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ATLANTA – Ondrej Pavelec, Rich Peverley and the Atlanta Thrashers didn’t give up after allowing a devastating tying goal to the Dallas Stars at the end of regulation

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings won another game but lost another player.Jimmy Howard made 30 saves for his first NHL shutout in Detroit’s 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Shane Doan didn’t want to talk so much about what his 1,000th career game meant to him. Besides, winning meant more to his team

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – For one night, the New York Rangers’ roster shake up worked.Playing without benched veterans Wade Redden and Ales Kotalik, the Rangers responded to coach John Tortorella’s heavy hand and broke out of their offensive woes

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens improved in a lot of statistical areas, just not the one that counts.Niklas Backstrom stopped 30 shots as the Minnesota Wild sent the Canadiens to their fifth straight loss with a 3-1 victory Thursday

DETROIT – Detroit centre Henrik Zetterberg left the Red Wings’ game Thursday night against Tampa Bay late in the first period because of an upper-body injury

New York Rangers coach John Tortorella benched defenceman Wade Redden and forward Ales Kotalik for the rematch Thursday night against the New York Islanders after his club dropped its fifth straight a night earlier

VANCOUVER, B.C. – When the Washington Capitals visit the Vancouver Canucks Friday, the game will feature a star forward who’s second in league scoring and a viable Hart trophy candidate

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Joe Thornton’s parents have figured he’s a good bet for Team Canada since receiving an endorsement from Don Cherry.The host of “Coach’s Corner” said last month that the entire Sharks line of Thornton, Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau should receive invitations to Vancouver because of their solid play and familiarity with one another

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Saku Koivu’s power-play goal at 15:48 of the third period gave the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Anaheim Ducks winger Joffrey Lupul is due to undergo back surgery and will miss six to eight weeks.Ducks coach Randy Carlyle confirmed Lupul’s lengthy absence to reporters Wednesday before the Ducks met the Vancouver Canucks at General Motors Place

CHICAGO – Known for its speed and skilled young offensive stars, the Chicago Blackhawks are winning with defence and goaltending.Cristobal Huet made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Patrick Kane assisted on all three Chicago goals to match a career high in the Blackhawks’ 3-0 victory over the St

SUNRISE, Fla. – Late Atlanta goals have proved problematic for the Florida Panthers this season. On Wednesday night, the Panthers found a way to turn the tables

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs had a rough second period on Wednesday night and the surprising Phoenix Coyotes took advantage.Petr Prucha scored twice for Phoenix and Keith Yandle and Martin Hanzal each chipped in with three assists as the Coyotes scored four times in second to double up the Maple Leafs 6-3

OTTAWA – With the depleted Ottawa Senators scrambling just to put together four forward lines, goaltender Brian Elliott helped bail them out with another big game

RALEIGH, N.C. – With his team up two goals and an empty net in front of him, Carolina’s Ray Whitney tried to get creative and force the puck to Tuomo Ruutu for what would’ve been Ruutu’s third goal

NEW YORK – Without watching a minute of action, it was easy to tell which New York team came out on top in the first half of a home-and-home series between the Islanders and Rangers

NEWARK, N.J. – Martin Brodeur reached another milestone, and the New Jersey Devils kept rolling at the expense of the Montreal Canadiens.Brodeur tied Patrick Roy’s NHL record for regular-season appearances by a goalie, and Patrik Elias scored the winner with 2:36 left in the Devils’ 2-1 victory over the Canadiens on Wednesday night

Martin Brodeur tied Patrick Roy’s record for regular-season appearances by a goalie Wednesday night when he started for the New Jersey Devils against the Montreal Canadiens

TORONTO – The search for the next leader of the NHL Players’ Association has officially begun.The union announced Wednesday that Ryan Getzlaf, Jamie Langenbrunner, Brian Rafalski, Brian Rolston and Mathieu Schneider will comprise the committee in charge of selecting a new executive director