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MONTREAL – With some relatives still unaccounted for in the devastation of the Haiti earthquake, it wasn’t easy for Georges Laraque to keep his mind on hockey

DETROIT – Drew Miller and Jimmy Howard gave the Detroit Red Wings two valuable points in their bid to get back into playoff contention.Drew Miller had a goal and an assist, and Jimmy Howard made 37 saves to help Detroit beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Thursday night

TORONTO – It was a moment Tyler Bozak will never forget. And it was a reminder during tough times that better things might lie ahead for the Toronto Maple Leafs

NEW YORK – Mike Brodeur is a distant relative of likely Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur. His shutout performance at Madison Square Garden was all in the family

ATLANTA – When Zach Bogosian slammed into Patrick Kaleta behind the net in overtime, the Buffalo Sabres had the break they needed to get back on the winning track

WINNIPEG – Former NHL star Theo Fleury announced on his website Thursday that he has filed a criminal complaint against his former junior hockey coach Graham James

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Having just turned the page on Alex Burrows’s referee controversy, Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault was back on the phone Thursday with the NHL discussing his team’s latest hot topic

MONTREAL – Brenden Morrow didn’t get any sleep the night before Canada selected its men’s Olympic hockey team.But it was all worth it when Team Canada assistant general manager Doug Armstrong called him with the good news an hour before the televised announcement Dec

TORONTO – Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke will not fire his head coach as punishment for his team’s disintegrating season, saying Ron Wilson’s job is “as safe as the gold in the treasury at Fort Knox

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Teemu Selanne might not make his fifth appearance at the Olympics for Finland.The Anaheim Ducks star underwent surgery on his broken jaw Thursday in Orange, Calif

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Mathieu Schneider figured he was due for a lucky bounce.Cory Schneider made 25 saves for his third shutout and Mathieu Schneider scored the game-winning goal less than a minute into the first period as the Manitoba Moose defeated the Abbotsford Heat 3-0 in American Hockey League action Wednesday

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks’ season-high fifth straight victory was tempered substantially with word that Teemu Selanne fractured his jaw

CALGARY – Sidney Crosby didn’t wait long Wednesday night to show off for his fans in Western Canada.The Pittsburgh superstar scored a spectacular goal 3:52 into the game and Marc-Andre Fleury made 37 saves as the Penguins kicked off their three-game tour of Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver with a 3-1 victory over the Flames

HAMILTON, Ont. – Matthew Ford scored twice and Tyler Weiman made 41 saves as the Lake Erie Monsters downed the Hamilton Bulldogs 5-3 in American Hockey League action Wednesday

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Fined Vancouver Canucks forward Alex Burrows $2,500 for conduct deemed detrimental to the the NHL and the game of hockey

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Washington Capitals have already proven they can beat Florida without Alex Ovechkin. Having him in the lineup sure didn’t hurt, though

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have become strong finishers.Antti Miettinen scored two of Minnesota’s three third-period goals, and Niklas Backstrom set a franchise record for career wins in the Wild’s 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night

TORONTO – National Hockey League disciplinarian Colin Campbell has officially slapped Alex Burrows with US$2,500 fine while disputing the Canuck winger’s claim referee Stephane Auger targeted him with penalties

OTTAWA – Help could soon be on the way for the Senators in the form of captain Daniel Alfredsson and it can’t come soon enough for the slumping team

EDMONTON – Bad news has gone hand-in-hand with bad results for the Edmonton Oilers this season, and Pat Quinn’s team got more to add to what has turned into a sizeable pile of it Wednesday