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Scoring summaries from Saturday’s games in the NHL:Oilers 4 at Maple Leafs 6First Period1. Toronto, Kulemin 14 (Bozak) 13:342. Toronto, Bozak 6 (Kessel, Kulemin) 18:05Penalty – Wallin Tor (holding) 7:35

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks’ frantic travel schedule is behind them but Mikael Samuelsson is maintaining his torrid scoring pace

WINNIPEG – Kyle Greentree scored twice as the Rockford IceHogs defeated the Manitoba Moose 6-3 Saturday night in American Hockey League action

TORONTO – When you’re the starting goaltender for the NHL’s 30th-place team, your squad has just given up three goals in 1:36 to fall behind 5-1 to the 29th-place team and your net is being crashed, it’s easy to get frustrated

MILWAUKEE – Alex Foster’s power-play goal in the third stood up as the winner, and the Toronto Marlies held on for a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Admirals in American Hockey League play Saturday

MONTREAL – Looking at the NHL standings has become a lot more fun for the surging Montreal Canadiens.Sergei Kostitsyn scored twice as the Canadiens won their season-high fifth straight by downing the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Saturday night

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs are doing everything they can to stay out of the NHL’s basement.The youthful top line of Tyler Bozak, Nikolai Kulemin and Phil Kessel combined for eight points Saturday as the Leafs beat the 30th-place Edmonton Oilers 6-4, giving Toronto its first three-game winning streak of the season

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The New Jersey Devils blamed the power play and not an absence of focus for a disappointing loss to the sliding New York Islanders

DETROIT – Brian Rafalski scored a power-play goal 31 seconds into overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Unhappy with the way they were playing in the first 20 minutes, the St. Louis Blues changed direction and remained on a tear

RALEIGH, N.C. – Ilya Bryzgalov made 29 saves for his NHL-leading eighth shutout, and Lee Stempniak and Martin Hanzal each scored twice to help the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 on Saturday night

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Florida Panthers showed the San Jose Sharks what it’s like to be on the wrong side of a third-period comeback.Bryan Allen scored 2:46 into overtime to help the Panthers rally from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Sharks 3-2 on Saturday for their first win in San Jose in 10 years

PHILADELPHIA – Hearing his bench screaming, Chris Pronger knew he had only time for one chance.He went wide and received a perfect feed from Claude Giroux and placed a shot past a diving Cristobal Huet with 2

New York Islanders captain Doug Weight will have shoulder surgery that will certainly finish his season and could also end the centre’s 18-year NHL career

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Scoring summaries from Friday’s games in the NHL:Penguins 1 at Devils 3First Period1. New Jersey, Elias 12 (Greene, Kovalchuk) 1:432. Pittsburgh, Crosby 45 (Kunitz, Dupuis) 2:25Penalties – Skoula NJ (holding) 3:38, Fedotenko Pgh (tripping) 18:13, Langenbrunner NJ (interference) 18:33

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Garth Murray scored the shootout winner as the Abbotsford Heat edged the Lake Erie Monsters 3-2 in American Hockey League action Friday

Ilya Kovalchuk had a chance to score his second career penalty shot Friday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.He missed, but it was a moot point anyway

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Nashville Predators are the NHL’s most disciplined team when it comes to staying out of the penalty box. The Anaheim Ducks are one of the most penalized clubs, and that disparity is reflected in the Western Conference standings

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Joey MacDonald made 40 saves and Kyle Calder scored twice as the Toronto Marlies downed the Chicago Wolves 3-0 in American Hockey League play Friday