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Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueMONTREAL CANADIENS-Assigned F Benoit Pouliot to Hamilton (AHL).NEW YORK RANGERS-Assigned D Matt Gilroy and G Chad Johnson to Hartford (AHL)

LOS ANGELES – The first three times the Los Angeles Kings scored in the shootout, Phoenix responded with a goal. The Coyotes’ luck ran out in the eighth round

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Daniel Sedin hasn’t missed a step, even though a broken bone in his left foot kept him out of the Vancouver Canucks lineup for 18 games

NASHVILLE – When the Columbus Blue Jackets come to Nashville, everything seems to go right for the hometown Predators.Steve Sullivan scored the winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout to give Nashville a 4-3 victory over Columbus on Thursday night

MONTREAL – Sidney Crosby says linemate Pascal Dupuis’s secret weapon is his “knuckle puck.”Whatever it’s called, it worked as Dupuis drilled a shot from outside on the left circle and saw it dip, go off goaltender Carey Price’s glove and drop into the net to break a tie and give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night

PHILADELPHIA – In a game that featured two struggling offences, the Ottawa Senators beat the Philadelphia Flyers with defence.Brian Elliott made 22 saves in his second NHL shutout and Nick Foligno and Jesse Winchester scored third-period goals to give Ottawa a 2-0 victory over the slumping Flyers on Thursday night

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins chose not to worry about how they almost blew a three-goal lead. Instead, they celebrated the way they regained control of the game

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock says Dan Cleary will be out for about a month because of a separated shoulder.Cleary was injured Wednesday night in Detroit’s loss to the St

NEW YORK – Rangers rookie defenceman Matt Gilroy is heading to the minor leagues for the first time.Gilroy, last season’s Hobey Baker winner as the U

CALGARY – The Calgary Flames and Minnesota Wild are both on a roll as the Northwest Division rivals head into their first meeting of the season Friday night

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sabres veteran forward Mike Grier is expected to rejoin the team this weekend after being excused because of an illness in his family

According to Canadian sports network TSN’s Bob McKenzie, don’t be surprised if the NHL comes down hard on the Montreal Canadiens with a significant fine

MOSCOW – Quebec’s premier says he is now confident the NHL is keen on bringing a team back to Quebec City.Jean Charest tells The Canadian Press that he discussed the issue with league commissioner Gary Bettman at a Montreal Canadiens game last week

MOSCOW – Former NHL and Olympic star Slava Fetisov is coming out of retirement at age 51 to play for CSKA Moscow in a competitive game in the Continental Hockey League on Friday

Scoring summaries from Wednesday’s games in the NHL:Islanders 2 at Maple Leafs 3 First Period1. Toronto, Beauchemin 3 (Kaberle, Stempniak) 6:03 (pp)2

Wednesday’s Grouped Hockey Results:AHL Hamilton 5 Abbotsford 1 Grand Rapids 4 San Antonio 2Peoria 5 Texas 1Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 6 Syracuse 0 ECHLFlorida 4 Charlotte 3 (OT)Kalamazoo 4 Reading 3 (SO)Ontario 3 Idaho 2 (SO)Trenton 4 Gwinnett 3Wheeling 7 Toledo 3IHLPort Huron 4 Fort Wayne 2 CentralTexas 5 Allen 2QMJHLDrummondville 5 Lewiston 1 Gatineau 7 Baie-Comeau 1 Montreal 3 Chicoutimi 2 Val-d’Or 4 Acadie-Bathurst 3 (SO)OHLBarrie 5 Owen Sound 4 (OT)Peterborough 3 Belleville 2 (SO)Sault Ste

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar and Teddy Purcell picked the perfect time to end their long goal droughts.Brown scored for the first time in more than a month 1:16 into overtime, Kopitar and Purcell ended their own droughts in regulation, and the Los Angeles Kings overcame a blown third-period lead to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-4 on Wednesday night

CALGARY – The way Miikka Kiprusoff has been playing of late. three goals was more than enough support.Olli Jokinen scored the eventual winner and Kiprusoff kept up his red-hot play with 24 saves as the Calgary Flames won 3-1 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night

DENVER – The Minnesota Wild got just enough offence and great goaltending to keep up their mastery of the Colorado Avalanche.Niklas Backstrom made 22 saves for his first shutout of the season, Antti Miettinen scored, and the Wild beat Colorado 1-0 on Wednesday night

CHICAGO – Once Dustin Byfuglien started up ice, the six-foot-four, 257-pound Chicago Blackhawks’ winger kept accelerating. He raced past defenceman Matt Gilroy, got an angle to the net and then beat goalie Henrik Lundqvist