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CHICAGO – Brent Seabrook scored 26 seconds into overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks matched the biggest comeback in NHL history, rallying from a five-goal deficit to beat the Calgary Flames 6-5 on Monday night

NASHVILLE – Zack Stortini scored two of Edmonton’s four first-period goals to lead the Oilers to a 6-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday night

A quick look at Monday’s NHL games:Rangers 7 Maple Leafs 2At New York, Dan Girardi and Sean Avery both scored two goals and the Rangers beat the Maple Leafs for their fifth straight victory

TAMPA, Fla. – Ryan Malone’s rebound goal in the third period gave the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night

OTTAWA – Tyler Kennedy must drool at the thought of playing the Ottawa Senators.Kennedy had two goals Monday night and linemate Craig Adams had two assists in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-1 win over the Senators at Scotiabank Place

WASHINGTON – First, Martin Brodeur denied the Washington Capitals’ top scorers in a shootout. Then the New Jersey goalie deftly deflected praise for preserving the Devils’ third straight victory

NEW YORK – A year ago, the New York Rangers might not have held on to the scant one-goal lead they carried into the third period.After a strong start that produced a two-goal edge, the Rangers let the Toronto Maple Leafs hang around and get close Monday night

TORONTO – Isabelle Brasseur and Glenn Anderson were the second skating pair voted off of CBC TV’s Battle of The Blades Monday night, but Marie-France Dubreuil and Stephane Richer were saved, yet again

If five games is an indication, the Los Angeles Kings have found something special with their new-look No. 1 line.With Ryan Smyth joining holdovers Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams, the Kings are off to a quick start

Buffalo Sabres defenceman Andrej Sekera will miss at least two weeks because of a rib injury, while Toni Lydman is ready to return after missing Buffalo’s first three games with a hand injury

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Former NHL star Chris Chelios skated Monday with the minor league Chicago Wolves and said he will probably sign a contract with the team this week

BOSTON – The Colorado Avalanche are enjoying an unexpectedly strong start. The Boston Bruins are surprising for another reason.David Jones scored a short-handed goal to lift the Avalanche over the Bruins 4-3 on Monday, sending the top team in the Eastern Conference last season to its third loss in five games

NEW YORK – San Jose Sharks left-winger Dany Heatley is the NHL’s first star of the week after recording five goals and three assists in three games

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s games:Stars 3 at Canucks 4 (SO) First Period1. Dallas, Ribiero 2 (Morrow, Richards) 6:09 (pp)2. Vancouver, Kesler 2 (Samuelsson, Ehrhoff) 14:45 (pp)Penalties – Bieksa Vcr (tripping) 0:32, Salo Vcr (hooking) 5:02, Desbiens Vcr (hooking) 6:46, Grossman Dal (hooking) 12:56, Wandell Dal (interference) 19:20

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Ryan Kesler’s shootout goal led the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night.The Canucks (2-3-0) posted their second straight victory after starting the season with three losses

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Recalled D Brendan Mikkelson from Toronto (AHL).CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Reassigned RW Jack Skille to Rockford (AHL)

NEW YORK – Ales Kotalik’s power-play goal snapped a third-period tie, and backup Steve Valiquette made 18 saves in the New York Rangers’ fourth straight victory, 3-0 over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks will be without one of their top forwards for at least a month.Daniel Sedin, the team’s leading scorer last season with 31 goals, will miss four to six weeks due to a broken left foot, the NHL team said Sunday

EDMONTON – A new hockey book says the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs almost swapped cities in the early 1980s.The biography of one-time Oilers owner Peter Pocklington says the scheme called for the entire team to move to Toronto to play in Maple Leaf Gardens

TORONTO – Four games into a new season is certainly no time to panic and while their fans might be climbing up the walls, the Toronto Maple Leafs are doing nothing of the sort