EDMONTON - Having jumped from the back of the book to the front of the line in the Edmonton Oilers' goal crease in a span of four appearances, Jeff Deslauriers might seem to be the proverbial overnight sensation.
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TORONTO - Jarkko Ruutu is the latest NHLer to be disciplined for a dangerous hit.The Ottawa Senators forward has received a two-game suspension after catching Montreal's Maxim Lapierre with an elbow early in the third period of a game on Tuesday night.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets activated goaltender Pascal Leclaire off injured reserve after he missed seven games with an ankle injury.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. - It appears that Brian Burke is out as general manager of the Anaheim Ducks.The NHL team called a Wednesday afternoon news conference "related to the club's general manager position.
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The Anaheim Ducks have announced a press conference this afternoon for an announcement that is "relted to the club's general manager position.
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Brandon Sutter is ready to return to the Carolina Hurricanes.The rookie forward was activated from injured reserve on Wednesday after missing the past eight games with a concussion.
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According to Canadian sports network TSN, the NHL has decided not to suspend Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow, or fine coach Dave Tippett after Morrow was issued an instigator for a fight with Los Angeles captain Dustin Brown Tuesday night.
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In his first post-lockout interview, retired NHLer and NHL Players’ Association executive committee member Trent Klatt told The Hockey News how betrayed he felt after discovering that former NHLPA executive director Ted Saskin and another union official hacked into players’ personal email accounts.
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MOSCOW - Heart defects have been found in five players from Russia's Continental Hockey League since the death of rising star Alexei Cherepanov, an official said Wednesday.
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Scoring summaries from Tuesday's NHL games:Senators 0 at Canadiens 4First Period1. Montreal, Higgins 2 (Koivu, Gorges) 7:22 (sh)Penalties - Fisher Ott (holding) 1:44, O'Byrne Mtl (delay of game) 5:25, Gorges Mtl (holding) 16:08.
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LOS ANGELES - Alexander Frolov scored in the fifth round of a shootout, Jarret Stoll had a power-play goal in his 300th NHL game and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Tuesday night.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Ville Koistinen scored with 2:32 left in overtime, and Dan Ellis made 54 saves against San Jose's franchise-record shooting barrage in the Nashville Predators' 4-3 victory Tuesday night.
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CALGARY - Dustin Boyd's first career two-goal game led the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.After Toronto took the early lead on a goal from Alexei Ponikarovsky, Boyd tied it at 11:20 of the first period.
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Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueEDMONTON OILERS-Claimed F Jesse Boulerice off waivers from Colorado. Placed F Steve MacIntyre on injured reserve.
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MONTREAL - Jason Spezza came in with the pressure to show some extra effort, head coach Craig Hartsburg says it was his Ottawa Senators teammates that didn't give enough in their 4-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
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DETROIT - The Pittsburgh Penguins might not miss Marian Hossa after all.Jordan Staal had a hat trick in the third period and set up Ruslan Fedotenko's winning goal with 1:11 in overtime, lifting the Penguins to a 7-6 comeback win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.
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