NEW YORK - Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo was named the NHL's first star of the week Monday after posting three straight shutout victories.
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Scoring summaries from Sunday's NHL games:Oilers 2 at Devils 1First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties - None.Second Period1. Edmonton, Souray 5 (Hemsky, Visnovsky) 7:192.
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Movements in the world of hockey:National Hockey LeagueCOLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Assigned F Alexandre Picard to Syracuse (AHL).EDMONTON OILERS-Assigned D Theo Peckham to Springfield (AHL).
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ANAHEIM, Calif. - David Booth scored three straight goals for his first NHL hat trick, and Craig Anderson made 44 saves to help the Florida Panthers end a six-game winless streak with a 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Olli Jokinen and the Phoenix Coyotes overcame a rough start to stop the NHL's top team.Jokinen had two goals and an assist Sunday night and the Coyotes came back from an early two-goal deficit to beat San Jose 4-2, snapping the Sharks' seven-game winning streak.
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NEWARK, N.J. - Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers made 37 saves in his second career start and Ales Hemsky scored a goal for the fourth straight game to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Sunday night.
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CHICAGO - Patrick Kane and Martin Havlat each had a goal and two assists and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 6-1 on Sunday night for their fourth straight victory.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - Marty Reasoner scored two goals and Johan Hedberg made 35 saves to lead the Atlanta Thrashers to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.
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EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers activated defenceman Denis Grebeshkov from the injured reserve list Sunday.He missed three games after suffering an upper-body injury in Edmonton's 3-1 win at Carolina on Nov.
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TORONTO - The big moment is finally set to arrive for Mork and The Professor.Passed over in years past, Glenn Anderson and Igor Larionov will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night along with linesman Ray Scapinello and junior hockey builder Ed Chynoweth.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned forward Alexandre Picard to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.General Manager Scott Howson announced the move Sunday.
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Scoring summaries from Saturday's NHL games:Canadiens 3 at Maple Leafs 6 First Period1. Toronto, Hagman 5 (Grabovski, Finger) 8:12 (pp)Penalties - Kostopoulos Mtl (roughing, boarding major, game misconduct), Colaiacovo Tor (roughing) 7:03, Lang Mtl (slashing) 10:18, Blake Tor (high-sticking) 10:23, A.
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Results Saturday:Women's Four Nations Cup At Lake Placid, N.Y.No Games Scheduled.Canadian Women's Under-18 Championship At Napanee, Ont.SemifinalsOntario (Red) 5 Manitoba 2Quebec 5 Ontario (Blue) 4 (OT)Fifth Place Saskatchewan 3 B.
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LOS ANGELES - Alexander Frolov, Tom Preissing and Drew Doughty scored power-play goals and Erik Ersberg made 24 saves in the Los Angeles Kings' 5-3 victory over the St.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - This one was harder on Olli Jokinen's relatives than the Phoenix Coyotes' forward.Playing against his former Florida teammates and several friends, Jokinen capitalized on the moment and had a goal and an assist to lead the Coyotes to a 4-1 win over the Panthers on Saturday night.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Patrick Marleau scored with 28.3 seconds to play when Marty Turco misplayed the puck in front of his own net, and the San Jose Sharks remained unbeaten in nine home games with a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.
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