-4 win over the Chicago Wolves Friday night in American Hockey League action

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings looked like a team determined to make the playoffs.Darren Helm scored twice, and Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist in Detroit’s 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Jeremy Williams scored twice for Grand Rapids to help the Griffins down the Manitoba Moose 4-1 in American Hockey League action Friday night

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Adam Mair was glad to help Tim Connolly gain some redemption from an earlier gaffe.Mair sent the game into overtime just under three minutes after Connolly’s costly turnover ended up in Buffalo’s net, and Connolly scored at 2:31 of overtime in Buffalo’s 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night

TORONTO – Montreal Canadiens forward Maxim Lapierre has been suspended for four games, the NHL announced Friday.The suspension stems from Lapierre’s late hit on Sharks forward Scott Nichol in Montreal’s 3-2 loss Thursday night in San Jose

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators appear to have cooled off during the Olympic break and their recent performance has made goaltending a hot topic of discussion in the Canadian capital once again

PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin has been credited with the game-winning overtime goal in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night