The Dallas Stars have acquired defenseman Darryl Sydor from the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Philippe Boucher.
“Darryl is a proven veteran defenseman who brings a great deal of character and leadership abilities to our group,” said co-GM Les Jackson in a statement.
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Scoring summaries from Saturday's NHL games:Maple Leafs 2 at Canucks 4First Period1. Vancouver, Wellwood 7 (Demitra, O'Brien) 7:132. Vancouver, Kesler 5 (Ohlund, Demitra) 18:02 (pp) Penalties - Hansen Vcr (goaltender interference) 3:29, Mitchell Vcr (interference) 3:32, Toronto bench (too many men, served by Ponikarovsky) 8:25, Schenn Tor, Davison Vcr (fighting) 11:33, Blake Tor, O'Brien Vcr (roughing) 15:57, Finger Tor (tripping) 17:52, Hansen Vcr (tripping) 18:14.
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EDMONTON - Darcy Tucker scored the tying goal with 10.7 seconds in regulation and added the winner in the fifth round of the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.
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LOS ANGELES - J.P. Dumont scored the go-ahead goal during a power play with 2:28 left and set up Jason Arnott's goal, leading the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - After dropping three straight and five of their previous six games, the Dallas Stars came up a complete team effort against the Phoenix Coyotes.
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PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to do things the hard way.Jordan Staal had two goals, including the tiebreaker late in the third period, and the Penguins scored four third-period goals to rally for their sixth straight victory, 5-2 over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Maybe Marian Gaborik isn't Minnesota's most important free-agent-to-be. Niklas Backstrom's contract is up after the season, too, and the way he has been guarding the goal he'll be in line for big raise.
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PITTSBURGH - Jordan Staal had two goals, including the tiebreaker late in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins scored four third-period goals to rally for their sixth straight victory, 5-2 over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
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NEW YORK - Nigel Dawes and Markus Naslund wiped out New York's two-goal deficit in the closing minutes of the third period, and Chris Drury scored the lone goal in the shootout to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory over Boston on Saturday night.
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NEWARK, N.J. - Zach Parise scored the only goal in the shootout, Scott Clemmensen stopped all three Washington shooters and the New Jersey Devils ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Capitals on Saturday night.
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HAMILTON - Matt D'Agostini's second goal of the game with 1:23 left in the third period lifted the Hamilton Bulldogs to a 4-3 victory over the Rochester Americans on Saturday night in the AHL.
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VANCOUVER, B.C. - Kyle Wellwood scored once against his old team and Pavol Demitra marked his return to the lineup with three assists as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 in NHL play Saturday night.
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MONTREAL - Jeff Carter and Scottie Upshall scored and Martin Biron made 24 saves to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the struggling Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
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UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Jon Sim had a goal and assist, Joey MacDonald stopped 37 shots and the New York Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators for the second straight game, 3-2 on Saturday night.
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NEWARK, N.J. - NHL scoring leader Alexander Semin sat out the Washington Capitals' game against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.Semin, who leads the league in goals and assists, missed the third period of the Capitals' 3-1 win over the Devils in Washington on Friday with an undisclosed upper-body injury.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Anaheim Ducks have lost defenceman Francois Beauchemin to injury for approximately six months, the club announced Saturday.
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