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PITTSBURGH – FSN Pittsburgh has indefinitely suspended a longtime hockey producer for not quickly showing a replay that could have proved Flyers forward Simon Gagne scored a short-handed goal against the Penguins on Thursday

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated right-winger Derek Dorsett off injured reserve after he missed 15 games with a broken hand

HALIFAX, N.S. – A former NHL player convicted of conspiracy to commit murder who wants to play hockey for a Halifax university is awaiting permission from correctional officials to move from Toronto to Nova Scotia

TORONTO – David McNab was a big believer in the power of a baseball cap. He would send them to prospects whom he felt needed encouragement and, as a scout with the Hartford Whalers, he’d often take the extra step of writing personal letters as he did with one unheralded goaltender a little more than 20 years ago

Vancouver Canucks forward Alexandre Burrows was hit with a fine but avoided a suspension after accusing referee Stephane Auger of slapping him with spiteful penalties

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Marc-Andre Fleury might not be able to explain his success in the shootout, but the numbers tell the story.Fleury made 31 saves and stopped three more tries in the shootout and Kris Letang scored the only goal in the tiebreaker in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night

TORONTO – Jonas Gustavsson likely couldn’t have picked a better team to get his first NHL shutout against.Making his first start since undergoing minor heart surgery for the second time this season, Gustavsson stopped 25 shots to blank the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Saturday night at Air Canada Centre

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Montreal coach Jacques Martin said he regarded Andrei Markov’s leadership skills so much he made the defenceman an assistant captain before the season

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Troy Bodie registered a hat trick to lift the Toronto Marlies over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-3 on Saturday in the American Hockey League

ATLANTA – Martin Brodeur had no problem with being benched.The New Jersey Devils pulled the record-setting goalie after he allowed three first-period goals, then rallied for three second-period goals and went on to a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday night

RALEIGH, N.C. – As the Carolina Hurricanes have retreated to the bottom of the NHL standings, they haven’t been shy about giving opportunities to some of their younger players

HARTFORD, Conn. – P.K. Subban scored a goal and had two assists and Curtis Sanford had 25 saves to lead the Hamilton Bulldogs to a 4-1 road victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack on Saturday night in the AHL

OTTAWA – A goaltender making his NHL debut and a rookie looking for his first career goal came up big for the Ottawa Senators.Erik Karlsson scored and Mike Brodeur picked up the win in his league debut Saturday night as the Senators defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-1

TORONTO – Charles Tator shouldn’t expect to hear form Don Cherry any time soon.Cherry, the popular co-host of the Coach’s Corner segment on CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada”, addressed Tator’s accusations that he is “a negative influence” on hockey on Saturday’s broadcast

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek missed Buffalo’s game against Pittsburgh on Saturday because of soreness in his stomach/abdominal region

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks forced the Phoenix Coyotes out of their game by drawing penalties and keeping their best players on the ice in short-handed situations that interfered with their regular shifts