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LOS ANGELES – When the Calgary Flames visited the Kings last month, Jarome Iginla bulled his way to a goal in every period. When the Flames returned to Los Angeles 16 days later, the Calgary captain was held scoreless

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Coyotes have built their first five-game winning streak in almost two years the hard way – without scoring a single power-play goal

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueNHLPA-RW Darren McCarty announced his retirement.CAROLINA HURRICANES-Recalled D Brett Carson from Albany (AHL)

ST. LOUIS – Peter Budaj compared a shutout to a skater scoring three goals. The Colorado Avalanche goalie certainly was in hat-trick form Monday night

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Edmonton Oilers hope that Monday night’s win is the start of a trend. The Florida Panthers just want to win a game.Shawn Horcoff scored once in regulation and again in the shootout, leading the Oilers to a 3-2 win over the Panthers for their third straight win

PITTSBURGH – Manny Legace stopped 30 shots, Ray Whitney had the decisive goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes won on the road for the first time this season by holding off the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Monday night

MONTREAL – Carey Price has been getting pelted with so many pucks of late, his body couldn’t adjust to the lack of action he saw Monday night

TAMPA, Fla. – Alex Ovechkin was impressive after a one week absence.Ovechkin scored two goals in his return from a two-game suspension and the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 12th consecutive time, 3-0 on Monday night

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs finally got everything just right in their own building.Vesa Toskala earned a victory in his first start since Nov

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Martin Brodeur realized he had a good chance of catching Terry Sawchuk, and his teammates helped made sure he finished with a shutout

TORONTO – Darren McCarty, a veteran of 15 NHL seasons who won four Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings, officially announced his retirement Monday

PHILADELPHIA – Recently fired Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Stevens had only positive things to say about his former team Monday when he spoke publicly for the first time since he was fired last week

CALGARY – Former No. 1 pick Alexandre Daigle was among 23 players named to Canada’s Spengler Cup roster Monday.Daigle, taken first overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1993 draft, was among 13 forwards named to the squad, which will look to atone for last year’s loss in the championship game

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will return to the lineup after missing one game with a sore groin.Crosby took part in the team’s morning skate and was planning to play Monday night against Carolina

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s NHL games: Senators 4 at Ducks 3 (SO)First Period1. Ottawa, Ruutu 5, 12:012. Anaheim, Getzlaf 6, 12:163. Ottawa, Spezza 3 (Alfredsson, Kovalev) 15:17 (pp)4

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Philadelphia F Dan Carcillo four games for his role in a fight that earned him a game misconduct penalty against Washington on Saturday,CAROLINA HURRICANES-Recalled D Jay Harrison from Albany (AHL)

NEW YORK – Chris Osgood has 395 NHL wins, three Stanley Cup rings, and now a regular seat on the Detroit Red Wings bench.Say hello to rookie Jimmy Howard, who is quickly becoming the No

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ottawa gave up one-goal leads three times against the Anaheim Ducks – each time in less than a minute – before Alex Kovalev and Daniel Alfredsson scored in the first two rounds of a shootout for a 4-3 victory on Sunday night to snap the Senators’ four-game losing streak

ROCKFORD, Ill. – Aaron Rome’s third-period goal stood up as the winner in the Manitoba Moose’s 4-3 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Sunday afternoon in AHL hockey

PHILADELPHIA – The NHL has suspended Flyers forward Dan Carcillo four games for his role in a fight that earned him 19 penalty minutes and a game misconduct