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Patrick Sharp was in the right place at the right time for the Chicago Blackhawks. Not once but twice. Sharp’s two third-period short-handed goals enabled the Blackhawks to come away with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Sharp became the first Blackhawks player to score two short-handed goals in a…

Matt Cullen had a power-play goal and an assist, Cory Stillman also scored with the man advantage and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Saturday night. Chad LaRose and Trevor Letowski also scored, and Jeff Hamilton and Rod Brind’Amour each had two assists for the Southeast Division-leading Hurricanes, who entered with the…

Matt Stajan scored an unassisted goal late in the third period to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Stajan broke down the right side and put a slap shot past Cristobal Huet with 1:34 remaining in the third and Toronto went on to its first…

Mike Fisher scored two of Ottawa’s three power-play goals in the Senators’ 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Saturday night. Dany Heatley had a goal and an assist, Joe Corvo added three assists, and Martin Gerber made 17 saves for his NHL-leading eighth win of the season. Chuck Kobasew had two second-period goals…

Al Arbour went out a winner this time. Nothing could’ve been more fitting for Long Island’s greatest champion. In his return to the bench for one night only, the Arbour-led New York Islanders rallied from a two-goal deficit and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 Saturday night. Arbour was behind the bench for the Islanders’ four…

Veteran defenseman Darius Kasparaitis is leaving the American Hockey League to join SKA St. Petersburg of the Russian Super League. The 35-year-old Kasparaitis played four games this season with the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliate in Hartford, Conn., and was loaned by the Rangers on Saturday to St. Petersburg.

Simon Gagne was cleared for full activity Saturday, 10 days after the Philadelphia Flyers forward was knocked out of a game and sidelined with vision problems and dizziness. Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said Gagne passed his baseline tests and was expected to practice with the team on Sunday.

The Edmonton Oilers are starting to resemble the injury-plagued team of late last season, when they lost 18 of their last 20 games. Jason Arnott scored the game-winning goal with 8 minutes remaining in the third period Friday and the Nashville Predators won on the road for the second straight night, 4-1 over the Oilers,…

A backup goalie and a sleep-deprived rookie made sure the San Jose Sharks stayed stuck in their early-season slump. Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 45 saves and Matt Moulson scored the go-ahead goal in his NHL debut as the Los Angeles Kings earned their fifth victory in six games, 5-2 over the Sharks on Friday night.

Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mikael Tellqvist was sick with the flu. He still turned in a very healthy performance. Tellqvist stopped 35 shots for his fifth career shutout, Radim Vrbata scored a short-handed goal, and the Coyotes beat the Dallas Stars 5-0 on Friday night. “We’ve gotten really strong goaltending, and you’ve got to be a…

Jason Arnott scored the winning goal in the third period and the Nashville Predators won their second straight on the road, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Friday night. David Legwand, Radek Bonk and Vernon Fiddler also scored for Nashville, while Ales Hemsky had the lone goal for Edmonton. The Predators, who got their first…

Al Arbour traded in his whistle for a sweater and a brown leather jacket. Too many years have passed for him to lead his team on the ice for practice, but not so many that he can’t spend one more night behind the bench for the New York Islanders Arbour, the Hall of Fame coach…