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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Rockford IceHogs left-winger Pascal Pelletier was named American Hockey League player of the week Monday.Pelletier had seven points (6-1) in three games as Rockford earned five of a possible six points in the standings.

Washington Capitals left winger Alex Ovechkin, who led the NHL with 25 points in November, has been named the league’s first star of the month, the NHL announced today.

NEW YORK – Sidney Crosby’s recent surge has earned him the NHL’s first star of the week.The Pittsburgh Penguins captain scored six goals in three games.

MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police say Hubert (Pit) Martin, a four-time NHL all-star in the 1960s and ’70s, is feared dead after his snowmobile plunged into an icy lake.

Michael Maniago, a 20-year-old former goalie for Lethbridge and Kamloops had his life tragically cut short. – By Gregg Drinnan – Kamloops Daily News
Michael Maniago, who split four Western League seasons between the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Kamloops Blazers, was killed in an automobile accident in Calgary early Saturday morning.

HELSINKI, Finland – A Finnish court fined former NHL player Jere Karalahti 1,490 euros (C$2,338) on Monday for using cocaine last year.The Helsinki City Court found Karalahti guilty of using cocaine in March 2007, based on a photograph found on a laptop of a friend.

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s NHL games:Oilers 3 at Stars 4First Period1. Dallas, Ribeiro 3 (Modano, Richards) 7:20 (pp)2. Dallas, Petersen 1 (Niskanen, Conner) 14:01Penalties – Ribeiro Dal (hooking) 4:51, Nilsson Edm (high-sticking) 6:13, Stortini Edm, Barch Dal (fighting) 8:56, Sydor Dal (holding) 11:06.

Results Sunday:AHL Toronto 4 Rochester 3 (SO) Grand Rapids 1 Chicago 0 Hershey 3 Norfolk 2 Houston 4 Milwaukee 2 Portland 4 Manchester 0 Providence 4 Hartford 3 (OT)Worcester 2 Lowell 1At Montreal Binghamton 5 Hamilton 3 ECHLAugusta 2 Charlotte 1 (SO)Cincinnati 3 Trenton 2 (OT)Dayton 4 Reading 3Florida 4 Johnstown 3 (OT)Ontario 3 Alaska 2IHLNo Games Scheduled.

Movements in the world of hockey:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Recalled D Brett Festerling from Iowa (AHL). Assigned G David LeNeveu to Iowa.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Rob Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne scored in a 1:09 span of the third period, and Niedermayer added another goal to help the Anaheim Ducks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Sunday night.

DALLAS – Mike Modano scored on a power play with 2:21 remaining to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.

HAMILTON – Mattias Karlsson and Ilya Zubov each had a goal and two assists to lead the Binghamton Senators to a 5-3 AHL win over the Hamilton Bulldogs in front of 14,446 fans Sunday at the Bell Centre.

TORONTO – Some inside information from his head coach helped Jeremy Williams in a big way.Williams scored twice in the shootout, setting the stage for Jiri Tlusty’s game winner in the eighth round of the sudden-death format as the Toronto Marlies downed the Rochester Americans 4-3 on Sunday in the American Hockey League.

ATLANTA – The St. Louis Blues celebrated Keith Tkachuk’s milestone goal, then went on to win a rare road game.Tkachuk scored the tying goal to reach the 1,000-point plateau, and Brad Boyes put St.

NEW YORK – Stephen Weiss and Gregory Campbell scored 12 seconds apart in the second period and Craig Anderson made 37 saves for his sixth NHL shutout to lift the Florida Panthers to a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars acquired defenceman Andrew Hutchinson from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, trading away the rights to winger Lauri Tukonen, who plays in Europe.

CLEVELAND – Marty Sertich scored the go-ahead goal to lift the Lake Erie Monsters over the Toronto Marlies 3-2 in AHL action Friday.Sertich’s power-play goal at 9:24 into the third period clinched the win for the Monsters.

CALGARY – After 39 minutes of shutout hockey, Calgary’s Daymond Langkow scored the pivotal opening goal Saturday night as the Flames went on to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

DENVER – Wojtek Wolski scored two goals, Marek Svatos had three assists and the Colorado Avalanche held on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The San Jose Sharks are on a long winning streak. The Phoenix Coyotes are on the verge of a goalie controversy.Joe Pavelski scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 8:37 remaining, and the Sharks rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Coyotes 3-2 Saturday night for their seventh straight win.