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Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCOLORADO AVALANCHE-Activated D Adam Foote. Reassigned D Wes O’Neill to Lake Erie (AHL)

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Maple Leafs 4 at Devils 5 (OT)First Period1. Toronto, Gunnarsson 1 (Mayers, Beauchemin) 6:112. New Jersey, Parise 24 (Zubrus, Zajac) 7:103

CEDAR PARK, Texas – Garrett Stafford scored twice and Matt Climie made 36 saves to lead the Texas Stars over the Abbotsford Heat 6-1 on Friday in the AHL

TAMPA, Fla. – James Wisniewski is becoming a shootout specialist.The defenceman scored in regulation and added the winner in a shootout in the Anaheim Ducks’ 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night

DALLAS – Mike Modano scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, to lead the Dallas Stars past the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2 on Friday night

WORCESTER, Mass. – Alex Stalock made 29 saves as the Worcester Sharks defeated the Manitoba Moose 5-3 in American Hockey League play Friday.Brandon Mashinter, Jamie McGinn, Frazer McLaren, John McCarthy and Dwight Helminen each scored for the Sharks, who improved to 29-14-3

CLEVELAND – Justin Mercier, Mike Bartlett and T.J. Hensick each had a goal and an assist in a balanced Monsters attack as Lake Erie doubled up the Toronto Marlies 6-3 on Friday in the AHL

Ryan Miller and Buffalo Sabres spoiled Marc Savard’s return to the reeling Boston Bruins.Despite getting Savard back from a knee injury that forced him to miss the past eight games, Boston continued its slide Friday night, falling 2-1 to the Sabres

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings aren’t used to saying a game is “huge” in January.Oh, how times have changed. Jimmy Howard made 46 saves and four of his teammates scored, lifting Detroit to a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night

WASHINGTON – Mike Knuble and Nicklas Backstrom fueled Washington’s high-powered offence with three points apiece, and the Capitals pulled away to their ninth consecutive victory, 4-1 over the Florida Panthers on Friday night

NEWARK, N.J. – Travis Zajac helped the New Jersey Devils erase the embarrassment of blowing a late two-goal lead to the lowly Toronto Maple Leafs

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have activated defenceman Adam Foote, their captain who missed seven games with a sprained ankle, and he’ll be available for the team’s game Friday night at Dallas

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes were relieved they could force the Calgary Flames’ long skid to last at least one more game.It wasn’t easy

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Chicago Blackhawks finished the game the way they started it, overwhelming the San Jose Sharks in a matchup between the NHL’s top two teams

EDMONTON – The Oilers’ winless streak has reached a dirty dozen.Eric Brewer and Alex Steen scored for St. Louis as the Blues beat Edmonton 2-1 on Thursday night, extending the Oilers’ winless streak to 12 games

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Coyotes blew a two-goal, second-period lead, but Robert Lang and Lauri Korpikoski scored in the shootout as Phoenix beat Calgary 3-2 on Thursday, extending the Flames’ winless streak to nine games

MILWAUKEE – Frederic St. Denis scored two goals as the Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Milwaukee Admirals 4-1 in a battle between American Hockey League division leaders Thursday

DENVER – Martin Havlat’s goal with 4:49 left sent the Minnesota Wild to a 1-0 win over Colorado on Thursday night, denying Craig Anderson another shutout and handing the Avalanche their first loss since Jan

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Defenceman Dan Boyle will miss his third straight game for the San Jose Sharks because of an undisclosed upper body injury