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BY CARRIE SCHIMIZZI

During Monday night’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Islanders, Montreal defenseman Ryan O’Byrne produced the Islanders’ tying goal by shooting the puck into his own net.

Brian Burke could be the new Maple Leafs GM by the end of this week.

According to a report from Canadian sports network TSN, Burke has been in communication with the Leafs brass and is currently in possession of a “term sheet” – not to be confused with a formal contract – that outlines terms and conditions to be contained in a formal offer.

TAMPA, Fla. – Mike Sullivan is returning to the Tampa Bay Lightning bench.The NHL team has named him associate coach, a position he held with the Lightning last season.

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Islanders 4 at Canadiens 3 (SO) First Period1. N.Y. Islanders, Park 3 (Weight, Guerin) 6:54 (pp) 2.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Teemu Selanne scored two power-play goals and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 29 saves in the Anaheim Ducks’ 4-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Sami Salo’s power-play goal 2:27 into overtime gave the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Los Angeles F John Zeiler three games without pay for a boarding incident in a Nov.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Cal Clutterbuck’s first two NHL goals gave Minnesota a badly needed offensive boost and sparked the Wild, who hung on against the injury-depleted and travel-weary Washington Capitals for a 4-3 victory Monday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida forward Richard Zednik will be out for several weeks after injuring his left arm during Monday night’s 3-2 victory over Carolina.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Gregory Campbell’s goal snapped a tie late in the second period and sent the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.

MONTREAL – Ryan O’Byrne scored into his own net on a delayed penalty to send the game to overtime and Bill Guerin scored the clincher in the shootout to give New York Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.

PHILADELPHIA – Mike Knuble scored two goals, including the tiebreaker at 14:52 of the third period, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 Monday night for their fifth straight victory.

NEW YORK – Brandon Dubinsky scored his first goal in 14 games and Nikolai Zherdev had three assists for the New York Rangers, who stretched the Phoenix Coyotes’ losing streak to six games with a 4-1 victory Monday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Claude Lemieux has signed a tryout contract with the San Jose Sharks in hopes of returning to the NHL after a five-year absence.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Evgeni Nabokov only took five games off last year, so the San Jose Sharks’ workhorse goalie is grateful he’s just about finished with an unwanted three-week vacation this fall.

EDMONTON – As they enter the second quarter of the season out of the Western Conference playoff picture, improving on a 2-2-2 home record is high on a lengthy list of things to do for the Edmonton Oilers.

TORONTO – The NHL has suspended Los Angeles Kings forward John Zeiler for three games for driving Colorado defenceman Adam Foote into the boards from behind.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks tried to put on their business-as-usual face Monday despite indications that star goaltender Roberto Luongo has a long-term injury.

NEW YORK – Boston Bruins centre Marc Savard is the NHL’s first star of the week after leading the league with two goals and six assists in four games.

ZURICH, Switzerland – The NHL and hockey’s world governing body said Monday they want to stage more matches between North American and European club teams.