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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Suddenly, hockey is a lot of fun for the Columbus Blue Jackets.Steve Mason stopped 28 shots for his third shutout of the season, and Rick Nash and Raffi Torres scored against the NHL’s top penalty-killing team, leading the Blue Jackets past the Buffalo Sabres, 4-0 on Saturday night

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Carolina coach Paul Maurice said he couldn’t ease in goalie Justin Peters like other rookies.But the 23-year-old Peters didn’t need much assistance in his NHL debut, turning aside 34 shots to lead the Hurricanes to a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night

TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay capitalized on a rare third-period letdown by Calgary.Andrej Meszaros scored 1:58 into overtime and the Lightning beat the Flames 2-1 on Saturday night

TORONTO – Ron Wilson leaned on the lectern with both hands. It was the end of a night that had been punctuated with a win, but it was also the end of a day filled with sadness for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the head coach opened his post-game media address on a personal note

DALLAS – Marty Turco and the Dallas Stars won’t play at home again until March 2, and they left a good impression on their fans with one of their most complete efforts of the season

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks have reassigned goalie Justin Pogge to their minor-league affiliate in San Antonio, clearing the way for new goalie Vesa Toskala

ATLANTA – The Florida Panthers’ game against Atlanta was delayed after the Thrashers had problems returning from Washington because of snow.The Thrashers, who lost 5-2 at Washington on Friday night, took a four-hour bus ride to Richmond, Va

LOS ANGELES – Dustin Brown figured the Los Angeles Kings’ ninth straight victory contained everything that a moment of Hollywood hockey history deserves

LOS ANGELES – Detroit left wing Tomas Holmstrom has injured his left leg during the first period of the Red Wings’ game against the Los Angeles Kings

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens have generally relied on two areas of their game for wins this season – stellar goaltending and special teams

BOSTON – Pavol Demitra tied the game on a tip-in with 4:42 left and scored the only goal of the shootout to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 win Saturday that extended the reeling Boston Bruins’ winless streak to 10 games

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings have traded forward Ville Leino to Philadelphia for defenceman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and the Flyers’ fifth round pick in the 2011 draft

TORONTO – Members of the Toronto Maple Leafs expressed sorrow for general manager Brian Burke on Saturday, one day after his youngest son, Brendan, died in a car accident on a snowy highway in the United States

NEW YORK – The game between the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards has been postponed because of the blizzard that battered the Mid-Atlantic region

WASHINGTON – In their quest to set the NHL record for consecutive wins, the Washington Capitals face a familiar obstacle Sunday: Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins

The Philadelphia Flyers have added winger Ville Leino from the Detroit Red Wings for defenseman O-K Tollefsen and a 2011 fifth round draft pick

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues have the worst home record in the NHL at 9-15-5. At least they win some of the time.Not their backup goalie. Nearly two-thirds of the way through the season, Ty Conklin is still waiting for that first congratulatory scrum around the net while being serenaded by cheering fans

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Maple Leafs 3 at Devils 4First Period1. New Jersey, Zubrus 4 (Kovalchuk, Langenbrunner) 13:20Penalty – Beauchemin Tor (tripping) 17:45

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Colin Stuart netted the shootout winner in the ninth round as the Abbotsford Heat put an end to their six-game losing skid with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Wolves in American Hockey League action Friday night

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCAROLINA HURRICANES-Placed F Chad LaRose on injured reserve. Called up G Justin Peters and F Zach Boychuk from Albany (AHL)