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EDMONTON – Had things unfolded the way the Edmonton Oilers expected they would amid the optimism of October, they’d be facing the Calgary Flames on Friday and Saturday with the Northwest Division title hanging in the balance

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl defeated Ak Bars Kazan 3-2 Wednesday on the Snow Leopards home ice to move one win away from clinching the inaugural KHL Gagarin Cup

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators are keeping Cory Clouston as their head coach.The team announced today that they have signed him to a two-year deal, removing the interim tag from his title

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games: Canadiens 1 at Rangers 3First Period1. N.Y. Rangers, Drury 21 (Callahan) 13:142. Montreal, Dandenault 4 (Higgins, Metropolit) 16:56Penalties – Redden NYR (tripping) 1:34, Dubinsky NYR (boarding) 14:45, Hamrlik Mtl (interference) 19:04

Results Tuesday:WomenIIHF World Championship At Hameenlinna, FinlandNo Games Scheduled.AHL No Games Scheduled.ECHL PlayoffsNo Games Scheduled

SAN JOSE, Calif. – For 65 excruciatingly scoreless minutes, the San Jose Sharks barely threatened to dent the net of the Western Conference’s last-place team

GLENDALE, Ariz. – B.J. Crombeen scored twice and Chris Mason made 28 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5-1 Tuesday to inch closer to the playoffs

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Mattias Ohlund scored twice Tuesday as the Vancouver Canucks their hopes of winning the Northwest Division alive with a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames

EDMONTON – Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings effectively removed the Edmonton Oilers from the playoff picture with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Signed RW Dan Sexton to a two-year contract.NEW YORK ISLANDERS-Signed F Doug Weight to a one-year contract extension, through the 2009-10 season

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Marian Gaborik is finally healthy, skating and shooting as if he doesn’t want the season to end.Gaborik kept up his remarkable scoring rate with a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild avoided elimination from the playoff chase for at least three more days with a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Martin Havlat scored an empty-net goal and added an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Predators 4-2 Tuesday night, damaging Nashville’s playoff hopes

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The New York Islanders have signed veteran forward Doug Weight to a one-year contract extension Tuesday.In his first season with the Islanders, the 39-year-old Weight has recorded nine goals and 26 assists despite missing 29 games because of injury

OTTAWA – Dany Heatley scored his 38th goal of the season on the power play late in the second period Tuesday night and the Ottawa Senators went on to beat the Boston Bruins 3-2

ATLANTA – Tomas Fleischmann had a goal and an assist as the Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-2 on Tuesday to strengthen their hold on second place in the Eastern Conference

NEWARK, N.J. – The son of one of the notorious Hanson brothers from the movie “Slap Shot” scored his first NHL goal, and Martin Gerber had 47 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the suddenly inconsistent New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Tuesday night

TAMPA, Fla. – Sidney Crosby scored twice in one minute and four seconds midway through second period to help the Pittsburgh Penguins clinch a playoff berth with a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night

NEW YORK – Chris Drury scored a pair of goals and the New York Rangers took advantage of the Canadiens’ careless defence and suspect goaltending for a 3-1 victory over Montreal on Tuesday night that was critical to their playoff hopes

PHILADELPHIA – Jeff Carter scored the go-ahead goal at 7:32 of the third period, helping the Philadelphia Flyers clinch a playoff berth with a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night

RALEIGH, N.C. – Eric Staal had three goals and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes matched a club record with their ninth straight win by giving the New York Islanders the worst beating in franchise history, a 9-0 rout Tuesday night