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DETROIT 5, ANAHEIM 2
DETROIT Henrik Zetterberg scored a goal and set up two others Friday, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-2 triumph over the Anaheim Ducks in a meeting between the last two Stanley Cup winners.
All-Star Pavel Datsyuk netted the game-winner and added an assist for the defending champion Red Wings, who have [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins skated, worked on the power play, gathered at the chalk board. They worked on the penalty kill, skated, and returned to the chalk board.
Then they skated, and skated some more.
Dan Bylsma’s first practice as the Penguins’ coach was more like the first day of the preseason, in tenor and in time. Most [...]

WASHINGTON 4, MONTREAL 3 (SO)
WASHINGTON Jose Theodore recorded 30 saves and stopped both attempts in the shootout as the Washington Capitals rallied to a 4-3 triumph over the Montreal Canadiens.
Alex Ovechkin netted his NHL-leading 42nd goal and Nicklas Backstrom and Dave Steckel also tallied for Washington, which improved to 7-1-1 in its last nine contests.
After [...]

Mike Green has changed his mind. The Hockey Hall of Fame can have his record-breaking stick.
The Washington Capitals defenseman on Wednesday said he will donate to the Hall of Fame the stick that served him so well during his eight-game goal-scoring streak, the longest by a defenseman in NHL history. Green leads all defenseman with [...]

Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny, who has missed the last seven weeks with a broken right forearm, skated with the team Monday and could return to the lineup as early as Friday against the Washington Capitals.
Stastny was injured in the final minute of regulation of Colorado’s 5-4 overtime win against Phoenix on Dec. 23. He [...]

The Montreal Canadiens are hoping a key player from their last Stanley Cup team will help end the longest championship drought in their 100-year history.
The Canadiens acquired defenseman Mathieu Schneider from the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday for two draft picks.
Schneider began his 20-year career with Montreal and helped the Canadiens win their 24th Stanley Cup [...]

OTTAWA 2, NASHVILLE 0
NASHVILLE, Tennessee Alex Auld turned aside all 24 shots he faced for his sixth career shutout as the Ottawa Senators recorded their fifth consecutive victory with a 2-0 triumph over the Nashville Predators.
All-Star Dany Heatley and Nick Foligno scored 8 1/2 minutes apart in the first period for Ottawa, which improved to [...]

Michel Therrien, his team fading in the Eastern Conference playoff race less than a year after making the Stanley Cup finals, was fired as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ coach on Sunday night and replaced by minor-league coach Dan Bylsma.
Therrien oversaw one of the NHL’s best single-season turnarounds in his first full season in 2006-07 and coached [...]

Rangers defenseman Paul Mara injured his right shoulder Sunday during a third-period fight with Philadelphia’s Arron Asham and stayed home from New York’s trip to St Louis after the game.
Mara had a brief examination of his shoulder at Madison Square Garden, but swelling prevented a closer look. He was immediately ruled out of Monday’s road [...]

VANCOUVER 4, MONTREAL 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin each scored a goal and set up another as the Vancouver Canucks posted a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
Ryan Kesler and defenseman Alex Edler each tallied and Alexandre Burrows notched two assists for Vancouver, which has won five of six following a season-high [...]