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Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Canucks 1 at Oilers 2First Period1. Vancouver, Bernier 2 (Wellwood) 6:32Penalties – Rypien Vcr, Stortini Edm (fighting) 2:50, Burrows Vcr (elbowing) 10:41, Comrie Edm (holding) 16:18

EDMONTON – Nikolai Khabibulin made 39 saves as the Edmonton Oilers held on for a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday.Sam Gagner scored the third period winner for the Oilers (5-2-1) who have won four of their last five outings

Movements in the world of hockey:National Hockey LeagueNEW JERSEY DEVILS-Placed D Cory Murphy on waivers.NEW YORK RANGERS-Reassigned F Ryan Hillier to Hartford (AHL)

DALLAS – Ryan Smyth had a power-play goal and two assists, Justin Williams added a goal and an assist, and the road-weary Los Angeles Kings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night

HAMILTON, Ont. – Defenceman Nolan Baumgartner scored in overtime as the Manitoba Moose overcame a slow start to beat the Hamilton Bulldogs 2-1 in American Hockey League action on Monday night

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Providence Bruins centre Vladimir Sobotka is the American Hockey League’s player of the week after recording three goals, three assists and a plus-4 rating in two games

NEW YORK – Devin Setoguchi scored two of San Jose’s six consecutive goals and the Sharks took advantage of New York backup goalie Steve Valiquette in a 7-3 comeback victory Monday night that snapped the Rangers’ seven-game winning streak

PITTSBURGH – There’s been no post-Stanley Cup slump yet for the champion Pittsburgh Penguins.More like a Stanley Cup surge.They are 7-1 with no losses yet in five road games

MONTREAL – Marc-Andre Bergeron spent the summer waiting for a call at home in Trois-Rivieres, Que., but the phone didn’t ring until nearly a week into the NHL regular season

BOSTON – Rugged Boston Bruins winger Milan Lucic underwent successful surgery over the weekend to repair his broken right index finger.Lucic was injured during Friday’s 3-0 win over Dallas when he threw a hit on Stephane Robidas in the corner

CALGARY – One week after losing 2-1 to the Blue Jackets in Columbus, the Calgary Flames have revenge on their minds.On Tuesday, the Flames (5-2-1) will welcome the Jackets (5-1-0) to the Pengrowth Saddledome, where they’ve compiled a 3-1 record

NEW YORK – A pair of goaltenders for upstart teams and a familiar face fill out the NHL’s three stars of the week.Ilya Bryzgalov of the Phoenix Coyotes was named the top star after posting a 3-0-0 record

MONTREAL – Bob Sirois is wading into an old and unresolved debate dating from the 1955 Rocket Richard Riot – whether there’s bias against French-Canadian players in the NHL

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueCHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Assigned RW Jack Skille to Rockford (AHL).MONTREAL CANADIENS-Recalled D Marc-Andre Bergeron from Hamilton (AHL)

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild acquired right-wing Chuck Kobasew from Boston on Sunday in a deal that sent right-wings Craig Weller and Alexander Fallstrom to the Bruins

Scoring summaries from Saturday’s NHL games:Senators 3 at Canadiens 1First Period1. Ottawa, Neil 2 (Fisher, Foligno) 9:16 2. Montreal, Cammalleri 1 (Gomez, Spacek) 19:33 Penalties – Cheechoo Ott (hooking) 5:22, Ottawa bench (too many men; served by Neil) 12:21, Phillips Ott (hooking) 12:26, Foligno Ott (hooking) 19:55

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Andy McDonald had two goals and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Mikael Samuelsson scored his third goal in four games Saturday night to give the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 victory over the struggling Minnesota Wild

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Starting two games in two nights didn’t seem to tire out Leland Irving.The Abbotsford Heat goaltender was in a zone Saturday night, steering away 31 of 32 shots in a 2-1 American Hockey League win over the Milwaukee Admirals

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Sergei Kostitsyn scored two goals and added an assist as the Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Chicago Wolves 5-4 in American Hockey League action Saturday