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DETROIT – Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula is out indefinitely after breaking his right wrist.Filppula was injured Thursday night in a loss in Edmonton

CALGARY – Flames coach Brent Sutter is hoping to get Calgary back on track Saturday against Detroit.After squandering an early two-goal lead in a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at home on Wednesday, the Flames (7-3-2) will be looking to finish their five-game homestand with a solid effort against the Wings (8 p

PHILADELPHIA – Ed Snider sits on a ledge in front of the owner’s box, a stage set up for a Pearl Jam concert in front of him. He surveys the scene of an arena stripped of banners celebrating championships and retired numbers, folding chairs placed where Dr

OTTAWA – Fans in Ottawa affectionately dubbed Martin Havlat as Mach 9 during his days as a member of the Senators.These days, compatriot Milan Michalek is sporting the No

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Marian Gaborik returned to Minnesota, but only as a spectator.In his first season with the New York Rangers, Gaborik has 10 goals and eight assists in 12 games

DALLAS – Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco has flulike symptoms and will not play against the Florida Panthers.Dallas recalled goaltender Matt Climie from Texas of the AHL before the Stars’ home game Friday night against the Panthers

MONTREAL – Imagine if an NHL goaltender skated out to start a game not wearing a mask.Today it’s unthinkable. But until Nov. 1, 1959, all goalies played without them, exposing their faces to bone-crushing shots that sometimes left them bleeding and unconscious in the crease

TORONTO – The revolving door at the NHL Players’ Association continued to spin Friday as Ian Penny’s brief run as interim executive director came to an end

Results Thursday:AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1 Manitoba 0 (OT)Grand Rapids 2 Houston 0ECHLReading 4 Toledo 3 (SO)Utah 9 Las Vegas 2IHLNo Games Scheduled

Scoring summaries from Thursday’s NHL games:Senators 2 at Lightning 5First Period1. Tampa Bay, Stamkos 8 (Lecavalier, St. Louis) 7:20 (pp)Penalties – Cheechoo Ott (high-sticking) 6:19, Picard Ott (tripping) 12:26, Michalek Ott, Hedman TB (roughing) 19:18

LOS ANGELES – Mikael Samuelsson scored in the first period and again in the third round of the shootout, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night

EDMONTON – What looked like a lopsided win quickly turned into a nail-biter for the Edmonton Oilers.Patrick O’Sullivan scored the shootout winner as the Oilers blew a four-goal lead before salvaging a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueLOS ANGELES KINGS-Claimed D Randy Jones off re-entry waivers. Placed D Alec Martinez on injured reserve retroactive to Oct

WINNIPEG – Ryan Bayda scored the only goal of the game 39 seconds into overtime and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins beat the Manitoba Moose 1-0 in American Hockey League action Thursday

NASHVILLE – Pekka Rinne and the Nashville Predators put it all together – at the Chicago Blackhawks’ expense.”Guys went to the net hard and battled,” Predators coach Barry Trotz said

ST. LOUIS – Ilya Bryzgalov and the resurgent Phoenix Coyotes pushed aside the St. Louis Blues for their sixth victory in eight games.Bryzgalov made 32 saves for his NHL-leading third shutout of the season, and Daniel Winnik and Taylor Pyatt scored in Phoenix’s 2-0 victory Thursday night

TAMPA, Fla. – Steven Stamkos is fast becoming an elite NHL player.Stamkos had two power-play goals and an assist to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Thursday night

BOSTON – Yann Danis gave Martin Brodeur a rare night off – and the New Jersey Devils two more points on the road.Danis made 31 saves in his first appearance of the season, and Dainius Zubrus scored with 1:26 left to lead the Devils to their sixth consecutive road victory, 2-1 over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night

ATLANTA – Alex Ovechkin got Washington off to a good start. Semyon Varlamov bailed out the Capitals the rest of the way.Ovechkin scored twice to add to his NHL-leading total, Varlamov turned away 38 shots – including a penalty shot – and the first-place Capitals survived a wild finish for their sixth straight win, 4-3 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis captain Eric Brewer made a surprise return to the Blues’ lineup Thursday night against the Phoenix Coyotes.The defenceman had not played since Dec