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PHILADELPHIA – Vaclav Prospal and Jussi Jokinen scored second-period goals to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – The Canadian women’s hockey team hit the reboot button ahead of their Four Nations Cup final Sunday against the U.S.The players didn’t practice or talk Saturday as if the sky had fallen after losing to Sweden for the first time in women’s hockey history.

DETROIT – Marian Hossa scored two goals to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.Kirk Maltby also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions (9-2-2) and Chris Osgood made 24 saves.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs hottest line kept clicking long enough for Mikhail Grabovski to show his former team what he can do.He had a goal and an assist while linemate Niklas Hagman scored twice on Saturday as the Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3.

PHILADELPHIA – Flyers centre Daniel Briere scored in his first game back in the lineup against Tampa Bay on Saturday night, only two weeks after abdominal surgery.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – The idea of young girls seeing a female face in The Great Hall at the Hockey Hall of Fame was welcomed by players and coaches at the Four Nations Cup women’s tournament.

CHICAGO – Only two years ago, there were good seats available for pretty much every Chicago Blackhawks game. Lots and lots of them. Heck, in some spots, you could practically have your own section.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals recalled defenceman Tyler Sloan from Hershey of the AHL ahead of Saturday night’s game against the New York Rangers.

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Senators 1 at Hurricanes 2First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Staal Car (tripping) 4:34, Volchenkov Ott (delay of game) 10:18, Melichar Car (tripping) 13:17, Carolina bench (too many men) 18:46, Vermette Ott (holding) 19:58.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Mark Parrish recorded his sixth career hat trick in his Dallas debut and the Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Friday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueBUFFALO SABRES-Activated C Jochen Hecht from injured reserve. Waived C Matt Ellis.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Jason Williams and the Thrashers didn’t need a pep talk between the second and third periods. They knew exactly what to do themselves.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Cory Schneider turned aside 27 shots and the red-hot Manitoba Moose earned their ninth win in a row Friday night, beating the Rochester Americans 5-1 in American Hockey League action.

HAMILTON – Leave it to a guy named Hamilton to end the Bulldogs’ longest winning streak of the season.Ryan Hamilton’s goal midway through the third period broke a 1-1 deadlock and lifted the Houston Aeros to a 3-1 victory over Hamilton in American Hockey League action Friday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The rookies were two of the coolest customers on the ice.Derick Brassard scored Columbus’ second goal in the shootout and fellow rookie Steve Mason stayed perfect by stopping both shots he faced in the tiebreaker to lead the Blue Jackets to a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Joe Corvo scored with 2:40 left to help Peter Laviolette become the winningest American-born coach in NHL history and lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Sabres activated centre Jochen Hecht from injured reserve Friday before their game against Atlanta.Hecht missed 10 games after breaking his right middle finger against the New York Islanders on Oct.

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers added some skill to their beleaguered blue-line Friday, acquiring Matt Carle from the Tampa Lightning.

TORONTO – Yvan Cournoyer’s trip down memory lane started a couple days before he turned up for a busy weekend at the Hockey Hall of Fame.The legendary Montreal Canadiens winger was originally scheduled to fly to Toronto but decided to take a different kind of journey instead.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Making better decisions has improved defenceman Kevin Bieksa’s game, allowing him to be an offensive threat for the Vancouver Canucks without turning into a defensive liability.