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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Derek Roy had a goal and two assists and the Buffalo Sabres extended the New York Rangers’ road woes with a 4-2 victory Saturday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Corey Perry had a goal and two assists, four teammates also scored and the Anaheim Ducks ended a three-game slide, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Saturday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Yann Danis made a career-high 40 saves for his first shutout in more than three years, and the New York Islanders stalled the New Jersey Devils’ pursuit of the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 4-0 victory Saturday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sabres goalie Ryan Miller limped off the ice favouring his left leg after being upended by Rangers forward Scott Gomez early in the third period of Buffalo’s game against New York on Saturday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota left wing Andrew Brunette sat out Saturday night against Detroit because of a lower-body injury, ending the NHL’s longest active consecutive games streak at 509.

MONTREAL – Chris Campoli quickly realized he wasn’t in Long Island anymore.The new Ottawa Senators defenceman and power play quarterback played a team-high 23:38 and notched two assists, but his arrival from the New York Islanders along with Mike Comrie couldn’t prevent a 5-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday afternoon.

LOS ANGELES – Olli Jokinen scored twice in the second period against his former team to reach 500 career points, then added an empty-netter to complete his sixth career hat trick as the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 on Saturday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Jeremy Roenick picked up his 700th career assist in his return from a 10-week injury absence, and Ryane Clowe broke a scoreless tie 30 seconds into the third period of the San Jose Sharks’ 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday.

MONTREAL – Alex Kovalev made a triumphant return from his two-game banishment by the Montreal Canadiens, scoring a goal and adding two assists in a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Jeremy Roenick returned to the San Jose Sharks’ lineup on Saturday after missing 28 games with a shoulder injury.Roenick hadn’t played since Dec.

DALLAS – Patrick Kane scored his fourth goal against Dallas this season, Cristobal Huet stopped 30 shots and the Chicago Blackhawks completed a season sweep of the Stars with a 3-1 victory on Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA – Sidney Crosby had two goals and two assists to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to their first road win in nearly six weeks, 5-4 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.

NEW YORK – The NHL suspended Los Angeles Kings defenceman Denis Gauthier for two games Saturday.The punishment is the result of an incident midway through the third period in last Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets placed Ole-Kristian Tollefsen on injured reserve Saturday and recalled fellow defenceman Aaron Rome from their AHL affiliate in Syracuse.

TORONTO – Mats Sundin feels like he’s arrived back home.The Vancouver Canucks forward was back at Air Canada Centre on Saturday morning and indicated that he was looking forward to facing his former team.

AHL Grand Rapids 5 Manitoba 1Hamilton 4 Toronto 3Hartford 5 Lowell 2Lake Erie 3 Rockford 1Milwaukee 1 Chicago 0Norfolk 5 Binghamton 2Philadelphia 7 Portland 2Providence 5 Manchester 2Quad City 5 San Antonio 4 (SO)Rochester 3 Hershey 2Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3 Syracuse 1Worcester 2 Springfield 1 (OT)Bridgeport at Albany (ppd.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Recalled F Jamie Lundmark from Quad City (AHL).OTTAWA SENATORS-Reassigned F Josh Hennessy to Binghamton (AHL).

Detailed summaries from yesterday’s games:Lightning 1 at Hurricanes 4First Period1. Carolina, Staal 27 (Samsonov, Ruutu) 8:30Penalties – Downie TB, Conboy Car (fighting) 8:34, Gleason Car (interference) 19:41.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Cory Emmerton scored twice and Darren Haydar had three assists as the Grand Rapids Griffins exploded with four goals in the second to beat the Manibota Moose 5-1 in American Hockey League action Friday.

DETROIT – Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and two assists, and Ty Conklin made 24 saves for the Detroit Red Wings in his 11th straight home victory, 5-2 over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.