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SUNRISE, Fla. – Thanks to their power play, the New Jersey Devils didn’t waste what coach Jacques Lemaire called the team’s best performance of the young season

QUEBEC CITY, Que. – The return of the Quebec Nordiques to the NHL may be one step closer to reality.Quebec City mayor Regis Labeaume confirmed Saturday that he met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman along with former Nordiques owner Marcel Aubut

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Sean Sullivan converted a pass from Victor Tikhonov at 4:54 of overtime as the San Antonio Rampage beat Abbotsford 6-5, spoiling the Heat’s inaugural AHL game Friday

CALGARY – Mike Ribeiro scored his first goal of the season 62 seconds into the game Friday night and the Dallas Stars never looked back.Ribeiro had a goal and an assist as the Stars beat Calgary 5-2, ending the Flames’ season-opening four-game winning-streak

WINNIPEG – Michael Grabner scored twice and Cory Schneider stopped 23 shots as the Manitoba Moose beat the Chicago Wolves 4-1 Friday in the American Hockey League

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Fined Edmonton coach Pat Quinn $10,000 for inappropriate public comments made following an Oct

HAMILTON, Ont. – Curtis Sanford made 38 saves and Hamilton scored three times in the third as the Bulldogs shut out the Rockford IceHogs 3-0 in American Hockey League action Friday

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Two years of NHL experience have flattened the learning curve for Mason Raymond and the speedy winger wants to make the most of it

The Carolina Hurricanes looked ready to play from the moment the puck dropped. Throw in a couple of early turnovers from the Florida Panthers, and the Hurricanes had everything they needed for an easy win against a division rival

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Daniel Sedin, the Vancouver Canucks’ leading scorer last season with 31 goals, didn’t practice Friday because of a foot injury and his status is unknown for Sunday’s home game against the Dallas Stars

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes have sold out their home opener Saturday night against Columbus.The sellout is due largely to lowering all upper bowl ticket prices to US$15

ARLINGTON, Va. – For the first time in nearly two years as coach of the Washington Capitals, Bruce Boudreau stayed off the ice during practice

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen is out for at least four months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.The club announced the injury Friday

EDMONTON – Last year, the Edmonton Oilers began the season by finding ways to win. On Saturday night, they’ll face the Montreal Canadiens in the midst of a troubling penchant for finding ways to lose

MONTREAL – Jean Beliveau was perhaps the greatest captain in Montreal Canadiens history and he sees no problem with the team taking its time before pinning the C on anyone’s jersey this season

OTTAWA – It is said the bond between a mother and son is special and nothing exemplifies that more than Nick Foligno’s gesture to honour the memory of his mother, Janis

Picked seventh overall by Nashville in 2008, the budding power forward is one to watch in 2009-10. – By Alan Bass

With the introduction of the salary cap, teams have been forced to ice young, cheap talent in order to squeeze higher-paid veterans onto rosters

EDMONTON – Former NHL star Theoren Fleury is coming clean on what he says was a long-held secret of chronic sex abuse that he believes transformed him from a confused kid into an angry, self-loathing boozer who blew millions of dollars on cards, drugs and lap dancers

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues said Friday a three-story escalator at the Scottrade Center would remain shut down during an investigation into why it malfunctioned, injuring 13 people, following the team’s home opener

LOS ANGELES – Ryan Smyth scored two goals to help the Los Angeles Kings to a 6-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.The Kings took a three-goal lead in the first period on scores by Smyth, Anze Kopitar and linemate Justin Williams