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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets waited until the final hour of the NHL trade deadline on Wednesday to deal forward Raffi Torres to the Buffalo Sabres for defenceman Nathan Paetsch and a second-round draft pick

CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have made a goalie switch, sending backup Curtis McElhinney to Anaheim for Vesa Toskala ahead of Wednesday’s trade deadline

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Washington Capitals acquired centre Eric Belanger from the Minnesota Wild for a second-round draft pick Wednesday prior to the NHL trade deadline

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Once Ryan Miller finally got home to Buffalo early Wednesday, he tossed his Olympic silver medal “somewhere” on his dresser. And when he got to the rink for practice, the goalie was thinking about playoffs, not a podium

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings have acquired prospect Jordan Owens from the New York Rangers in exchange for seldom-used forward Kris Newbury

Alex Ovechkin is refocused on the NHL, and not the fallout in Russia following his country’s poor performance at the Vancouver Games.”I’ll talk about the NHL, and no more Olympics, please,” Ovechkin said after a brief practice in Buffalo on Wednesday morning before the Washington Capitals’ game against the Sabres

TORONTO – Drew MacIntyre stopped 19 shots as the Chicago Wolves defeated the Toronto Marlies 3-0 in AHL action Wednesday.The shutout was the second of the season for MacIntyre (17-13-1)

Forward Scott Walker became the second veteran player to be moved by the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, shipped to the Washington Capitals hours before the NHL’s trade deadline

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers picked up forward Ryan Jones off waivers just ahead of Wednesday’s trade deadline.Jones played 41 games with the Nashville Predators this season, recording seven goals and four assists

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins acquired defenceman Dennis Seidenberg and prospect Matthew Bartkowski from the Carolina Hurricanes for forwards Byron Bitz, Craig Weller and a second-round draft pick on Wednesday

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks acquired forward Yan Stastny from the St. Louis Blues for prospect Pierre-Cedric Labrie on Wednesday

Aaron Ward had a feeling something was in the works on the eve of the NHL trade deadline, and that feeling was proven correct on the big day, as the Carolina Hurricanes shipped their veteran defenceman to the Anaheim Ducks for a young goaltender and a draft pick

Defenceman Martin Skoula is off to his second team in less than 24 hours, as the Toronto Maple Leafs flipped him to the New Jersey Devils for a fifth-round selection in this year’s NHL Entry Draft

The playoff push is officially on in Phoenix.The NHL-owned Coyotes became buyers at Wednesday’s trade deadline, bringing in five players while only losing one regular from their roster

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. – A Nova Scotia mayor says the Florida Panthers won’t be coming back to his town for training camp this fall.Time has run out after months of talks with the provincial government about funding to bring the NHL team back to Port Hawkesbury

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Canadiens 4 at Bruins 1First Period1. Boston, Sturm 19 (Chara, Savard) 12:11 (pp)Penalties – Moore Mtl (interference) 11:31, Sobotka Bos (slashing) 19:08

ST. LOUIS – The Montreal Canadiens traded Matt D’Agostini to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for American Hockey League prospect Aaron Palushaj on Tuesday night

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Jordan Knackstedt helped Providence earn a pair of crucial points in the shootout as the Bruins edged the Abbotsford Heat 4-3 in American Hockey League action Tuesday night

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Martin Brodeur will be happy when the focus turns from his benching at the Olympics to his quest for another Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils

TORONTO – Some very special pieces of Canadian Olympic hockey equipment are missing.The gloves and stick used by Sidney Crosby to score the winning goal in Canada’s gold medal victory over the U