• Luongo gets best of Lundqvist in top goalie duel 11/20/2008, 4:54 a.m. EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist's matchup against Roberto Luongo was hard enough. Trying to beat the NHL's hottest goalie without any help from his teammates was way too much to ask.

• Ovechkin stars in Capitals' win over Ducks 11/20/2008, 1:56 a.m. EST
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is dangerous enough when the Washington Capitals are at even strength. Having him on the power play is tantamount to piling on.

• Canucks score 5 on Lundqvist, beat Rangers 6-3 11/19/2008, 11:33 p.m. EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Roberto Luongo came out on top in his busiest night of the season, yet the goalie duel everyone expected against Henrik Lundqvist never materialized.

• Chara, Kobasew each score twice in Bruins win 11/19/2008, 10:45 p.m. EST
BOSTON (AP) — A slow start did not stop the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.

• Lightning lose with 52 shots; Oilers win with 19 11/19/2008, 4:23 a.m. EST
(AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning rattled off a franchise-record worth of shots against the Florida Panthers and still couldn't skate off with a win.

• Backstrom strong in net, Wild beat Penguins 2-1 11/19/2008, 1:23 a.m. EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Not many teams can beat the Pittsburgh Penguins by putting the puck into the net only once. The Minnesota Wild accomplished it the timeworn way, with an excellent defense and a goaltender who is allowing fewer goals than his low-scoring team is getting.

• Flames fire 51 shots in 4-1 win over Avalanche 11/19/2008, 12:44 a.m. EST
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Rene Bourque, Adrian Aucoin, Jarome Iginla and David Moss scored for the Calgary Flames, who blitzed Peter Budaj and the Colorado Avalanche with 51 shots in a 4-1 victory Tuesday night.

• Khabibulin stops 36 shots in Blackhawks' SO win 11/19/2008, 12:25 a.m. EST
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nikolai Khabibulin made 36 saves through overtime, then stopped two shots in the shootout as the Chicago Blackhawks edged the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 Tuesday night.

• McCabe scores twice as Panthers beat Lightning 4-3 11/18/2008, 10:24 p.m. EST
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bryan McCabe scored twice in regulation and Nathan Horton had the lone goal in a shootout for the Florida Panthers, who beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Tuesday night.

• Horcoff, Roloson help Oilers to rout of Jackets 11/18/2008, 10:11 p.m. EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Shawn Horcoff had a goal and two assists to lead seven multiple-point scorers, and the Edmonton Oilers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-2 rout of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

• 'Canes score twice in 3 1/2 minutes, beat Montreal 11/18/2008, 9:34 p.m. EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sergei Samsonov and Ray Whitney scored 3 1/2 minutes apart in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes rally past the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Tuesday night.

• Wings' Conklin caps stellar 3 days with shutout 11/18/2008, 4:08 a.m. EST
(AP) — It's been a pretty good few days for Detroit goalie Ty Conklin.

• Sharks ride fast start to win over Preds 11/17/2008, 11:16 p.m. EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Devin Setoguchi had a power-play goal and an assist to help the San Jose Sharks beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 Monday night.

• Luongo gets Canucks to SO, but Islanders win 11/17/2008, 11:14 p.m. EST
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Roberto Luongo made 34 saves against the team that let him get away, but couldn't stop Frans Nielsen in a shootout as the New York Islanders beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 Monday night for their season-best third straight victory.

• Michael Ryder leads Bruins over Toronto 11/17/2008, 10:31 p.m. EST
TORONTO (AP) — Michael Ryder, Phil Kessel and Matt Hunwick scored, leading the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.

• Zherdev, Rangers beat Senators in shootout 11/17/2008, 10:16 p.m. EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikolai Zherdev scored the only goal in a shootout and Henrik Lundqvist denied all three Ottawa shooters, giving the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory Monday night over the Senators.

• Conklin, Hudler lead Red Wings past Oilers 11/17/2008, 10:15 p.m. EST
DETROIT (AP) — Ty Conklin made 20 saves for his fifth career shutout, Jiri Hudler and Niklas Kronwall each had a goal and an assist and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 on Monday night.

• Flyers' Antero Niittymaki beats Thrashers — again 11/17/2008, 4:35 a.m. EST
(AP) — Antero Niittymaki stopped the streaking Atlanta Thrashers — again.

• Hiller gets 1st NHL shutout in Ducks' win 11/16/2008, 11:54 p.m. EST
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jonas Hiller came close to posting his first NHL shutout on a number of occasions since becoming Jean-Sebastien Giguere's backup last season. This time, Hiller finally got it done.

• Flyers end Thrashers' winning steak at 5 games 11/16/2008, 9:57 p.m. EST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joffrey Lupul scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Antero Niittymaki made 29 saves to remain perfect against Atlanta and the Flyers snapped the Thrashers' five-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory Sunday night.

• Sharks beat Blackhawks 6-5 11/16/2008, 9:51 p.m. EST
CHICAGO (AP) — Devin Setoguchi's power-play goal with 4:15 left gave the San Jose Sharks a 6-5 victory over Chicago on Sunday night, the Blackhawks' first home loss in regulation this season.

• Kovalev lifts Canadiens past Blues 11/16/2008, 8:59 p.m. EST
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alexei Kovalev scored the lone shootout goal to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night.

• Canes spoil Tocchet's debut as Tampa Bay coach 11/16/2008, 6:07 p.m. EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Rick Tocchet lost his debut as Tampa Bay Lightning coach when Tuomo Ruutu and Rod Brind'Amour scored in the shootout and Cam Ward stopped two shots in the tiebreaker to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory Sunday.

• Sydor back to Stars as Penguins get Boucher 11/16/2008, 3:34 p.m. EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Darryl Sydor returned to the Dallas Stars on Sunday in a trade of veteran defensemen that sent Philippe Boucher to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

• Tucker leads Avalanche past Oilers 11/16/2008, 1:15 a.m. EST
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Darcy Tucker scored on a two-man advantage with 10.7 seconds left in regulation, then added the winner in the fifth round of a shootout in the Colorado Avalanche's 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.