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Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Recalled G Curtis McElhinney, F Brandon Prust, F Grant Stevenson, and F David Van der Gulik from Quad City (AHL).

DALLAS – Anaheim finally played like the defending Stanley Cup champion – at least long enough to avoid a nearly insurmountable deficit.Chris Pronger scored two power-play goals and an assist in a 4-2 victory Tuesday night over the Dallas Stars, who lost for the seventh time in their last eight home playoff games and missed a chance to take a commanding 3-0 series lead in the first-round Western Conference playoff series.

TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Vincent Lecavalier underwent successful surgery on his right shoulder on Tuesday, the team reported.

MIAMI – Jacques Martin will return as the Florida Panthers’ general manager.Martin, who was stripped of his coaching duties last week, said Tuesday he will accept the offer team owner Alan Cohen made to remain with the Panthers and focus on front office duties.

PHILADELPHIA – Danny Briere’s so-so first season in Philadelphia has turned sensational in the playoffs.Briere has played more like the top player in the league than likely MVP Alex Ovechkin, scoring two more goals with an assist, leading the Flyers to a 6-3 victory over the Washington Captials in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Tuesday night.

BOSTON – Patrice Brisebois’ power-play goal late in the second period was all the offence rookie goaltender Carey Price would need.Price made 27 saves for his first career playoff shutout in the Montreal Canadiens’ 1-0 win over the Boston on Tuesday that put the Bruins on the brink of elimination.

CALGARY – Before the NHL quarter-final playoff series between Calgary and San Jose opened, Flames veteran Owen Nolan uttered a statement that may turn out to be prophetic.

OTTAWA – Bryan Murray wears two hats with the Ottawa Senators and while the GM role has been somewhat shelved over the last month to focus on coaching, it will be front and centre Wednesday night in what could be his team’s last game of the NHL season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Before the Detroit Red Wings could count to 10, the Nashville Predators made their playoff series interesting.Jason Arnott and Ryan Suter scored nine seconds apart in the final minutes of Game 3 and the Predators cut their first-round deficit to 2-1 against the NHL’s top regular-season team.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Steve Valiquette had a great view of Sean Avery’s rule-changing attempt to get Martin Brodeur off his game, and didn’t like it.

BOSTON – Even though Peter Schaefer has his own playoff series to worry about, the Boston Bruins winger can’t help but feel some sympathy for his old friends on the Ottawa Senators.

VANCOUVER – Dave Nonis was fired as general manager of the Vancouver Canucks because the NHL team needed a change in leadership, owner Francesco Aquilini said Tuesday.

VANCOUVER – The next general manager of the Vancouver Canucks must provide the leadership skills to make the NHL team competitive and capable of winning a Stanley Cup, owner Francesco Aquilini said Tuesday.

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The Stanley Cup is visiting Europe to help mark the 100th anniversary of the International Ice Hockey Federation.European and NHL greats Peter Stastny, Slava Fetisov, Jyrki Lumme and Arturs Irbe were on hand to present the Cup to lawmakers and fans Tuesday at the European Parliament.

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The Stanley Cup is visiting Europe to help mark the 100th anniversary of the International Ice Hockey Federation.Former NHL greats Peter Stastny, Slava Fetisov, Jyrki Lumme and Arturs Irbe were on hand to present the Cup to lawmakers and fans Tuesday at the European Parliament.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals signed right-winger Francois Bouchard to a three-year entry-level contract Tuesday.The 19-year-old Bouchard was taken by Washington in the second round of the 2006 NHL entry draft.

NHL playoff scoring summaries Monday:Penguins 4 at Senators 1First Period1. No Scoring.Penalties – Neil Ott (roughing) 1:21, Talbot Pgh (goaltender interference) 4:14, Donovan Ott (holding) 16:16.

DENVER – The Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche are so evenly matched that neither team can win in regulation.Pierre-Marc Bouchard took the pass from Brian Rolston from behind the net and sent it past Jose Theodore 11:58 into overtime to give the Wild a 3-2 win over the Avalanche on Monday night.

DENVER – The Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche are so evenly matched that neither team can win in regulation, and what keeps separating them in overtime is a funny bounce.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Jason Arnott scored with 3:58 left in the third period, the second Nashville goal in nine seconds, and the Predators rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 Monday night to get back into the first-round series.