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For the first time in five years, 51-year-old former New York Rangers great Ron Duguay, is set to strap on the skates professionally, signing a two day contract with the Eastern Professional League

Senators 3 at Bruins 5First Period1. Boston, Ward 3 (Bergeron, Chara) 3:17 (sh)2. Boston, Axelsson 6 (Krejci) 6:523. Boston, Kobasew 17 (Ryder, Savard) 10:24 (pp)4

AHL No Games Scheduled.ECHL No Games Scheduled.IHL No Games Scheduled.Central Odessa 7 Corpus Christi 5QMJHL No Games Scheduled.OHL Barrie 2 Niagara 0Peterborough 5 Kingston 3Saginaw 6 Owen Sound 3Windsor 5 Plymouth 1WHL No Games Scheduled

EDMONTON – Marty Reasoner came back to haunt his old club with a breakaway goal 4:10 into overtime as the Atlanta Thrashers won their fourth game in a row, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night

DENVER – Milan Hejduk and Wojtek Wolski scored shootout goals, and Peter Budaj stopped both of Minnesota’s attempts in the tiebreaker in the Colorado Avalanche’s 2-1 victory over the Wild on Thursday night

ST. LOUIS – If the St. Louis Blues find their way into the playoffs, goalie Chris Mason says they should be plenty tested.”We’ve been doing this for two months trying to get back in it

TORONTO – At a time when the merits of fighting in hockey are under scrutiny, Ben Ondrus made his position crystal clear.During the last minute of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay on Thursday night, Ondrus was involved in an incident with the Lightning’s Evgeny Artyukhin

DALLAS – With top scoring threats Brenden Morrow, Brad Richards and Jere Lehtinen out with injuries, the Dallas Stars need a lift from other sources

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The turning point for the New York Rangers took place behind closed doors.After watching his team fall behind during a tentative and shy first period, new Rangers coach John Tortorella let the club know that enough was enough

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens gained a little ground on their Eastern Conference playoff rivals Thursday night, but there wasn’t much celebrating going on at the Bell Centre

DETROIT – The Calgary Flames turned a late two-goal deficit into two big points in the Western Conference standings.Olli Jokinen and Mike Cammalleri scored shootout goals to give Calgary a 6-5 comeback victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night

TORONTO – The Tampa Bay Lightning might not be 29th in the 30-team NHL if they got to play the Maple Leafs more often.A 4-1 victory Thursday night improved their record against Toronto this season to 3-0

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Antoine Vermette has never missed the playoffs. The Columbus Blue Jackets have never made them.One of those streaks is about to end

BOSTON – Aaron Ward hopped out of the penalty box and found himself on a breakaway.He was more familiar with the former than the latter. “I’ve never scored on a breakaway

PHILADELPHIA – Alex Ovechkin stood alone on the ice in front of the Philadelphia net waiting for the puck.Great positioning for the reigning MVP, big mistake for Philadelphia

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Despite a big win over a team Buffalo is battling with in the Eastern Conference playoff race, Sabres forward Thomas Vanek knows there are plenty of games left before the final post-season seedings are decided

NEWARK, N.J. – During his 15-year career, Martin Brodeur has played for Stanley Cups, Olympic gold medals and world championships.A relatively easy 26-save performance on Thursday night in the New Jersey Devils’ 5-2 win over the hapless Phoenix Coyotes has put Brodeur in position to return home to Montreal and play for something just as important – Patrick Roy’s NHL mark for career wins by a goaltender

NEW YORK – Alf Pike, a member of the New York Rangers’ 1940 Stanley Cup championship team, who later coached the club has died. He was 91.Pike, who spent six seasons as a Rangers player and two as coach, died March 1 in Calgary

According to a report in the Calgary Herald the Flames are likely going to find a new home for their American League affiliate.
Currently, the Quad City Flames represent Calgary’s farm team out of Illinois

The Edmonton Oilers have activated captain Ethan Moreau from the injured reserve list.He’s been sidelined since Feb. 28 when he took a stick in the eye during a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild