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TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs placed defenceman Cody Ceci on injured reserve and recalled blue-liner Timothy Liljegren from the team's American Hockey League affiliate Friday.

CALGARY — Denny Morrison leaves speedskating a king of comebacks and the beneficiary of a teammate's generosity. Winner of Olympic gold and silver medals in team pursuit and a silver and a bronze in individual distances, the 34-year-old from Fort St.

CALGARY — Denny Morrison leaves speedskating a king of comebacks and the beneficiary of a teammate's generosity. Winner of Olympic gold and silver medals in team pursuit and a silver and a bronze in individual distances, the 34-year-old from Fort St.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won silver on Friday at the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. successfully defended their title with 213.

ST. LOUIS — Connor Hellebuyck wasn't in the mood to celebrate just yet. The Winnipeg goalie stopped 35 shots to help the Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 Thursday night — his second win over the defending Stanley Cup champions in five days.

OTTAWA — There’s no denying the Colorado Avalanche are a very good team, but the Ottawa Senators did themselves no favours Thursday night. The Avalanche, who hadn’t won in Ottawa since Feb.

Thursday's Games NHL New Jersey 5, Philadelphia 0 Montreal 3, Anaheim 2, OT Vegas 7, Florida 2 N.Y. Islanders 5, Los Angeles 3 Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 2 Detroit 4, Buffalo 3, SO Colorado 4, Ottawa 1 Minnesota 4, Vancouver 2 Winnipeg 4, St.

CALGARY — Mikael Granlund continues his resurgence under coach John Hynes. Granlund scored the eventual game-winner and also added an assist on Thursday to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames.

EDMONTON — The San Jose Sharks showed the value of persistent play on Thursday. Timo Meier had two goals and an assist as the Sharks battled back for a 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kevin Fiala and Brad Hunt each had a goal and an assist as part of Minnesota's three-goal first period and the Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Thursday night. Ryan Hartman and Zach Parise also scored for Minnesota.