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BOSTON – The Boston Bruins placed Marc Savard on long-term injured reserve with a broken left foot Wednesday and expect the star centre to miss 4-6 weeks

Results Tuesday:AHL Hamilton 4 Manitoba 1Toronto 3 Abbotsford 1Lake Erie 4 Texas 0Lowell 4 Bridgeport 0ECHLGwinnett 5 South Carolina 4 (OT)CentralOdessa 7 Rio Grande Valley 0QMJHLShawinigan 3 Rouyn-Noranda 2OHLNo Games Scheduled

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s games:Thrashers 1 at Canadiens 2 (SO)First Period1. Montreal, Gionta 4 (Cammalleri) 17:44Penalties – Bergeron Mtl (hooking) 2:23, White Atl (tripping) 2:58, Hamrlik Mtl (slashing) 4:06, White Atl (high-sticking) 6:12, Boulton Atl (tripping) 11:32

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Thrashers 1 at Canadiens 2 (SO)First Period1. Montreal, Gionta 4 (Cammalleri) 17:44Penalties – Bergeron Mtl (hooking) 2:23, White Atl (tripping) 2:58, Hamrlik Mtl (slashing) 4:06, White Atl (high-sticking) 6:12, Boulton Atl (tripping) 11:32

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – If the Toronto Marlies had any jet lag after their long cross-country flight, it didn’t show.Dale Mitchell scored the winning goal as the Marlies took an early two-goal lead and beat the Abbotsford Heat 3-1 in American Hockey League action Tuesday

CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have been getting contributions from just about everyone this season.Tuesday night, it was finally the captain’s turn

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Signed C Rich Peverley to a multi-year contract extension.BUFFALO SABRES-Traded LW Daniel Paille to the Boston Bruins for a third-and a conditional fourth-round draft pick in 2010

MONTREAL – Brian Gionta scored Montreal’s lone goal in regulation and added the shootout winner as the Canadiens snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 win Tuesday night over the Atlanta Thrashers

HAMILTON, Ont. – Matthieu Darche had two goals as the Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Manitoba Moose 4-1 in American Hockey League action Tuesday night

PITTSBURGH – Matt Cooke had a goal and an assist, four other Pittsburgh players scored, and the Penguins earned their sixth straight win by beating the St

OTTAWA – Mike Fisher doesn’t mince words when describing the state of the Ottawa Senators before the arrival of Cory Clouston.”We were brutal,” the Senators centre said Tuesday, recalling the team’s first meeting with their new coach last February

The Sabres have traded underachieving left wing Daniel Paille to the Boston Bruins in exchange for two draft picks.In making the deal Tuesday, the Bruins announced they gave up a third-and a conditional fourth-round selection in next year’s draft

Don Maloney has plenty of on-the-job experience when it comes to evaluating whether a teenager belongs in the NHL.Over the past two seasons, Peter Mueller, Kyle Turris, Viktor Tikhonov and Mikkel Boedker have all spent significant time with his Phoenix Coyotes prior to celebrating their 20th birthday

NASHVILLE – The Nashville Predators have placed captain Jason Arnott on injured reserve and recalled two players from Milwaukee in the AHL.Arnott hurt his left arm in the third period Saturday night in a shootout loss at Washington

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild centre Mikko Koivu has been chosen as team captain for the season.The 26-year-old Koivu has become arguably the Wild’s best all-around player

ATLANTA – Atlanta centre Rich Peverley, who has seven points in the Thrashers’ first five games, has signed a two-year contract extension.Thrashers general manager Don Waddell did not disclose terms of the deal on Tuesday

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators signed defenceman Matt Carkner to a US$1.4-million, two-year contract extension Tuesday.The 28-year-old native of Winchester, Ont

CHICAGO – Chris Chelios will make his debut with the Chicago Wolves on Friday night after signing with the American Hockey League club on Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers acquired forward Stefan Legein from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday in exchange for defenceman Michael Ratchuk

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars placed centre Mike Modano and winger Jere Lehtinen on injured reserve Tuesday.For Modano, the move is retroactive to Oct