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ANAHEIM, Calif. – When Peter Mueller’s looping shot from the blue-line somehow eluded Jonas Hiller, the Colorado Avalanche’s newest forward had trouble believing he could celebrate

WINNIPEG – Worcester scored three times in the third period as the Sharks topped the Manitoba Moose 5-2 in American Hockey League play Wednesday

CHICAGO – Niklas Hjalmarsson, Dustin Byfuglien and Jonathan Toews scored in the third period to help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Wednesday night for their fifth victory in six games

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueNHL BOARD OF GOVERNORS-Unanimously approved the sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning to Jeffrey Vinik

HAMILTON, Ont. – J.T. Wyman scored three times for Hamilton on Wednesday night as the Bulldogs topped the Adirondack Phantoms 4-1 in American Hockey League play

SUNRISE, Fla. – David Booth wasted little time in settling a score, then helped the Florida Panthers snap their longest losing streak of the season

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Washington Capitals spoiled U.S. Olympic hero Ryan Miller’s return to the Buffalo Sabres’ lineup on Wednesday.Mike Green snapped a third-period tie, Jose Theodore made 23 saves and the Capitals upstaged Miller in a 3-1 victory over the slumping Buffalo Sabres

DETROIT – Ryan Kesler scored twice, and gold-medal winning Canadian goalie Roberto Luongo made 28 saves to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 on Wednesday night

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins have traded defenceman Derek Morris to the Phoenix Coyotes and acquired defenceman Dennis Seidenberg from the Florida Panthers in separate deals before the NHL’s trade deadline

The NHL’s trade deadline might have lacked sizzle, but a few moves could end up packing some punch.The flurry of deals made Wednesday saw mostly role players, minor-leaguers and draft picks change hands

TAMPA, Fla. – The sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning to Boston Red Sox minority owner Jeff Vinik is complete.The NHL’s Board of Governors gave unanimous approval to the deal Wednesday

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators were silent at the NHL trade deadline but general manager Bryan Murray believes the roster he’s assembled can still make some noise in the Eastern Conference playoffs

MONTREAL – New Montreal Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier didn’t want to further tinker with the ongoing chemistry experiment going on in his dressing room by adding more bodies at Wednesday’s NHL trade deadline

CALGARY – Usually fierce opponents on the ice, the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers worked together to complete an NHL trade deadline deal on Wednesday

TORONTO – Brian Burke said it best, as he often does.”I would say it was decidedly quiet,” the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager said after the NHL trade deadline had passed

PITTSBURGH – Newly acquired forward Alexei Ponikarovsky won’t play for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Rangers in New York on Thursday night because he lacks a U

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues acquired forwards Matt D’Agostini and Pierre-Cedric Labrie ahead of the NHL’s trade deadline Wednesday.D’Agostini had two goals, two assists and 26 penalty minutes in 40 games for the Montreal Canadiens this season, and scored 12 goals with nine assists and 16 penalty minutes in 53 games in 2008-09

TORONTO – Defenceman Tomas Kaberle offered to waive his infamous no-trade clause if the Toronto Maple Leafs allowed him to move to one of three preferred destinations, according to general manager Brian Burke, who ultimately had to settle on a series of lesser deals at the NHL’s trade deadline

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rick Nash got a dose of reality just two days after achieving the proudest moment of his hockey career.The 25-year-old native of Brampton, Ont

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers acquired Ryan Whitney from the Anaheim Ducks for Lubomir Visnovsky on Wednesday, an exchange of defencemen with long-term deals