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DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings aren’t used to saying a game is “huge” in January.Oh, how times have changed. Jimmy Howard made 46 saves and four of his teammates scored, lifting Detroit to a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night

Ryan Miller and Buffalo Sabres spoiled Marc Savard’s return to the reeling Boston Bruins.Despite getting Savard back from a knee injury that forced him to miss the past eight games, Boston continued its slide Friday night, falling 2-1 to the Sabres

CLEVELAND – Justin Mercier, Mike Bartlett and T.J. Hensick each had a goal and an assist in a balanced Monsters attack as Lake Erie doubled up the Toronto Marlies 6-3 on Friday in the AHL

WORCESTER, Mass. – Alex Stalock made 29 saves as the Worcester Sharks defeated the Manitoba Moose 5-3 in American Hockey League play Friday.Brandon Mashinter, Jamie McGinn, Frazer McLaren, John McCarthy and Dwight Helminen each scored for the Sharks, who improved to 29-14-3

WASHINGTON – Mike Knuble and Nicklas Backstrom fueled Washington’s high-powered offence with three points apiece, and the Capitals pulled away to their ninth consecutive victory, 4-1 over the Florida Panthers on Friday night

NEWARK, N.J. – Travis Zajac helped the New Jersey Devils erase the embarrassment of blowing a late two-goal lead to the lowly Toronto Maple Leafs

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have activated defenceman Adam Foote, their captain who missed seven games with a sprained ankle, and he’ll be available for the team’s game Friday night at Dallas

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes were relieved they could force the Calgary Flames’ long skid to last at least one more game.It wasn’t easy

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Chicago Blackhawks finished the game the way they started it, overwhelming the San Jose Sharks in a matchup between the NHL’s top two teams

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Coyotes blew a two-goal, second-period lead, but Robert Lang and Lauri Korpikoski scored in the shootout as Phoenix beat Calgary 3-2 on Thursday, extending the Flames’ winless streak to nine games

EDMONTON – The Oilers’ winless streak has reached a dirty dozen.Eric Brewer and Alex Steen scored for St. Louis as the Blues beat Edmonton 2-1 on Thursday night, extending the Oilers’ winless streak to 12 games

DENVER – Martin Havlat’s goal with 4:49 left sent the Minnesota Wild to a 1-0 win over Colorado on Thursday night, denying Craig Anderson another shutout and handing the Avalanche their first loss since Jan

MILWAUKEE – Frederic St. Denis scored two goals as the Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Milwaukee Admirals 4-1 in a battle between American Hockey League division leaders Thursday

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Defenceman Dan Boyle will miss his third straight game for the San Jose Sharks because of an undisclosed upper body injury

PHILADELPHIA – Jim Slater’s second goal of the game snapped a tie and lifted the Atlanta Thrashers to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night

PITTSBURGH – The Ottawa Senators were admittedly embarrassed during their last visit to Pittsburgh.Just five weeks later, they left the Steel City on one of the best streaks in franchise history

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jonathan Quick handled the first two minutes, and teammate Anze Kopitar took over from there.Quick, the Los Angeles goalie, made seven saves – most on point-blank shots – at the outset and Kopitar scored his 100th and 101st NHL goals in the Kings’ 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night

RALEIGH, N.C. – Whether it’s a coincidence or not, Eric Staal has been seemingly unstoppable since becoming captain of the Carolina Hurricanes

THN.com has learned from multiple sources the Boston-based financier is the front-runner to buy the team, which may be forced to trade Vinny Lecavalier and his hefty contract

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Hockey players say road trips are great for team bonding.So the Vancouver Canucks should be blood brothers by March 13 when they finally return to GM Place to face the Ottawa Senators