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SUNRISE, Fla. – Tomas Vokoun keeps getting better.Gregory Campbell scored midway through the second period and Vokoun made 27 saves in the Florida Panthers’ 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday night

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Buffalo Sabres knew before the puck dropped that they had a chance to climb into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Burned once by a fast St. Louis Blues start, the Columbus Blue Jackets made sure it didn’t happen again.Rick Nash scored for his 400th career point and Chris Clark notched his first goal as a Blue Jacket, leading the way to a 4-2 victory over the Blues on Monday

RALEIGH, N.C. – Steve Downie and the Tampa Bay Lightning responded to a pair of frustrating divisional losses by ending a long road losing streak against another rival

PORTLAND, Maine – If history is any indication, Tuesday’s American Hockey League all-star game will have plenty of scoring, little body contact and at least a few intriguing storylines

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby skates hard as he nears the top of the circle on a 3-on-2 break, both of his linemates and the goaltender anticipating one of those on-the-tape passes he makes as well as anyone in hockey

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Mike Yeo has returned to practice and is expected to be behind the bench Tuesday against the Islanders after being hospitalized earlier this month with a blood-pressure problem

NEW YORK – Washington Capitals left-winger Alex Ovechkin, St. Louis Blues goaltender Chris Mason and Minnesota Wild left-winger Guillaume Latendresse are the NHL’s three stars of the week

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Fredrik Modin on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 7 and activated defenceman Marc Methot

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The crowd chanted Rick DiPietro’s name as the clock ticked down on his first shutout in almost two years.DiPietro, who missed first three months of the season while recovering from knee injuries, stopped 20 shots and Matt Moulson scored twice, leading the New York Islanders to a 4-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Monday

DENVER – Colorado Avalanche forward Milan Hejduk needs knee surgery and will miss the Vancouver Olympics.Hejduk told The Associated Press on Monday he will not represent the Czech Republic at next month’s Games

BOSTON – Daniel Alfredsson had what the Boston Bruins needed – fresh legs.The Ottawa captain scored three goals in his second game after missing 11 with a shoulder injury, and the Senators drove a tired Tim Thomas from the net midway through the second period of their 5-1 win Monday

Sidney Crosby hopes his next trip to Vancouver will be a little more memorable.The Pittsburgh Penguins captain was minus-3 during a 6-2 loss to the Canucks at GM Place on Saturday night and failed to record a shot on goal for the first time all season

DENVER – Colorado Avalanche forward Milan Hejduk will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his knee and is expected to be out for the next two-to-four weeks

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Bobby Ryan scored the go-ahead goal with 7:17 left and the Anaheim Ducks overcame Calgary’s three breakaway goals for a 5-4 victory Sunday night, extending their home winning streak against the Flames to 11 games

NEW YORK – Ryan Callahan and the New York Rangers broke out of their scoring drought in a big way – at the expense of the Montreal Canadiens

WASHINGTON – Brooks Laich scored twice – including while shorthanded in the third period – and Alex Ovechkin finally converted a penalty shot as the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Sunday

DETROIT – The Chicago Blackhawks had a lot of fun and picked up two points.Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp scored in the shootout to give Chicago a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday

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Scoring summaries from Saturday’s games in the NHL: Senators 4 at Canadiens 2 First Period1. Ottawa, Smith 1 (Alfredsson) 11:26 (sh)2. Montreal, Pouliot 8 (Gomez, Gionta) 12:49Penalties – Fisher Ott (hooking) 10:40, Ruutu Ott (hooking) 13:52, Fisher Ott (roughing) 19:56