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Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Fined Carolina F Scott Walker $2,500 for throwing a punch that knocked Boston D Aaron Ward to the ice during a May 10 game at Boston

PITTSBURGH – The Washington Capitals supposedly can’t win without Alex Ovechkin scoring. They can’t win an overtime playoff game. They can’t beat the Pittsburgh Penguins when a series is on the line

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Facing playoff elimination, Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle decided to get creative as the Ducks prepare for Tuesday’s Game 6 against the Detroit Red Wings

The San Jose Sharks are already home for the summer, left to admire the Presidents’ Trophy that honours a stellar regular season but now also magnifies another empty postseason

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Detroit defenceman Brian Rafalski could be back in the lineup Tuesday night when the Red Wings look to eliminate the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have signed draft picks Cameron Gaunce and Trevor Cann, both from the OHL, to entry-level contracts.The 19-year-old Gaunce, a defenceman, was Colorado’s top selection (50th overall) in the 2008 NHL entry draft

DALLAS – Mike Modano is coming back for his 20th NHL season.Modano had said he would take some time to ponder if he would retire when the Dallas Stars’ season ended without a playoff berth a month ago

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Boston Bruins aren’t going down without a fight. Or several of them, actually.One loss from early elimination, hockey’s top remaining seed got itself back into the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Carolina Hurricanes with a series of hard hits, bruising checks – and, yes, an occasional skirmish

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning have made Rick Tocchet their full-time coach.Tocchet took over in mid-November after Barry Melrose was fired

ATLANTA – One of the Thrashers’ owners says the team has “several inquiries” from possible investors but adds the talks do not include moving the team from Atlanta

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres signed defenceman Tyler Myers to a three-year, entry-level contract on Monday.The six-foot-eight Myers was Buffalo’s top selection (12th overall) in the 2008 NHL entry draft

RALEIGH, N.C. – Carolina Hurricanes forward Scott Walker was fined US$2,500 by the NHL but escaped suspension Monday for throwing a punch that may have broken a bone in Boston defenseman Aaron Ward’s face

OTTAWA – A new poll suggests almost two-thirds of Canadians believe Canada could support a seventh NHL team, but most doubt Jim Balsillie’s attempt to bring the Phoenix Coyotes to Southern Ontario will succeed

BOSTON – Boston Bruins defenceman Aaron Ward left Sunday night’s playoff game with what team doctors fear is a broken orbital bone after he was punched by Carolina’s Scott Walker

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s NHL playoff games:Ducks 1 at Red Wings 4First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Brookbank Ana (interference) 8:16, Stuart Det (slashing) 15:46

BOSTON – Tim Thomas stopped 19 shots for his first NHL playoff shutout to help the Boston Bruins keep their season going with a 4-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday night

BERN, Switzerland – Team Canada’s report card from the IIHF World Hockey Championship:ForwardsMartin St. Louis, A: He led the tournament with 15 points – but only one of those came in the final three games

DETROIT – Johan Franzen, Jiri Hudler, Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg scored for Detroit as the Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Sunday

BERN, Switzerland – Russia is on top of the world again.After going 15 years without winning gold at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, the Russians made it two in a row Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Canada

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks need to do the little things right to stop their playoffs from going wrong.The Canucks will be facing elimination when they take the ice Monday night for Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal against the Chicago Blackhawks (CBC, 9 p