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CHICAGO – The tired Edmonton Oilers had more than energy to beat the speedy Chicago Blackhawks.Patrick O’Sullivan and Ales Kotalik scored in a shootout as the Oilers beat the slumping Blackhawks 5-4 for their third straight victory

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Griffins goaltender Jimmy Howard stopped Toronto’s last six shootout attempts before Evan McGrath scored the winner as Grand Rapids beat the Marlies 2-1 in AHL action Friday

According to a Kontinental League press release, former NHL superstar Jaromir Jagr, who’s currently plying his trade with Avangard Omsk, told Czech newspaper Denik Sport he has no intention of terminating his contract in order to return to the NHL

PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins made quick work of the Los Angeles Kings.Malkin and Crosby each had a goal and an assist to help the Penguins beat the Kings 4-1 on Friday night

BUFFALO, N.Y. – For Daniel Briere, hockey probably hasn’t been exactly enjoyable these last few months.Battling a variety of injuries, the Philadelphia centre finally broke through Friday night with two goals in a 6-4 victory over Buffalo on Friday night

ATLANTA – Compared to the reception he had in Pittsburgh, Marian Hossa enjoyed his return to Atlanta.”It was kind of mixed in the crowd, more favourable than Pittsburgh,” Hossa said

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes didn’t need a pep talk from Paul Maurice heading into the third period against the New York Islanders on Friday night

PITTSBURGH – Chris Kunitz scored twice in 18 seconds early in the third period during a three-goal game, Petr Sykora got the game-winner later in the period and the Pittsburgh Penguins gained a valuable victory in the Eastern Conference race, beating Boston 6-4 on Sunday

WASHINGTON – Brian Pothier, who hasn’t played in the NHL for more than a year because of vision problems resulting from a concussion, was recalled by the Washington Capitals on Sunday

NEW YORK – Sean Avery scored two power-play goals and drew a pair of penalties in his most effective game of the season to lead the New York Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday

MONTREAL – Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy were always thought to be rivals more than friends, but warmth was evident between them on the night they found themselves with 551 NHL goaltending victories

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne’s biggest challenge Saturday night was his defence’s efficiency.Rinne made 18 saves for his seventh shutout of the season, and J

TORONTO – While Toronto’s 8-6 win against the Calgary Flames on Saturday won’t do much to change the Maple Leafs’ fortunes this year, the team can be encouraged by the performance of a rookie corps expected to put up solid offensive numbers in the future

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Evgeni Nabokov returned to San Jose’s lineup and immediately made an impact, stopping 23 shots in regulation and overtime and six of seven shootout attempts

EDMONTON – Another night, another missed opportunity for the Edmonton Oilers.
John-Michael Liles scored 42 seconds into overtime as the Colorado Avalanche continued to play spoiler, defeating Edmonton 3-2 Saturday night for their second straight win

MONTREAL – Patrice Brisebois waited a long time to play in his 1,000th NHL game, but when it was over he had no problem acknowledging the real star of Saturday night

DALLAS – Defenceman Nicklas Grossman picked the right time to find the net for the Dallas Stars.Grossman scored a rare goal with 2:37 left in overtime and the Stars stretched their home winning streak over the Minnesota Wild to 10 games with a 3-2 victory Saturday night

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning aren’t in the playoff picture, but they enjoyed slowing down their in-state rival’s post-season push

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A distraught looking Peter Pocklington was released from a California jail early Saturday morning, just hours after New York Rangers general manager Glen Sather paid his bail of US$1 million

HAMILTON, Ont. – Mike Glumac scored twice as the Hamilton Bulldogs steamrolled the league-leading Manitoba Moose 5-1 in AHL action Saturday.Down 1-0 in the first period, Sergei Kostitsyn scored the first of five unanswered goals for the Bulldogs