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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -Carolina captain Rod Brind’Amour is coming back from the Hurricanes’ West Coast trip early due to a lower-body injury.  The Hurricanes said Wednesday that Brind’Amour would not play Thursday night at San Jose. Carolina coach P…
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DENVER – The Anaheim Ducks are counting on Teemu Selanne’s return to rejuvenate them.  Selanne celebrated a personal milestone – he became the Ducks’ career leader in games played Saturday – by scoring the winning goal in Anaheim’s 4-3 win…  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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UNIONDALE, N.Y. – New York Islanders center Mike Sillinger underwent hip surgery for the second time in a year and will miss the remainder of the season, the team said Tuesday.  The 37-year-old forward, who played in only seven games this…   Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators took the first step toward parting company with Martin Gerber on Thursday when the goaltender accepted a two-week conditioning stint in the American Hockey League.  With the emergence of rookie Brian Elliott…  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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Coyotes defenseman Kurt Sauer suffered a lower body injury during the third period of Saturday night’s victory over Dallas and is expected to miss the next four weeks.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -Blues left wing Paul Kariya had left hip surgery on Tuesday and will be sidelined indefinitely.  Kariya had two goals and 13 points in the Blues’ first 11 games before injuring the hip Nov. 5 against Anaheim. An MRI had revealed…  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sabres captain Craig Rivet is ready to return after missing nearly a month with a shoulder injury, but forward Maxim Afinogenov is out indefinitely after hurting his groin last weekend.  Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said after… Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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OTTAWA – Ottawa Senators draft pick Andre Petersson scored twice as Sweden registered four first-period goals to beat Russia 5-0 and secure a semifinal berth Wednesday at the world junior hockey championship.  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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New York Islanders starting goaltender Rick DiPietro, sidelined for two months due to a knee injury that required surgery, returned to the lineup Friday for the Isles’ home game against Toronto.  DiPietro has played only three games…  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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EDMONTON – Dustin Penner stood after practice in the Edmonton Oilers dressing room Monday, a smile stapled to his face, ice-cold eyes locked on reporters as they urged him, just one more time, to recount what it was like to be called out in pub…  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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DALLAS (AP) -Stars executives met Wednesday to discuss what to do about Sean Avery, the feisty forward who’s been suspended by the NHL and written off by his teammates and coach.  Avery is in the midst of a six-game suspension from commissioner…
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It’s hard to blame Justin Williams for wondering how differently things might have turned out.  After all, the Carolina Hurricanes winger had a lot of time to think about various scenarios while rehabbing a pair of serious injuries over…  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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NEW YORK (AP) -Pittsburgh Penguins start Sidney Crosby is closing on a trio of Montreal Canadians in voting for the NHL all-star game.  Montreal players lead all six starting spots on the Eastern Conference team as of Tuesday, and Crosby is within…  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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Alex Kovalev, Montreal, 393,303; Saku Koivu, Montreal, 390,026; Alex Tanguay, Montreal, 385,297; Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh, 320,373; Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh, 264,914; Alex Ovechkin, Washington, 190,535; Alexander Semin, Washington, 109,917; Mar…
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Colorado 1 1 1 0-4
Los Angeles 0 1 2 0-3
First Period-1, Colorado, Hejduk 9 (Hensick, Salei), 17:10 (pp).
Second Period-2, Colorado, Wolski 2 (Stastny, Liles), 5:59 (pp). 3, Los Angeles, Frolov 6 (Quincey, Stoll), 14:45 (pp). Continue reading this story on NHL.com