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WINNIPEG – Jason Krog scored two goals, including the game-winner, as the Manitoba Moose earned a 4-2 win over the Manchester Monarchs in American Hockey League action Tuesday.

OTTAWA – Colby Armstrong was an unlikely hero Tuesday night, scoring two goals in the Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game at 4:50 of overtime as the surging Washington Capitals beat New York 5-4 on Tuesday night, sending the Islanders to their seventh straight loss.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Eric Staal scored two power-play goals and the Carolina Hurricanes took advantage of the penalty-prone Montreal Canadiens for a 3-2 victory Tuesday night.

PHILADELPHIA – Mike Richards and Simon Gagne each had a goal and two assists, and the Philadelphia Flyers won their fifth straight game by beating the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 Tuesday night.

With one swift move, Jason Blake gave Toronto Maple Leaf fans a different kind of shootout memory.The winger scored the shootout winner with a spinaround deke on Tuesday as the Maple Leafs pulled out a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Rugged Vancouver forward Darcy Hordichuk says he meant no disrespect toward Trevor Linden when he made a reference to the former Canuck captain in a recent interview.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Injured Vancouver Canuck goaltender Roberto Luongo didn’t mince his words when describing what it’s like being forced to watch from the sidelines as he recovers from a groin injury.

According to a report from Canadian sports network TSN, Sean Avery has not entered Stage 1 of the NHL-NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Modification Program.

CHICAGO – As a 53-foot-long refrigeration trailer pulled up slowly on the snow-covered streets in front of Wrigley Field on Tuesday, Hall of Famer Bobby Hull jumped into the passenger’s seat for a short ride.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Free-agent Mats Sundin will decide Thursday whether he’ll suit up this season for the New York Rangers or Vancouver Canucks.

EDMONTON – In his strongest personal comments to date on the Sean Avery affair, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the player’s raunchy criticism of his ex-girlfriend was “offensive” and “disgusting” and offended him as a parent.

Goaltender Daren Machesney of Hamilton and defenceman T.J. Kemp of Pickering, Ont., have been loaned by their NHL clubs to the Canadian team that will defend its title at the Spengler Cup, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday.

TORONTO – Steve Moore and Todd Bertuzzi reportedly met face-to-face Monday at a hearing in Toronto aimed at preventing a lawsuit from going to court.

OTTAWA – In choosing his team for the 2009 world junior hockey championship, Canadian coach Pat Quinn has opted for skill and speed up front, a bruising blue-line and a touch of experience with four returning players.

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Avalanche 3 at Red Wings 2First Period1. Colorado, Wolski 7 (Arnason) 1:072. Colorado, Stastny 7 (Hejduk, Leopold) 4:34 (pp)Penalties – Holmstrom Det (hooking) 3:49, Salei Col (high-sticking) 6:31, Clark Col (hooking) 7:25, Draper Det (holding stick) 10:44, Rafalski Det (holding) 16:02.

LOS ANGELES – The San Jose Sharks have become a measuring stick for their opponents, and they bring out the best in them.Such was the case with the Los Angeles Kings, who extended the NHL’s best team to a shootout before losing to them for the third time in three tries this season.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Recalled F Jamie Lundmark from Quad City (AHL).PHOENIX COYOTES-Recalled F Kevin Porter from San Antonio (AHL).

DETROIT – Colorado’s No. 1 goaltender Peter Budaj contributed to a victory over the rival Red Wings without even playing.Defenceman Jordan Leopold scored on a penalty shot and added an assist and backup goalie Andrew Raycroft made 34 saves and the Avalanche held on for a 3-2 win over Detroit on Monday night.

OTTAWA – A majority of Canadians backed the NHL’s decision to temporarily ban bad boy Sean Avery for his potty-mouthed remark about his ex-girlfriends, according to a new Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll.