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MONTREAL – A quick look at Bob Gainey, who stepped down as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens on Monday:Age: 56Born: Dec. 13, 1953, Peterborough, Ont

KINDERSLEY, Sask. – Memories of the intense cold, the camaraderie and the scratchy old public address system came flooding back to pro hockey player Steve MacIntyre when he heard last month that the old arena in Kindersley, Sask

NEW YORK – Washington Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin has once again been named the NHL’s first star of the week.It’s the third time he’s received the honour this season and the second time in four weeks

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have activated centre Mike Ribeiro a month after he injured his throat in a game against the New York Rangers.Ribeiro came off injured reserve Monday while wingers Raymond Sawada and Francis Wathier were recalled from the Texas Stars of the AHL

MONTREAL – Less than 30 minutes after taking over as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, Pierre Gauthier had already managed to settle two of the biggest questions facing the team

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s NHL games:Bruins 3 at Canadiens 0First Period1. Boston, McQuaid 1 (Savard) 17:322. Boston, Sturm 17 (Bergeron, Chara) 19:56Penalties – Sturm Bos, Gomez Mtl (roughing) 0:39, Wheeler Bos, O’Byrne Mtl (fighting) 12:17

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueDALLAS STARS-Assigned C Warren Peters to Texas (AHL).American Hockey LeagueALBANY RIVER RATS-Returned C Yannick Tifu to Elmira (ECHL)

MONTREAL – The Boston Bruins needed a little bit of luck to break out of one of the worst stretches in the team’s long and storied history.Tuukka Rask made 36 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Bruins snapped a 10-game winless streak with a 3-0 victory Sunday afternoon over the Montreal Canadiens

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks bolstered their defence by acquiring Niclas Wallin in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.San Jose also acquired a fifth-round pick in 2010 and sent a 2010 second-rounder – that previously belonged to Buffalo – to the Hurricanes to complete the deal

WASHINGTON – Neither snow nor ice nor a three-goal deficit could keep Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals from stunning their archrivals and winning a 14th straight game

WASHINGTON – The nationally televised Super Bowl Sunday showdown between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals was a full-go after all – despite 2 feet of snow that paralyzed the nation’s capital and had the visitors scrambling to find a way into town

Scoring summaries from Saturday’s NHL games:Penguins 3 at Canadiens 5First Period1. Montreal, Plekanec 15, 0:292. Pittsburgh, Dupuis 13 (Staal, Malkin) 1:02Penalties – Maxwell Mtl (hooking) 4:59, Adams Pgh (tripping) 17:35, Plekanec Mtl (slashing) 19:55

DENVER – Wojtek Wolski heard it from everyone from his mother to his coach – shoot more.He took their advice and was rewarded with his first goal in nine games in the Colorado Avalanche’s 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night

WINNIPEG – Cory Schneider made 23 saves as the Manitoba Moose edged the San Antonio Rampage 4-3 in a shootout Saturday in American Hockey League play

ST. LOUIS – After dropping three consecutive games, the Chicago Blackhawks were looking to regain their swagger on Saturday.They did just that as Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist, Antti Niemi stopped 34 shots and the Blackhawks snapped a season-high three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory the St

TORONTO – It was an inglorious end to an 11-game winning streak.The Ottawa Senators, who hadn’t tasted defeat since Jan. 12, were vastly outplayed by their rival Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday night

NASHVILLE – The San Jose Sharks beat the Nashville Predators with a nifty play from three Canadian Olympic forwards.Dany Heatley, Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton teamed up for a power-play goal at 11:57 of the third period to break a tie in the Sharks’ 4-3 victory night

ATLANTA – Niclas Bergfors didn’t waste any time scoring his first goal with the Atlanta Thrashers.Bergfors scored the go-ahead goal with 4:26 left and the Thrashers beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Nearly three hours after his first NHL start, Anton Khudobin sat at his locker surrounded by media recounting his 38-save performance for the Minnesota Wild

TORONTO – The Hamilton Bulldogs dominated the Toronto Marlies on Saturday night with stifling defence and an offensive outburst from Mike Glumac and P