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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Joe Thornton’s parents have figured he’s a good bet for Team Canada since receiving an endorsement from Don Cherry.The host of “Coach’s Corner” said last month that the entire Sharks line of Thornton, Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau should receive invitations to Vancouver because of their solid play and familiarity with one another

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Saku Koivu’s power-play goal at 15:48 of the third period gave the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday

CHICAGO – Known for its speed and skilled young offensive stars, the Chicago Blackhawks are winning with defence and goaltending.Cristobal Huet made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Patrick Kane assisted on all three Chicago goals to match a career high in the Blackhawks’ 3-0 victory over the St

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Anaheim Ducks winger Joffrey Lupul is due to undergo back surgery and will miss six to eight weeks.Ducks coach Randy Carlyle confirmed Lupul’s lengthy absence to reporters Wednesday before the Ducks met the Vancouver Canucks at General Motors Place

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs had a rough second period on Wednesday night and the surprising Phoenix Coyotes took advantage.Petr Prucha scored twice for Phoenix and Keith Yandle and Martin Hanzal each chipped in with three assists as the Coyotes scored four times in second to double up the Maple Leafs 6-3

SUNRISE, Fla. – Late Atlanta goals have proved problematic for the Florida Panthers this season. On Wednesday night, the Panthers found a way to turn the tables

OTTAWA – With the depleted Ottawa Senators scrambling just to put together four forward lines, goaltender Brian Elliott helped bail them out with another big game

NEWARK, N.J. – Martin Brodeur reached another milestone, and the New Jersey Devils kept rolling at the expense of the Montreal Canadiens.Brodeur tied Patrick Roy’s NHL record for regular-season appearances by a goalie, and Patrik Elias scored the winner with 2:36 left in the Devils’ 2-1 victory over the Canadiens on Wednesday night

NEW YORK – Without watching a minute of action, it was easy to tell which New York team came out on top in the first half of a home-and-home series between the Islanders and Rangers

RALEIGH, N.C. – With his team up two goals and an empty net in front of him, Carolina’s Ray Whitney tried to get creative and force the puck to Tuomo Ruutu for what would’ve been Ruutu’s third goal

Martin Brodeur tied Patrick Roy’s record for regular-season appearances by a goalie Wednesday night when he started for the New Jersey Devils against the Montreal Canadiens

TORONTO – The search for the next leader of the NHL Players’ Association has officially begun.The union announced Wednesday that Ryan Getzlaf, Jamie Langenbrunner, Brian Rafalski, Brian Rolston and Mathieu Schneider will comprise the committee in charge of selecting a new executive director

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – It’s been a long time since Canada looked this good to the NHL.Ten years ago, commissioner Gary Bettman would come to the league’s board of governors meetings and get besieged by questions about how the Canadian teams were going to survive

Hockey Canada has made the final cuts to the world junior team and announced the final roster for the annual holiday season tournament. To see the full roster, click here

OTTAWA – A trying start to the season just got a little more frustrating for Jason Spezza after he learned he’ll miss the next six to eight weeks with a torn right knee ligament

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Kings 3 at Oilers 2First Period1. Los Angeles, Richardson 4 (Brown) 5:29Penalties – None.Second Period2

Results Tuesday:AHLMilwaukee 3 Hamilton 2Bridgeport 2 Portland 0Lowell 6 Springfield 1Rochester 5 Syracuse 3Peoria 4 Grand Rapids 3 (SO)Houston 5 Texas 2ECHLToledo 5 Cincinnati 2IHLPort Huron 6 Flint 1 CentralRapid City 2 Missouri 1 Men’s Exhibition At Regina Saskatchewan/Regina CIS All-stars 4 Canadian Juniors 2 Women’s Exhibition At CalgaryCanada 6 U

NASHVILLE – Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz had reasons to worry that his club might not be ready to face the speedy Tampa Bay Lightning

EDMONTON – The Los Angeles Kings are in first place in the Western Conference thanks to a rare goal form Sean O’Donnell.O’Donnell broke open a 2-2 tie at 15:27 of third period, ending a 157-game streak without a goal, as the Kings defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Tuesday

DENVER – The Washington Capitals were happy with an easy win, but they didn’t leave Colorado in a good mood.Tomas Fleischmann scored two goals and Jose Theodore stopped 27 shots as Washington routed the Colorado Avalanche 6-1 on Tuesday night