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NEWARK, N.J. – The New Jersey Devils honoured their 1995 team that swept Detroit to claim the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship. Then they went out and beat the Red Wings again

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Henrik Lundqvist just needed a matchup with the NHL’s top goalie to get back on track.Lundqvist outduelled Buffalo’s Ryan Miller, and the New York Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Sabres on Saturday night

PHILADELPHIA – New coach, same result for the Philadelphia Flyers.With Peter Laviolette making his Flyers debut behind the bench, Tomas Fleischmann and Mike Green scored two goals apiece, and Nicklas Backstrom added a goal and four assists, leading the streaking Washington Capitals to a 8-2 win over Philadelphia on Saturday night

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro is back in action for the first time in nearly a year.The oft-injured DiPietro began a two-week conditioning assignment with Bridgeport of the AHL on Saturday night and allowed three goals on 13 shots in a 7-3 win against Springfield

TORONTO – After worrying he might witness the overtime winner from the penalty box, Viktor Stalberg ended up scoring it himself.Stalberg scored his second goal of the game late in overtime as the Toronto Marlies downed the Hamilton Bulldogs 6-5 in American Hockey League action Saturday afternoon

LOS ANGELES – Paul Kariya shook off an embarrassing play that led to an early short-handed goal, then did what he does best – score.Kariya found the net twice in the final nine minutes of the third period and the St

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby has been ruled out of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ game against the Chicago Blackhawks with a sore groin, a recurring problem during his five-season career

DALLAS – Shawn Horcoff implored his coach to give him a turn in the shootout.He didn’t disappoint. Horcoff scored in the fifth round and Jeff Deslauriers denied four of five Dallas shooters to give the Edmonton Oilers a rare win in Texas, 3-2 over the Stars on Saturday

RALEIGH, N.C. – At least for a game, Erik Cole and the Carolina Hurricanes played like contenders again.Cole scored three goals and the Hurricanes held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 5-3 victory Saturday, ending their five-game skid

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens assigned forward Ryan White to AHL Hamilton on Saturday.The 21-year-old has been with the NHL team since Nov

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated centre Andrew Murray off injured reserve and assigned forward Alexandre Picard to the club’s AHL affiliate in Syracuse

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Bruins 1 at Canadiens 5First Period1. Montreal, Spacek 3 (Gomez, Metropolit) 8:30Penalties – Krejci Bos (hooking) 6:26, O’Byrne Mtl (interference) 15:10, Wheeler Bos (tripping) 17:13

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Recalled F Dan Sexton from Manitoba (AHL).FLORIDA PANTHERS-Reassigned G Alexander Salak to the Rochester (AHL)

CHICAGO – Dan Ellis saw a lot of shots, and got plenty of support from his teammates.Ellis made 34 saves, and Dan Hamhuis, Martin Erat and Jordin Tootoo each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win over Chicago on Friday night, snapping the Blackhawks’ eight-game home winning streak

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Like camping and outhouses or flies on a dung heap, hockey gear and stink have long made a nose-plugging, knock-em-dead team

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Mark Flood scored the winning goal and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers picked up their third consecutive win Friday night with a 3-1 victory over the Abbotsford Heat in American Hockey League action

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Canadiens 3 at Capitals 2First Period1. Washington, Fehr 3 (Perreault, Green) 11:52Penalties – Gorges Mtl (interference) 3:43, Spacek Mtl (tripping) 13:20, Laraque Mtl, Erskine Wash (fighting) 19:59

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Dany Heatley scored three times, Joe Thornton recorded his 600th NHL assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Friday night

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Dallas F James Neal for two games for delivering a hit from behind that caused injury to Derek Dorsett of Columbus in a Nov

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Christian Ehrhoff scored twice to spark the Vancouver Canucks’ comeback from a two-goal deficit Friday, but he says he’d just as soon prevent scoring chances as create them