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MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens survived a scare from the NHL’s worst team on Thursday night.The Canadiens needed a huge save from Jaroslav Halak on Shawn Horcoff in overtime and Andrei Kostitsyn’s goal in the fifth round of the shootout for a 5-4 win over the lowly Edmonton Oliers

RALEIGH, N.C. – For the second straight night, the Carolina Hurricanes pushed one of the NHL’s best teams to overtime.This time they got the win

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – This was one point the St. Louis Blues couldn’t let slip away.Fighting to get back into the Western Conference playoff race, the surging Blues found themselves in a shootout with the slumping New York Islanders

TORONTO – The youth movement has injected some new life into the long moribund Toronto Maple Leafs, and the way the kids have played of late offers up some tantalizing visions of better times ahead

PHILADELPHIA – With Marc Savard most likely out for rest of the season because of a concussion, Patrice Bergeron led the way for the banged-up Boston Bruins

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Atlanta Thrashers needed a break. Instead, they got more bad news.Kristian Huselius had a goal and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets weathered a late rally to hang on for a 2-1 victory Thursday night, with the Thrashers’ loss clinching the Southeast Division title for the Washington Capitals

LOS ANGELES – Kings goalie Jonathan Quick has left Los Angeles’ road trip for the birth of his first child.Quick is the NHL leader with 37 victories this season

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs are bidding for either the 2012 or 2013 NHL all-star festivities.

The club has also applied to host the 2011 NHL Entry Draft at Air Canada Centre as well as the 2012 NHL Winter Classic at BMO Field, home of MLS soccer club Toronto FC

MONTREAL – Rookie goalie Devan Dubnyk will go for his first NHL win when the Edmonton Oilers face the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.Dubnyk is 0-7-1 with a 4

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bill Guerin says the NHL must outlaw hits to the head.That includes the kind of hit levelled by Guerin’s teammate, Matt Cooke, against the Boston Bruins’ Marc Savard

Scoring summaries from Wednesday’s games in the NHL:Canucks 3 at Coyotes 4 (SO)First Period1. Phoenix, Stempniak 16 (Yandle) 10:162. Vancouver, H

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Adrian Aucoin beat Andrew Raycroft in a shootout with a little help from Phoenix backup goalie Jason LaBarbera.Aucoin scored in the sixth round of a shootout, and Ilya Bryzgalov deflected Mason Raymond’s final attempt for Vancouver high over the net to give the Coyotes a 4-3 victory over the Canucks on Wednesday night

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Recalled D Chris Chelios from Chicago (AHL). Reassigned D Mike Vernace from Chicago (AHL) to Hamilton (AHL)

WASHINGTON – On Monday night, Tomas Fleischmann was a healthy scratch for the first time all season. On Wednesday night, he scored in overtime for the Washington Capitals

NEWARK, N.J. – The struggling New Jersey Devils aren’t going to let playoff security turn into complacency.Coming off a disappointing Western trip following the Olympic break, the Devils faced their problems head-on during a team meeting before their first home game in nearly a month

BUFFALO, N.Y. – As tall as he is, Tyler Myers’ stock on the Buffalo Sabres grew even larger after the rookie defenceman enjoyed a career-best performance

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Daniel and Henrik Sedin are donating $1.5 million to help build a new children’s hospital in Vancouver.The Swedish twins, who were drafted by the Canucks and have lived in Vancouver for 10 years, said their donation will be used to help build the intensive care unit and diagnostics and imaging area at the new BC Children’s Hospital

LOS ANGELES – A California state appeals court has upheld a US$26-million award in a fraud lawsuit against the owner of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and a company he founded

CHICAGO – Chicago’s Patrick Sharp was all alone, hanging back a bit in overtime and waiting for a chance the puck might come his way.And when Los Angeles’ Brad Richardson made an errant pass in the centre of the rink, Dave Bolland picked it off and quickly sent it in Sharp’s direction

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with former Notre Dame defenceman Kyle Lawson on a two-year, entry-level deal.Lawson, selected in the seventh round of the 2005 draft, recently completed his senior season for the Irish