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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A screaming, stick-breaking meltdown caught on video has turned Jim Playfair into an Internet sensation.The intense but usually controlled head coach of the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Heat became enraged over the weekend following a call by referee Jamie Koharski during a game against the Hamilton Bulldogs

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueCOLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Recalled C Trevor Frischmon from Syracuse (AHL).WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Recalled C Mathieu Perreault from Hershey (AHL)

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks looked fine for one game without top playmaker Joe Thornton.It turns out they have plenty of offensive firepower without him

CHICAGO – Steve Mason may finally be rounding back into the form that made him the NHL’s rookie of the year last season.The Columbus goalie made 33 saves, and Jakub Voracek had two goals and an assist to lead the Blue Jackets to a 4-2 win over the slumping Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night

PHILADELPHIA – Whatever was said in the Philadelphia Flyers’ dressing room before the struggling team took on the New Jersey Devils paid immediate dividends

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Greg Scott scored the lone shootout goal as the Toronto Marlies beat the Rochester Americans 4-3 in American Hockey League action Sunday

ST. LOUIS – Keith Tkachuk waited a long time for this goal.Tkachuk scored the winner on his 38th birthday, and the St. Louis Blues maintained slim playoff hopes with a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night

PITTSBURGH – Goalies truly dread seeing this sight: Sidney Crosby skating down the slot, the puck on his stick during a shootout.It’s about as close to an automatic goal as there is in the NHL

SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose forward Joe Thornton was scratched for the Sharks’ game Sunday against Colorado with a lower body injury.Thornton, the leading scorer on the Sharks with 66 assists and 85 points, had played 398 consecutive games

WASHINGTON – Well, that was quite a 24-hour swing. One day after the Calgary Flames looked done for the season, they went out and dominated the league’s top team

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh is making a strong push to play host to the NHL’s next Winter Classic on Jan. 1, matching the league’s two signature stars in the Penguins’ Sidney Crosby and the Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin at Heinz Field

LOS ANGELES – The Dallas Stars’ power play had its most productive night of the season, scoring four times against a team that allowed only one goal during 20 penalty kills in the previous five meetings

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Playing simple hockey has translated into three straight wins for the San Jose Sharks.Behind a goal and two assists from Patrick Marleau, the Sharks maintained a two-point division lead over Phoenix and a three-point edge over Chicago in the race for the top seed in the Western playoffs

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes’ storybook season has landed them in the playoffs for the first time since 2002, and the best could be yet to come

NASHVILLE – The Detroit Red Wings and Nashville Predators both solidified their playoff chances while dealing another crippling blow to the fading Calgary Flames

MONTREAL – Over the last 13 years, two things have been a constant in New Jersey – the Devils playing in the post-season, and Martin Brodeur tending goal

TORONTO – Jonas Gustavsson is starting to show why the Toronto Maple Leafs fought so hard to sign him last summer.The rookie goaltender outduelled Swedish counterpart Henrik Lundqvist on Saturday, turning aside 36 shots as Toronto beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – David Desharnais had two goals and added an assist as the Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Abbotsford Heat 4-0 in American Hockey League action Saturday

OTTAWA – With his team poised to make a return to the post-season, Daniel Alfredsson likes how the Ottawa Senators are rounding into form.The Senators captain scored 20th goal of the season early in the third as the Senators won their fourth straight, 3-2 over the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Saturday night

BUFFALO, N.Y. – It has been three years since the Buffalo Sabres made the NHL playoffs. Patrick Lalime probably feels as though it has taken him that long to get his 200th NHL win