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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated defenceman Jan Hejda and added centre Derek MacKenzie to the roster on emergency recall from the club’s American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse

EDMONTON – A health employee who let the Calgary Flames jump the swine flu shot queue was sacked Wednesday as the controversy over preferential treatment to celebrity athletes spread to the Flames’ farm team and beyond

ATLANTA – Thrashers goaltender Kari Lehtonen is expected to miss six to eight weeks after undergoing a second round of back surgery.Lehtonen has not played this season as a result of his first round of surgery on July 20, when doctors repaired a herniated disc

Erie Otters left winger Michael Liambas has been suspended for the rest of the 2009-10 Ontario League season, including playoffs, for his hit on Kitchener Rangers defenseman Ben Fanelli Oct

Steve Yzerman has made some pretty important plans for New Year’s Eve.The executive director of Team Canada has selected Dec. 31 as the day he’ll unveil the 23-man roster for the Olympic men’s hockey team

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres have called up goaltender Jhonas Enroth from AHL Portland after backup Patrick Lalime hurt his groin.The move was announced prior to Buffalo’s home game against the New York Islanders on Wednesday night

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Thrashers 5 at Canadiens 4First Period1. Atlanta, Little 1 (Peverley) 17:342. Atlanta, Peverley 7 (White, Little) 19:47Penalties – Hamrlik Mtl (delay of game) 2:14, Enstrom Atl (tripping) 6:40, Gomez Mtl (interference) 11:36

Results Tuesday:AHL Norfolk 3 Manitoba 1ECHLNo Games Scheduled.IHLNo Games Scheduled.CentralMississippi 2 Texas 1 (SO)Tulsa 4 Allen 0 QMJHLNo Games Scheduled

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Mikael Samuelsson thought Ryan Kesler was a good player when they used to face off against each other. Now that they’re both members of the Vancouver Canucks, Samuelsson has a whole new level of respect for his teammate

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Marc-Andre Fleury flopped around his crease, awkwardly stacked his pads and even got lucky when a couple of pucks hit him before he saw them

TORONTO – The Tampa Bay Lighting are hoping to solve their road woes with a fruitful trip up north.The Lightning were winless in five games on the road until they began a three-game swing through Canada with a 2-1 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night

WINNIPEG – Martins Karsums scored the winning goal Tuesday as the Norfolk Admirals earned their second 3-1 American Hockey League win over the Manitoba Moose in as many nights

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueCAROLINA HURRICANES-Assigned D Jay Harrison to Albany (AHL).DETROIT RED WINGS-Recalled D Doug Janik from Grand Rapids (AHL)

MONTREAL – Even without injured star Ilya Kovalchuk, the Atlanta Thrashers are finding ways to win.Rich Peverley had a goal and two assists as the Thrashers survived a wild four-goal third period to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Tuesday night

Scoring summaries from Saturday’s NHL games:Oilers 0 at Bruins 2First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – None.Second PeriodNo Scoring.Penalty – Peckham Edm (tripping) 2:40

CALGARY – Following a 3-1 win over Calgary on Saturday night, the Detroit Red Wings talked about how a complete team effort was the key to victory

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Radim Vrbata helped the Phoenix Coyotes cap a banner October with another late win.Vrbata scored in the shootout to give the Coyotes a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night

MONTREAL – Mike Komisarek heard the boos rain down from every corner of the Bell Centre on Saturday night.But the Maple Leafs defenceman says the reaction is an endorsement of what he brought the Canadiens in his six seasons with the club

NASHVILLE – Patric Hornqvist and the Nashville Predators closed out October with a flourish.Hornqvist and Kevin Klein scored 1:43 apart midway through the third period to lead Nashville to a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night

ST. LOUIS – Tomas Vokoun certainly felt comfortable facing the St. Louis Blues.Vokoun stopped 34 shots for his 32nd NHL shutout, Nathan Horton had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers beat St