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GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Coyotes blew a two-goal, second-period lead, but Robert Lang and Lauri Korpikoski scored in the shootout as Phoenix beat Calgary 3-2 on Thursday, extending the Flames' winless streak to nine games.
Keith Yandle and Shane Doan scored in regulation for the Coyotes,
DENVER - Martin Havlat's goal with 4:49 left sent the Minnesota Wild to a 1-0 win over Colorado on Thursday night, denying Craig Anderson another shutout and handing the Avalanche their first loss since Jan. 8 at Carolina.
Anderson, going for his third shutout in four games, slid to his
MILWAUKEE - Frederic St. Denis scored two goals as the Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Milwaukee Admirals 4-1 in a battle between American Hockey League division leaders Thursday.
P.K. Subban and Andre Benoit also scored for Hamilton, which leads the North Division.
Hugh Jessiman replied
PITTSBURGH - The Ottawa Senators were admittedly embarrassed during their last visit to Pittsburgh.
Just five weeks later, they left the Steel City on one of the best streaks in franchise history.
Brian Elliot made 30 saves to win his sixth consecutive start, and the Senators tied a
RALEIGH, N.C. - Whether it's a coincidence or not, Eric Staal has been seemingly unstoppable since becoming captain of the Carolina Hurricanes.
Whatever the reason, Staal has been on an offensive role since taking over the leadership role from Rod Brind'Amour on Jan. 21. He added a goal
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Jonathan Quick handled the first two minutes, and teammate Anze Kopitar took over from there.
Quick, the Los Angeles goalie, made seven saves - most on point-blank shots - at the outset and Kopitar scored his 100th and 101st NHL goals in the Kings' 4-1 win over the
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Defenceman Dan Boyle will miss his third straight game for the San Jose Sharks because of an undisclosed upper body injury.
Boyle will sit out Thursday night's game against Chicago. The Sharks had been hoping to have their top scoring defenceman back for the matchup
PHILADELPHIA - Jim Slater's second goal of the game snapped a tie and lifted the Atlanta Thrashers to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.
The Thrashers rallied from a 3-1 deficit to hand Philadelphia its first loss when leading after two periods. The Flyers were
DALLAS - Alex Auld and the Dallas Stars are starting to enjoy a little shootout success.
Loui Eriksson scored in the third round of the shootout, Auld was perfect in all three rounds, and the Stars rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 4-3 victory over the slumping Calgary Flames on
BROSSARD, Que. - At the end of practice Thursday, goaltender Carey Price skated over to teammate Andrei Markov and wrapped him in a big hug.
That Price then looked up at the media seats at the Montreal Canadiens practice facility made it clear the gesture was in response to a report this
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Hockey players say road trips are great for team bonding.
So the Vancouver Canucks should be blood brothers by March 13 when they finally return to GM Place to face the Ottawa Senators.
Or not.
"Either we're ready to kill each other or we've had some good
WASHINGTON - Goal. Goal. Goal. Game over in 2½ minutes.
The Southeast Division race is over with more than two months to spare.
It's no exaggeration to say the Washington Capitals have left the rest of the NHL stranded on the ice when it comes to scoring. They're averaging 3.83 goals
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The NHL should realize having its players perform at the Olympics raises the league's exposure and increases its fan base, the president of the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.
"I think it's important for the Olympic Games to have the NHL," Jacques Rogge
TORONTO - It appears the Vancouver Canucks have ended their boycott of Hockey Night in Canada after meeting with officials from the CBC, extinguishing a feud that began when the program was highly critical of winger Alex Burrows.
Vancouver players refused interview requests from Hockey
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The St. Louis Blues shut down the Vancouver Canucks' dangerous top line, but Mason Raymond and Ryan Kesler were there to pick up the slack.
Raymond had two goals and an assist and Kesler added three helpers as Vancouver beat the Blues 3-2 on Wednesday.
The Canucks
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Detroit Red Wings are reeling, and their attention to detail is starting to slip.
The Minnesota Wild were focused from start to finish.
Antti Miettinen got Minnesota going with a pair of first-period goals, and Detroit's defence fell apart down the stretch in
