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DENVER – Colorado Avalanche centre Paul Stastny is out for at least two weeks and could miss the rest of the season with a broken foot.Stastny was injured while blocking a shot at Minnesota on March 17 and will be out two-to-four weeks, the team said Wednesday

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Gabor Ocskay, three times Hungary’s hockey player of the year, has died of a heart attack, his team said Wednesday. He was 33

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games: Thrashers 3 at Canadiens 6 First Period1. Montreal, Tanguay 13 (Kovalev, Schneider) 7:212. Atlanta, Crabb 4 (Peverley, Exelby) 14:02Penalties – Plekanec Mtl (holding) 10:28, Komisarek Mtl (interference) 17:52

EDMONTON – Valtteri Filppula’s goal with 1:26 to play in the third stood up as the winner as the Detroit Red Wings surged back to first place overall in the NHL with a 3-2 comeback victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueWASHINGTON CAPITALS-Recalled G Daren Machesney and F Steve Pinizzotto from Hershey (AHL)

DALLAS – Daniel Sedin scored the go-ahead goal moments after taking a stick in the mouth, Ryan Kesler and Henrik Sedin each had two goals, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the fading Dallas Stars 5-2 Tuesday night

WINNIPEG – Maksim Mayorov scored twice as the Syracuse Crunch beat the Manitoba Moose 2-1 in American Hockey League action Tuesday.Dusty Collins replied for the Moose

ST. LOUIS – Rookie Patrik Berglund scored twice in the third period, Chris Mason made 22 saves for his fifth shutout of the season and the St

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Teemu Selanne scored the only shootout goal and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Tuesday to move into a position for a post-season berth

TAMPA, Fla. – Martin St. Louis scored with 1:56 left in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night

MONTREAL – Alex Tanguay had two goals and three assists and Alex Kovalev also scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens ended a five-game losing streak with 6-3 NHL victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night

TORONTO – The theatrics didn’t belong to Alex Ovechkin on this night.Curtis Joseph was brought in cold off the Toronto Maple Leafs’ bench late in Tuesday’s game and shut down the Washington Capitals to help his team to a 3-2 shootout victory

NEW YORK – Nikolai Zherdev had a goal and an assist, and the New York Rangers moved into a sixth-place tie in the Eastern Conference by defeating the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Tuesday night

TORONTO – Washington Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin is making no apologies for the celebration that followed his 50th goal last week.The Russian star followed through with a plan to put his stick on the ice and pretend to warm his hands over it

MONTREAL – Bryan Little is not a big guy but that doesn’t stop him from fending off opposing defenders to score goals.The five-foot-11 185-pound Atlanta Thrashers forward has already topped the 30-goal mark in only his second NHL season

LONDON – George Gillett says he has not yet made a decision about whether to sell the Montreal Canadiens or his 50 per cent stake in Premier League soccer club Liverpool

Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin speaks to the media after practice Tuesday about Don Cherry’s reaction to the Russian sniper’s 50th goal celebration

Much has been made about the recent influx of head coaches who have been promoted, untested at the NHL level, but successful in the American League, to guide teams in the big time

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens will go back to goaltender Carey Price in an effort to end their five-game losing run.Coach and general manager Bob Gainey will start Price in net against the visiting Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night

Results Monday:AHL Rockford 2 Milwaukee 1ECHL No Games Scheduled.IHL No Games Scheduled.Central No Games Scheduled.QMJHL PlayoffsOHL PlayoffsNo Games Scheduled