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CHICAGO – Chicago Blackhawks centre Dave Bolland expects to play Wednesday night against the St. Louis Blues, his first game since undergoing surgery Nov

TORONTO – Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Komisarek is facing the possibility of having his season come to a premature end, with his immediate future hinging on another meeting with medical personnel Wednesday

underachieving Calgary Flames on Monday night.One day after sending defenceman Dion Phaneuf to Toronto in a seven-player deal, the Flames general manager dealt centre Olli Jokinen to the New York Rangers as part of a four-player trade

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Flyers 3 at Flames 0 First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Hartnell Pha (cross-checking) 7:46, Sarich Cal (slashing) 10:35

CALGARY – Despite a vastly different lineup, the Calgary Flames suffered an all-too-familiar fate on Monday night.Mike Richards scored twice and Ray Emery made 18 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the new-look Flames 3-0

EDMONTON – It took just two days in February for the Edmonton Oilers to eclipse their win total from the previous month.Marc Pouliot and JF Jacques had a goal and an assist each as the Oilers finally ended a 13-game winless streak, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Monday night

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueDALLAS STARS-Recalled C Warren Peters from Texas (AHL).OTTAWA SENATORS-Re-assigned G Mike Brodeur to Binghamton (AHL)

HOUSTON – Wade Dubielewicz made 30 saves for Houston as the Aeros beat the Abbotsford Heat 3-1 in American Hockey League play Monday.Houston (24-19-7) jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first period on goals from Chad Rau and Nathan Smith

SUNRISE, Fla. – It took a swing through the Sunshine State for the Anaheim Ducks to salvage a 13-day road trip.Jonas Hiller made 33 saves to earn his second shutout of the season, and the Ducks beat the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Monday night

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby and Ryan Miller likely will meet up again in three weeks, this time wearing their country’s colours rather than those of their NHL teams

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – New Jersey Devils defenceman Paul Martin will not play for the United States in the Vancouver Olympics because of a slow-healing broken left forearm

New Jersey Devils defenceman Paul Martin will not play for the United States in the Vancouver Olympics because of a slow-healing broken left forearm

As hard as it might be to believe, the Olympic men’s hockey tournament is practically here. And there have been a few encouraging signs of late for those rooting on Team Canada in Vancouver

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins say defenceman Mark Stuart has undergone surgery on a finger injured during a weekend fight on the ice.Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said the surgery, performed on Monday by Dr

TORONTO – Dion Phaneuf felt no first-day jitters and showed no signs of hesitation.Instead, he walked into the locker-room at the Toronto Maple Leafs practice facility on Monday morning and made himself right at home

MONTREAL – Vancouver Canucks defenceman Sami Salo tested his sore groin Monday and gave it a thumbs up.Salo, who has missed four games with a groin injury, took part in a full practice at the Bell Centre and said he felt no pain

CALGARY – With just one pre-game skate under their belts, the four newest members of the Calgary Flames will suit up against the Philadelphia Flyers Monday night (7:30 p

By Murray Pam

OTTAWA – The Senators were mired in a five-game losing streak. They had just flown into New York City after being soundly “thrashed” by Atlanta 6-2

NEW YORK – Washington Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin was named the NHL’s first star for January on Monday after picking up 26 points in 15 games

By Nathan White

His three years as a pro hockey player don’t matter.

His five years in jail don’t matter.

All that matters to Mike Danton is moving on with his life – and that includes playing hockey at a high level again