Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueCOLORADO AVALANCHE-Placed D Adam Foote on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan.
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CALGARY - Daymond Langkow scored twice as the red-hot Calgary Flames avenged a one-sided loss to San Jose earlier in the season, cruising past the Sharks 5-2 Tuesday night.
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CALGARY - Fresh off winning a silver medal with Sweden at the world junior hockey championship, Calgary Flames first-round draft pick Mikael Backlund has decided to stay in North America.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Adam Burish celebrated his birthday in style Tuesday night.Burish started a four-goal outburst in the opening period with his first score of the season, and the Chicago Blackhawks routed the Phoenix Coyotes 6-0 behind Cristobal Huet's 22 saves.
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WINNIPEG - Artem Ansimov scored a pair of power-play goals and P.A. Parenteau added three assists as the Hartford Wolf Pack defeated the Manitoba Moose 6-3 in American Hockey League action Tuesday.
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TORONTO - Florida goaltender Tomas Vokoun can only hope hitting a new statistical benchmark will help earn him more starts for the Panthers.Vokoun posted his 200th career win in a 4-2 decision over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night, but there hasn't been a lot of reason to celebrate for the 32-year-old Czech goalie this season.
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PITTSBURGH - Evgeni Malkin set up all the goals, Petr Sykora and Sidney Crosby scored them. Marc-Andre Fleury made a series of important saves in the third period.
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HAMILTON - Yanick Lehoux had a goal and an assist as the Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Philadelphia Phantoms 4-2 in the American Hockey League on Tuesday.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Wojtek Wolski scored both goals for the Colorado Avalanche in a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.It was the fifth loss in a row for the Predators.
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DETROIT - Ty Conklin made 23 saves for his eighth career shutout and Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and two assists, sending the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.
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According to a report from Sportsnet.ca, the Kontinental League may ask its players to take a pay cut in light of falling commodity prices that have hurt the league's financial backers.
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TORONTO - The evening started with fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs booing former whipping boy Bryan McCabe. It wasn't long before those taunts were turned on the home team.
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WASHINGTON - In a statement game against a heated rival, the unusual happened as Washington Capitals red overcame Philadelphia Flyers orange - on the ice and in the stands.
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BOSTON - Niklas Backstrom stopped 28 shots for his second straight shutout and fifth of the season to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 1-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - Sergei Samsonov scored his 200th career goal and the Carolina Hurricanes withstood a late rally to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Tuesday night.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. - Derek Roy had a goal and two assists and the Buffalo Sabres avoided blowing a three-goal lead to beat the slumping road-weary Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Tuesday night.
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