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OTTAWA 3, EDMONTON 2
EDMONTON, Alberta Rookie defenseman Brian Lee netted a power-play goal to snap a tie with 8:28 remaining in the third period as the Ottawa Senators avoided a fourth straight loss with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
Jason Spezza and captain Daniel Alfredsson both scored a goal and set up another and [...]

Mats Sundin practiced for the first time with the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday after signing as a free agent before Christmas.
The 37-year-old center said he delayed his return to the NHL until his desire to play had been restored. He played with Toronto during the 2007-08 season.
“Last year was frustrating,” he said. “We struggled. It [...]

MONTREAL 5, FLORIDA 2
SUNRISE, Florida Maxim Lapierre recorded a hat trick as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Florida Panthers, 5-2.
Montreal has won three straight in South Florida, and last lost to the Panthers on the road on December 29, 2006. With the victory, the Canadiens have now won four of their last five games.
Alexi Kovalev [...]

Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro lasted only one game before another injury forced him out of the lineup again.
DiPietro, the Islanders’ franchise goalie, has played only four times in New York’s 37 games this season. He returned Friday after a 27-game absence and made 28 saves in the Islanders’ 4-1 victory that snapped the club’s 10-game [...]

Claude Lemieux signed a contract with the San Jose Sharks on Monday after spending the past month with their top minor-league affiliate, giving another boost to his NHL comeback hopes.
The 43-year-old Lemieux signed with the Worcester Sharks on Nov. 25 after a five-year absence from pro hockey. The four-time Stanley Cup winner’s new contract is [...]

The Capitals assigned defenseman Tyler Sloan to Hershey of the AHL before Sunday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Sloan has played in 23 NHL games this season, with one goal, three assists and 10 penalty minutes. He was recalled twice by Washington this season, most recently on Nov. 8.
The Capitals expected to have defensemen Mike [...]

VANCOUVER 3, OTTAWA 0
VANCOUVER, British Columbia The Vancouver Canucks didnt miss captain Roberto Luongo in this one.
Curtis Sanford made 18 saves to record his first shutout of the season, leading the Canucks to a 3-0 victory over the slumping Ottawa Senators.
Henrik Sedin and Pavol Demitra each scored a goal and set up another for Vancouver, [...]

The New York Islanders recalled center Jeremy Colliton from Bridgeport of the AHL on Saturday, a day after left wing Andy Hilbert sustained a hairline fracture in his left foot in a victory over Toronto.
Hilbert, who has eight goals and 17 points in 35 games this season, is expected to be out indefinitely. Colliton has [...]

St Louis Blues left wing Paul Kariya will have surgery on his left hip and could miss the rest of the season, the latest hit for a franchise beset by injuries to key players.
The 34-year-old Kariya hasn’t played since Nov. 5 in Anaheim, when his body was wrenched by a hit from behind and he [...]

MONTREAL 3, PITTSBURGH 2
PITTSBURGH Andrei Kostitsyn enabled the Montreal Canadiens to feel right at home in the first contest of a four-game road trip.
Kostitsyn snapped a six-game goalless streak by recording his first career hat trick and the Canadiens edged the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2.
Tomas Plekanec registered two assists and Carey Price made 32 saves for [...]