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WINNIPEG – Matt Pope scored twice and added an assist, and the Manitoba Moose had little trouble beating the Rockford IceHogs 6-1 in American Hockey League play Friday

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Signed D Ryan Stanton to a three-year contract.CLEVELAND BROWNS-Signed TE Benjamin Watson

DALLAS – Jonathan Bernier lost all five shootouts he was involved in this season for the Manchester Monarchs in the American Hockey League.The rookie goalie ended that personal drought on a much bigger stage

HAMILTON, Ont. – Daniel Larsson made 32 saves as the Grand Rapids Griffins held on for a 3-2 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs in American Hockey League play Friday

WASHINGTON – As a group of reporters approached Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Matt Walker in the visitors’ locker-room Friday night, a teammate teased, “The superstar’s here!”Another called out, “You know his nickname? ‘The Ocho,”‘ a reference to Walker’s jersey No

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Josh Harding didn’t have to wait long for a second chance.A day after giving up five goals in a loss at Detroit, Harding made 43 saves to give the Minnesota Wild a rare road victory, 3-2 over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday

ATLANTA – Henrik Lundqvist called it “do or die” hockey between two struggling teams in danger of losing all hope in the Eastern Conference playoff chase

NEWARK, N.J. – Ilya Kovalchuk never got frustrated about his lack of scoring production since joining the New Jersey Devils.”To me, it’s all about winning,” said Kovalchuk, who had a goal and two assists Friday night to help the Devils beat Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh 3-1

Wade Dubielewicz was recalled by the Minnesota Wild on an emergency basis Friday to replace injured starting goalie Niklas Backstrom.Backstrom hurt his groin during the morning skate before the Wild’s 5-1 loss to Detroit on Thursday night

LOS ANGELES – Right wing Justin Williams has been activated from the Los Angeles Kings’ injured reserve after a 2½-month absence with a broken leg

TORONTO – Gillian Apps has received an outpouring of support since she and her Canadian women’s hockey teammates captured gold at the Vancouver Games

MONTREAL – The Olympic break looks to have done wonders for the Montreal Canadiens.All of a sudden, they are a team that doesn’t rely solely on the power play for goals, that has four productive lines and three functioning defence pairs

VANCOUVER, B.C. – There were days when Alex Burrows woke up wondering about more than just what city he was in.”(It was also) which day it is, what time it is, where am I really,” the Vancouver Canuck winger said

SAN JOSE, Calif. – After watching his team rally for the third straight game with a six-goal third period, all San Jose coach Todd McLellan wanted to talk about was the listless play the first two periods that put the Sharks in the hole

CALGARY – Miikka Kiprusoff had a lot of help getting his fourth shutout of the season.Sure, the Calgary goaltender made 33 saves, but his teammates combined for 30 more blocked shots as Flames won its their in a row, 2-0 over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueLOS ANGELES KINGS-Recalled G Jonathan Bernier from Manchester (AHL) under emergency conditions

DENVER – Paul Stastny had a forgettable game in Colorado’s loss to Vancouver on Tuesday night.He made up for it Thursday night.Stastny scored twice, and Craig Anderson made 27 saves to move into a tie for the NHL shutout lead with seven in the Avalanche’s 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers

MONTREAL – Welcome to the Edmonton Oilers, Ryan Whitney.Playing in only his fourth game as an Oiler on Thursday since being acquired from Anaheim at the trade deadline, Whitney took an Andrei Markov wrist shot off the right knee late in the second period of Edmonton’s game against Montreal and hobbled off the ice

TORONTO – There’s a new NHL super pest, and his name is Steve Downie.Well, he’s not too new. The Tampa Bay winger was a point-per-game player for Team Canada at the 2006 and ’07 World Junior Championships

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings started and finished strong.Johan Franzen scored twice, and Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and two assists in Detroit’s 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night