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ST. LOUIS – B.J. Crombeen scored three goals, including the game-winner with 3:43 to play, as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Nashville Predators 6-3 Monday night.

TORONTO – The New York Islanders have struggled to produce goals this year, but two veteran forwards on the team are doing more than their fair share.

PITTSBURGH – Thomas Vanek’s go-ahead goal, his NHL-best 20th of the season, completed a rally from two goals down and gave the Buffalo Sabres a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.

OTTAWA – Stephen Weiss listened to the one piece of advice he’s been hearing all season, and it paid off.Weiss scored 4:50 into overtime as the Florida Panthers downed the Ottawa Senators 4-3 at Scotiabank Place.

BOSTON – Milan Lucic, Phil Kessel and Michael Ryder scored in the opening 10:46 and the Boston Bruins coasted to their 14th win in 16 games, 5-3 over the struggling Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.

TORONTO – Jason Blake scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and set up two others, including Jeremy Williams’ insurance marker in the third, as the Toronto Maple Leafs ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory Monday over the New York Islanders.

PALM BEACH, Fla. – There wasn’t a single NHL owner who left the first day of the league’s board of governors meeting in tears.Given some of the things they heard on Monday, that was actually notable.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes recalled forward Joakim Lindstrom from San Antonio of the AHL on Monday.Lindstrom, acquired from the Anaheim Ducks on Dec.

BROSSARD, Que. – It is a nondescript glass and brick building by a highway in a particularly soulless part of the suburbs, but the Montreal Canadiens love it.

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Sean Avery’s fate with the Dallas Stars could be decided as soon as Wednesday. And it doesn’t sound too good for the NHL’s super pest.

According to Canadian sports network TSN, Radim Vrbata is done with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season and will return to the Czech Republic to finish the season there.

NEW YORK – Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne was named NHL first star of the week Monday.Chicago Blackhawks centre Jonathan Toews was the second star and Ottawa Senators centre Jason Spezza was the third star.

CALGARY – Another former NHL star is getting involved with the Canadian men’s hockey team.Joe Nieuwendyk has been named assistant general manager on Doug Armstrong’s management staff for the 2009 IIHF World Hockey Championship.

National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Recalled F Warren Peters from Quad City (AHL).NEW YORK ISLANDERS-Assigned LW Jeff Tambellini to Bridgeport (AHL).

Flames 3 at Rangers 0First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalty – Ro.Regehr Cal (hooking) 0:15.Second Period1. Calgary, Iginla 14 (Cammalleri, Phaneuf) 15:50Penalties – Voros NYR (tripping) 1:38, Gomez NYR (holding) 5:54, Bourque Cal (hooking) 13:05, Phaneuf Cal (elbowing) 18:27.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks built a substantial lead, then held on for a nervous victory.”When you have a 4-1 lead, you have to be able to stay focused,” Anaheim’s Ryan Getzlaf said after he scored twice Sunday night in a Anaheim’s 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

DENVER – Wojtek Wolski, Marek Svatos and Milan Hejduk scored for Colorado in a shootout, Peter Budaj made 34 saves and the Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks for the eighth straight time, 5-4 on Sunday.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Lance Bouma’s goal with 3:49 left in regulation lifted the Vancouver Giants to a 3-2 Western Hockey League victory over the Chilliwack Bruins on Sunday night.

NEW YORK – Jarome Iginla and David Moss struck for the second straight game, and Calgary workhorse Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 31 shots to earn his 29th NHL shutout in the Flames’ 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.

CHICAGO – Ben Eager scored twice, and Andrew Ladd had a goal and three assists for a career-high four points in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 7-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Sunday night.