NHL: Coyotes stuffed in SO, fall to St. Louis

ST. LOUIS - Brian Elliott gave the St. Louis Blues another shootout shutdown. Coach Ken Hitchcock said it never should have gone that far, criticizing officials for missing a boarding call that led to the tying goal.

NHL: Penguins win, extend lead as top seed in East

Pittsburgh's Brenden Morrow, far right, fires a shot under the stick of Montreal goalie Carey Price in the second period. Morrow scored twice.

NHL: Penguins win, extend lead as top seed in East

PITTSBURGH - Brenden Morrow scored two goals Wednesday night for the second straight game, and Pittsburgh beat Montreal 6-4 to move closer to clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

NHL: Goalie helps Flyers stay in playoff hunt

Philadelphia goalie Steve Mason, making a save in the first period, stopped 38 shots in his first home start for the Flyers as they beat the New York Rangers 4-2.

NHL: Goalie helps Flyers stay in playoff hunt

PHILADELPHIA - Steve Mason gave the Flyers a taste of a fabulous performance in net in crunch time.

NHL: Stars have eyes on future after flurry of trades

Dallas is focusing on the future and its up-and-coming young Stars after trading 41-year-old points leader Jaromir Jagr and surging center Derek Roy on Tuesday.

NHL: Boedker's goals lead Phoenix past Los Angeles

GLENDALE - Mikkel Boedker scored twice and the Phoenix Coyotes took a four-goal lead and went on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 on Tuesday night.

NHL: Klinkhammer scores in debut as Coyotes win

Phoenix goalie Mike Smith makes a save during the second period of the Coyotes' 2-1 win over visiting Dallas.

NHL: Klinkhammer scores in debut as Coyotes win

GLENDALE - Rob Klinkhammer netted his first NHL goal in his Coyotes debut, and Shane Doan also scored as Phoenix beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday night.

NHL: Win puts Chicago points streak at 2nd-best all-time

CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks set a franchise record with their 10th consecutive victory and extended their points streak to 29 games with a 5-3 win against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.

NHL: Blackhawks keep streak alive with OT win

CHICAGO - Brent Seabrook scored on a 2-on-1 break at 3:23 of overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks extended their NHL-record, season-opening point streak to 21 games with a 4-3 win over Columbus on Friday night.

NHL: Gagne scores in return to Philly

Philadelphia's Simone Gagne celebrates his first goal since Nov. 17, 2011. Gagne, who spent his first 10 seasons with the Flyers, was acquired from Los Angeles on Tuesday.

NHL: Gagne scores in return to Philly

PHILADELPHIA - Claude Giroux scored 23 seconds in, and Simon Gagne added a goal in his first game back with the Flyers as Philadelphia rolled to a 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

NHL: Coyotes outlast Canucks, move into tie for 7th

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Kyle Chipchura scored twice and Mike Smith made 29 saves to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

NHL: Coyotes 1, Sharks 0, SO: Challenge brings out the best in goaltender

The Coyotes' Radim Vrbata pushes the winning shot past Sharks' goalie Antti Niemi during a shootout in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday.

NHL: Coyotes 1, Sharks 0, SO: Challenge brings out the best in goaltender

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Mike Smith figured he would be tested by the big and physical San Jose Sharks. It was a challenge the Phoenix Coyotes goalie willingly accepted and mastered.

NHL: Devils keep edge vs. Rangers as Brodeur registers 24 saves

New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur picks up one of his 24 saves after a shot by Rangers left wing Rick Nash (61). The host Devils won 3-1.

NHL: Devils keep edge vs. Rangers as Brodeur registers 24 saves

NEWARK, N.J. - David Clarkson scored twice and set up New Jersey's other goal, and Pat Elias matched his career best with three assists to lead the Devils to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night in their first meeting since last spring's Eastern Conference finals.

NHL: Zetterberg scores 3 in Wings win

DETROIT - Henrik Zetterberg scored three goals Friday night, and his second assist of the game set up Pavel Datsyuk's tiebreaking goal at 9:38 of the third period to help Detroit beat St. Louis 5-3.