Mike Smith stopped 30 shots, Martin Hanzal scored twice and the
Phoenix Coyotes ended a seven-game losing streak to Detroit with a
3-1 win over the Red Wings on Monday night.

Kevin Bieksa played impromptu goalie and goal scorer in the
final seconds to save the Vancouver Canucks.

Derick Brassard scored his second goal with 1:05 left in
overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped their six-game skid
with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on
Friday night.

Philadelphia police have arrested a man in the brawl between
Flyers and Rangers fans following the Winter Classic game on Jan.
2.

Daniel Sedin scored a power-play goal 46 seconds into overtime
to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis
Blues on Thursday night in a matchup for first place in the Western
Conference.

Daniel Sedin scored a power-play goal 46 seconds into overtime
to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis
Blues on Thursday night in a matchup for first place in the Western
Conference.

Patrick Marleau kept San Jose rolling and Colorado stumbling at
home.

The Detroit Red Wings snapped a five-game, road-losing streak
behind strong goaltending by Jimmy Howard and offense from players
who had been struggling to score.

The Minnesota Wild came out of the blocks like a team that
wanted to put the previous night’s loss behind them as quickly as
possible.

Corey Perry and Andrew Cogliano scored during a five-minute
power play in Anaheim’s four-goal second period, and the Ducks
survived Vancouver’s furious three-goal third period to snap a
six-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Canucks on Friday
night.

Niklas Backstrom stopped 41 shots and the Minnesota Wild beat
the Calgary Flames 3-0 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight
victory.

Johan Franzen scored three goals, and the suddenly potent
Detroit Red Wings rolled to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche
on Tuesday night.

The Vancouver Canucks’ power play was extra special Sunday
night.

Pekka Rinne stopped 35 shots after signing the richest contract
in team history, and Patric Hornqvist scored in his fourth straight
game to lift the Nashville Predators to a 3-0 win over the Phoenix
Coyotes on Thursday night.

James Wisniewski made his long-awaited Columbus debut after
serving an eight-game suspension, and rookie Ryan Johansen scored
his first career goal and added an assist to give the Blue Jackets
their first win of the season, 4-1 over the Detroit Red Wings on
Tuesday night.

Joakim Lindstrom scored the only goal in the shootout and the
Colorado Avalanche won their sixth straight road game by beating
the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Saturday night.

The Vancouver Canucks acquired left wing David Booth, center
Steve Reinprecht and a third-round draft pick in 2013 from the
Florida Panthers on Saturday for veteran forwards Marco Sturm and
Mikael Samuelsson.

Pekka Rinne made 33 saves for his first shutout of the season
and 21st of his career in the Nashville Predators’ 2-0 victory over
the Calgary Flames on Satuday.

Patrick Sharp broke a tie early in the third period and the
Chicago Blackhawks went on to beat Colorado 3-1 on Thursday night,
snapping the Avalanche’s winning streak at five.

The rivalry between the Flyers and Rangers turned ugly in a
penalty-filled preseason game that also appeared to include a
homophobic slur from Philadelphia’s Wayne Simmonds to noted New
York agitator Sean Avery.

The Dallas Stars signed an agreement to sell the team to
Vancouver businessman Tom Gaglardi and filed a prepackaged
bankruptcy plan Thursday to help facilitate the transaction.