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Detailed summaries from Sunday’s games:Maple Leafs 3 at Rangers 2 (OT)First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Mayers Tor, Voros NYR (fighting) 2:03, Redden NYR (interference) 3:04, N.

NEW YORK – Pavel Kubina’s power-play goal three minutes into overtime snapped the Toronto Maple Leafs’ losing streak and delivered the latest crushing blow to the New York Rangers’ sinking playoff chances with a 3-2 victory Sunday night.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Jiri Tlusty had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Marlies beat the Rochester Americans 6-2 in American Hockey League action Sunday.

CHICAGO – Josh Harding made 44 saves, and Peter Olvecky snapped a tie early in the third period with his first NHL goal to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Sunday night.

NEW YORK – Three decades after Harry Howell and Andy Bathgate were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, they took their rightful place in the rafters of Madison Square Garden – the new one, not the arena where they starred so many years ago.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Ondrej Pavelec made 45 saves as the Chicago Wolves defeated the American Hockey League-leading Manitoba Moose 2-1 Sunday night.

TAMPA, Fla. – Vaclav Prospal beat Manny Fernandez on a power play with 1:33 left to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins on Sunday night.

HAMILTON – Syracuse defenceman Nick Holden scored his first career goal to lift the Crunch past the Hamilton Bulldogs 3-1 in AHL action Sunday.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Matt Cullen had his first career hat trick and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning streak to three games with a 5-2 victory against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.

WASHINGTON – After a little push-and-shove, Sidney Crosby was still running his mouth, even as his helmet came off and a linesman tried to push him back toward the bench.

MONTREAL – The mystery that is Alex Kovalev took another twist Saturday night – this time a dramatic three-point return from a two-game exile from the Montreal Canadiens.

THE CANADIAN PRESSSenators 3 at Canadiens 5 First Period1. Montreal, Plekanec 15 (Kovalev, Markov) 2:23 (pp)2. Montreal, Kovalev 14, 5:38Penalties – Kuba Ott (holding) 1:18, Komisarek Mtl (hooking) 8:38, Smith Ott, Stewart Mtl (roughing) 14:12, Fisher Ott, Higgins Mtl (roughing) 14:47, Ruutu Ott, Dandenault Mtl (fighting) 19:21.

EDMONTON – Todd Bertuzzi recorded the shootout winner as the Calgary Flames won for the fourth time in their last five outings, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Jay Bouwmeester has noticed the changes. There are growing crowds and there is bubbling excitement over his surprising Florida Panthers, a franchise whose long absence from the playoffs has often left it forgotten in the crowded South Florida sports scene.

ST. LOUIS – Defenceman Shea Weber scored 2:36 into overtime, and Pekka Rinne made 30 saves for his fifth shutout of the season in the Nashville Predators’ 1-0 victory over the St.

TORONTO – In a season of disappointing results, the shootout continues to haunt the Toronto Maple Leafs.Mats Sundin scored the shootout winner as the Vancouver Canucks beat Toronto 3-2 on Saturday night, handing the Maple Leafs their second consecutive home shootout loss.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota coach Jacques Lemaire was able to say something Saturday night that he hasn’t said in quite a while.After a strong opening period, Lemaire looked at an assistant coach and said, “All of a sudden I like the team because everyone’s working and everyone’s doing what they were supposed to do, and I know we have a chance when they do this.

TORONTO – Mats Sundin really couldn’t have picked a better way to say goodbye.Scoring the shootout winner with the entire Air Canada Centre crowd on its feet was one thing.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Radek Dvorak scored twice in the third period, and Tomas Vokoun made 41 saves for his second shutout in three games as the Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Saturday night.