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PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will return to the lineup after missing one game with a sore groin.Crosby took part in the team’s morning skate and was planning to play Monday night against Carolina

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s NHL games: Senators 4 at Ducks 3 (SO)First Period1. Ottawa, Ruutu 5, 12:012. Anaheim, Getzlaf 6, 12:163. Ottawa, Spezza 3 (Alfredsson, Kovalev) 15:17 (pp)4

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Philadelphia F Dan Carcillo four games for his role in a fight that earned him a game misconduct penalty against Washington on Saturday,CAROLINA HURRICANES-Recalled D Jay Harrison from Albany (AHL)

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ottawa gave up one-goal leads three times against the Anaheim Ducks – each time in less than a minute – before Alex Kovalev and Daniel Alfredsson scored in the first two rounds of a shootout for a 4-3 victory on Sunday night to snap the Senators’ four-game losing streak

NEW YORK – Chris Osgood has 395 NHL wins, three Stanley Cup rings, and now a regular seat on the Detroit Red Wings bench.Say hello to rookie Jimmy Howard, who is quickly becoming the No

ROCKFORD, Ill. – Aaron Rome’s third-period goal stood up as the winner in the Manitoba Moose’s 4-3 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Sunday afternoon in AHL hockey

PHILADELPHIA – The NHL has suspended Flyers forward Dan Carcillo four games for his role in a fight that earned him 19 penalty minutes and a game misconduct

The Carolina Hurricanes have called up defenceman Jay Harrison from their AHL affiliate in Albany.The team on Sunday also said it sent defenceman Bryan Rodney back to Albany after a three-day stint with the Hurricanes

Scoring summaries from Saturday’s NHL games: Oilers 3 at Stars 2 (SO)First Period1. Dallas, Benn 5 (Ribeiro, Morrow) 15:512. Dallas, Neal 13 (Richards, Grossman) 19:29Penalties – Potulny Edm (hooking) 5:42, Brunnstrom Dal (high-sticking) 17:11

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Miikka Kiprusoff low-keyed his kick save. The rest of his teammates were a little more jubilant.Daymond Langkow scored early in the third period, and the Calgary Flames held on to beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in a matchup of division leaders on Saturday night

NASHVILLE – The Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators with offence from up and down the lineup.Minnesota got goals from five players and points from 10 in a 5-3 victory over Nashville on Saturday night

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Ed Jovanovski’s latest return from injury proved better than the first.Jovanovski scored an unassisted goal and helped the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Saturday night

MILWAUKEE – Triston Grant scored twice, Mike Santorelli added three assists and the Milwaukee Admirals beat the Manitoba Moose 4-2 in American Hockey League action Saturday

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The Abbotsford Heat were not intimidated by the Rochester Americans’ imposing record.Colin Stuart scored a pair of goals less than two minutes apart as the Heat took a valuable two points from the North Division rival Americans with a 6-2 win on Saturday night in American Hockey League action

Hockey Canada is considering changing its New Year’s Eve plans.The organization is thinking of changing date of the unveiling of Canada’s men’s Olympic hockey team to Dec

PITTSBURGH – Kris Versteeg’s timely goal gave Antti Niemi a well-deserved win.Versteeg scored 2:38 into overtime, Niemi stopped 32 of 33 shots, and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped the Pittsburgh Penguins’ five-game home winning streak with a 2-1 victory Saturday night

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Wojtek Wolski and the Colorado Avalanche escaped with a road win Saturday night, thanks to some help from a timely replay reversal

SUNRISE, Fla. – Tomas Vokoun was enjoying a brilliant return from a bizarre injury on Saturday night until Ilya Kovalchuk found a way to spoil it

TAMPA, Fla. – A failed first-period power play hurt the New York Islanders.Rookie defenceman Victor Hedman scored his first NHL goal and Mike Smith made 30 saves to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Islanders 4-0 on Saturday night

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins and their fans showed they didn’t miss Phil Kessel.Marc Savard scored three goals and the raucous crowd helped ruin the return of Boston’s top goal scorer last season, cheering the Bruins to a 7-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night