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Peter Pocklington’s California tax lawyer says the former owner of the Edmonton Oilers is the innocent victim of a vengeful witch hunt by a legal system on a crusade against corporate crime

AHL Syracuse 3 Toronto 1 Albany 5 Norfolk 3Binghamton 5 Worcester 2Iowa 2 Chicago 1Milwaukee 3 Rockford 2Springfield 3 Hershey 2 (SO)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 8 Philadelphia 5ECHL Victoria 9 Ontario 4Alaska 5 Phoenix 0Idaho 2 Utah 1 (SO)Mississippi 3 South Carolina 2 (SO)Reading 4 Wheeling 2IHL Kalamazoo 3 Bloomington 2 (SO)Central Arizona 4 Amarillo 2QMJHL P

Lightning 2 at Senators 3 (OT) First Period1. Tampa Bay, Murphy 4 (Lecavalier, St. Louis) 2:37 (pp)2. Ottawa, Shannon 3 (Spezza, Alfredsson) 4:53 (pp)Penalties – Bell Ott (tripping) 1:44, Artyukhin TB, Donovan Ott (unsportsmanlike) 2:37, Welch TB (hooking) 4:02, Artyukhin TB (double minor roughing, misconduct), Ruutu Ott (roughing) 8:36, Malone TB (closing hand on puck) 12:41, Petiot TB (hooking) 19:07

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Scott Niedermayer scored at 3:37 of overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks got vital contributions from newcomers Erik Christensen, Ryan Whitney and Petteri Nokelainen to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday night

CHICAGO – Kris Versteeg broke a tie in a shootout and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Carolina 3-2 on Wednesday night to end the Hurricanes’ winning streak at four games

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Kevin Lalande made 32 saves to backstop the Syracuse Crunch to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday night in AHL action

OTTAWA – Mike Fisher scored the winning goal at 2:38 of overtime Wednesday night as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks have activated goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin from injured reserve and sent goalie Antti Niemi to Rockford of the AHL

COLUMBUS, Ohio – As if it’s not enough to beat teams on the ice or in the standings, coach Ken Hitchcock knows his Columbus Blue Jackets also must overcome the perception that they’re still a bunch of lovable losers

TORONTO – A study led by York University says bodychecking in youth hockey leagues is associated with an increased risk of injury to players

NAPLES, Fla. – Gary Bettman would be happy to sit down with Georges Laraque and talk about fighting.The NHL commissioner thinks he might be able to convince the Montreal Canadiens tough guy that rule changes proposed by general managers this week aren’t actually so bad for enforcers

Peter Pocklington – Canada’s formerly famous high-flying millionaire businessman and owner of hockey’s dynastic Edmonton Oilers – was arrested by the FBI in his California condo Wednesday on charges he lied and concealed assets during bankruptcy proceedings

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – The wife of hockey great Gordie Howe was remembered Wednesday as a resilient, “valued woman” who became one of the first female sports agents

Detailed summaries from Tuesday’s games:.THE CANADIAN PRESSIslanders 2 at Maple Leafs 3 (OT) First Period1. Toronto, Stempniak 12 (Finger, Blake) 17:272

AHL Bridgeport 2 Lowell 1Binghamton 3 Portland 1Houston 3 Quad City 1ECHL Charlotte 4 Gwinnett 1South Carolina 3 Mississippi 2IHL No Games Scheduled

ST. LOUIS – David Perron and the St. Louis Blues got off to a fast start Tuesday night and never let up.Perron had two goals, and the Blues scored on three of their first eight shots in a 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars

DENVER – For the second time in three starts, Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen skated off with a shutout.Lehtonen stopped 35 shots in the Thrashers’ 3-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night for his third shutout of the season and 14th of his NHL career

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sergei Fedorov scored 2:20 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Assigned F David Van der Gulik and F Brett Sutter to Quad City (AHL)

ST. PAUL, Minn. – On the scoreboard and in the standings, the San Jose Sharks were a winning team again.But on the ice, they’re still struggling to play the part of Western Conference co-leaders