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Backstrom, power play fuel Wild win over Blues

St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Coming off a career-worst performance in his last outing, Niklas Backstrom turned aside all 22 shots he faced to record his third shutout of the season, as the Minnesota Wild blanked the St. Louis Blues,

Zherdev, Rangers top Pens in SO

New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nikolai Zherdev netted the game-winner in the shootout, as the New York Rangers edged Pittsburgh, 3-2, at Madison Square Garden. After Markus Naslund scored on the opening shot for New York, Miroslav Sa

Heatley leads the way as Sens drop Thrashers

Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dany Heatley registered a goal and two assists, as the Ottawa Senators pounded the Atlanta Thrashers, 5-1, at Scotiabank Place. Daniel Alfredsson and Brendan Bell both had a goal and an assist for t

Avery issues apology for Tuesday's comments

Edmonton, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery issued an apology Wednesday for derogatory comments made the previous day about his ex-girlfriends dating other players in the league. The comments led to an ind

Flyers center Briere out 4-5 weeks

Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Flyers center Daniel Briere will miss the next four to five weeks with a groin strain. Briere left Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning after taking a hit in the se

Coyotes acquire Lindstrom from Anaheim

Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Coyotes have acquired forward Joakim Lindstrom from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Logan Stephenson. Lindstrom, a second-round pick by the Columbus Blue Jackets, has fou

Sakic out at least six weeks

Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colorado Avalanche center Joe Sakic will miss at least the next six weeks while receiving treatment for a herniated disc in his back. Sakic sustained the injury on his first shift of the November 28 game a

Nashville assigns Ortmeyer to Milwaukee

Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Nashville Predators assigned Jed Ortmeyer to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, it was announced on Wednesday. Ortmeyer, who had to clear waivers to go down, has not play

Penguins recall Darling from Wheeling

Wilkes-Barre, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins recalled goaltender Curtis Darling from the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, the American Hockey League team announced on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Darling will

Augusta suspends operations

Princeton, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The ECHL announced on Wednesday that the Augusta Lynx have suspended operations, effective immediately, and voluntarily relinquished their membership back to the third-tier league. "We are very disappo