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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Marc-Andre Bergeron scored twice and the Minnesota Wild set a season high for goals Friday night in an 8-4 victory over the Nashville Predators, eliminated from playoff contention a few minutes after the game

TORONTO – If Friday’s game was any indication, the first-round American Hockey League playoff series between Manitoba and Toronto is going to be a war

Northeastern University senior forward Missy Elumba is the 2009 recipient of the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award.

Elumba, a native of Cottage Grove, Min

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Left-winger Alexandre Giroux of the Hershey Bears was named the American Hockey League’s MVP on Friday.Giroux has a club-record 57 goals this season, which is the sixth-highest total in league history

PITTSBURGH – There was palatable disappointment in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ front office five years ago when they lost the draft lottery and missed out on Alex Ovechkin, one of the NHL’s most promising prospects in a quarter-century

Ak Bars Kazan won a back and forth battle over Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 3-2 in overtime Friday to force Game 7 of the inaugural KHL Gagarin Cup final

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Miroslav Satan from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League on Friday

VANCOUVER, B.C. – University of Minnesota-Duluth defenceman Evan Oberg signed with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.Oberg, a 21-year-old free agent from Camrose, Alta

Scoring summaries from Thursday’s NHL games:Canadiens 4 at Bruins 5 (OT)First Period1. Boston, Bergeron 8 (Hunwick, Recchi) 17:58Penalties – Stuart Bos (tripping) 2:45, Stuart Bos (holding) 9:55, Komisarek Mtl, Lucic Bos (roughing) 13:45, Gorges Mtl (roughing) 17:58, Hamrlik Mtl (cross-checking) 19:13, Komisarek Mtl (roughing), Chara Bos (double roughing) 20:00

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Al Montoya and the Phoenix Coyotes ruined what was supposed to be the biggest celebration in San Jose hockey history.Montoya made 40 saves in the rookie goalie’s third NHL victory as last-place Phoenix prevented the league-leading Sharks from clinching the Presidents’ Trophy with an improbable 4-1 victory Thursday night

DENVER – Mike Ribeiro’s dazzling new backward spin move was going so well in practice, he decided to debut it in a game.The flamboyant manoeuvre worked there, too

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Roberto Luongo made Ryan Kesler’s lone power-play goal stand up Thursday as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueBOSTON BRUINS-Recalled F Vladimir Sobotka from Providence (AHL).CALGARY FLAMES-Re-signed F David Moss

DENVER – With his left leg still bothering him, Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic says he won’t return this season, leaving his career up in the air

DETROIT – For the Nashville Predators, these truly are must-win games.The Predators kept their playoff hopes alive, coming from two-goal down and winning the shootout to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday night

OTTAWA – With less than a week to go in the regular season, the New Jersey Devils finally feel like they’re playing playoff hockey.Brendan Shanahan scored the shootout winner as the New Jersey Devils celebrated their Atlantic Division title with a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night

BOSTON – The Montreal Canadiens got the point they needed to make the playoffs in a season filled with adversity and disappointment.Minutes after Montreal clinched a playoff spot by forcing overtime, Mark Recchi scored his second goal of the game to give the Boston Bruins a 5-4 victory over the Canadiens on Thursday night

PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins are assured of being in the playoffs, yet they still had much to play for during their final regular-season home game

CALGARY – Calgary Flames announced Thursday the re-signing forward David Moss to a three-year deal.In 79 games with Calgary this season, the right-winger has career highs in goals and assists with 20 and 18, respectively

TAMPA, Fla. – Brooks Laich had two goals and the Washington Capitals secured the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night