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Movements in the world of hockey:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Dallas F Steve Ott indefinitely for receiving a match penalty for intent to injure at the end of Saturday’s game against Anaheim.

CALGARY – Vincent Lecavalier scored twice and added an assist Sunday night to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning a wild 8-6 victory over the Calgary Flames.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Ryan Kesler scored the winner and Roberto Luongo made 19 saves as the Vancouver Canucks gave themselves some breathing room in the tight Western Conference playoff race with a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.

CLEVELAND – Cedrick Desjardins made 40 saves as the Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Lake Erie Monsters 3-1 in AHL play Sunday.Steve Gainey, Yanick Lehoux and Brock Trotter scored for the Bulldogs who improved to 36-23-2-0.

WASHINGTON – The Florida Panthers were preparing to face Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals when their pre-game video session was cut short less than halfway through because the visitors’ projector broke.

TORONTO – Anton Stralman and Andre Deveaux each scored two goals for the Marlies, but the Grand Rapids Griffins hung on in a back-and-forth affair to edge Toronto 5-4 in AHL play Sunday.

DALLAS – NHL scoring leader Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two assists while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 20 shots as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Sunday, their third straight win without captain Sidney Crosby.

CHICAGO – Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith and Dustin Byfuglien scored in the first period, and Antti Niemi made 22 saves in his first NHL start to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.

NEWARK, N.J. – Martin Brodeur earned his 100th NHL regular-season shutout with a 27-save effort, and the New Jersey Devils extended their lead in the Atlantic Division with a 3-0 victory over the second-place Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.

WASHINGTON – Canadian TV analyst Don Cherry criticized reigning NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin’s exuberant goal celebrations. And that prompted Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau to fire back at the outspoken personality.

DALLAS – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby missed his third straight game Sunday because of a groin injury.Crosby, who began the day third in the NHL scoring race with 79 points, was injured a week earlier in a game against the Washington Capitals.

NEW YORK – Dallas Stars forward Steve Ott was suspended indefinitely without pay by the NHL on Sunday pending a hearing for receiving a match penalty in a game against the Anaheim Ducks.

According to Newsday, the Islanders have a deal in place for veteran Bill Guerin to trade the 38-year-old to an Eastern Conference contender.

Sharks 2 at Canadiens 3First Period1. Montreal, Markov 9 (Plekanec, Schneider) 11:05 (pp)2. Montreal, Gorges 3 (D’Agostini, Koivu) 13:273. Montreal, Koivu 11 (Markov) 17:47Penalties – Shelley SJ, Laraque Mtl (fighting) 7:18, Ehrhoff SJ (hooking) 10:26.

EDMONTON – Liam Reddox set up a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers leapt past Minnesota in the Western Conference standings with a 3-2 victory over the Wild on Saturday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Coach Barry Trotz wasted little time giving his Nashville Predators a reality check.As giddy as they might have been in shutting down the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings 8-0 in front of a vocal capacity crowd Saturday night crowd, Trotz put it all in perspective.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Chris Mason is doing his best to keep the St. Louis Blues in contention for a playoff spot.Mason made 26 saves and carried the Blues to a 3-1 victory over the free-falling Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.

NEW YORK – Ryan and Nikolai Zherdev scored in the first 68 seconds, and the Rangers busted out of their offensive doldrums in a 6-1 victory Saturday night over Colorado that gave coach John Tortorella his first win with New York.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Yann Danis and Sean Bergenheim made it a rough night for the Buffalo Sabres.Danis made 31 saves for his second straight shutout at home, and Bergenheim scored twice in the New York Islanders’ 2-0 victory Saturday night.

ATLANTA – Rich Peverley scored two of Atlanta’s four third-period goals, and Ilya Kovalchuk had two goals and three assists in the Thrashers’ 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.