Canucks Run Unbeaten Streak to Nine Games
Sami Salo scored a power-play goal and assisted on another Wednesday in the Vancouver Canucks’ 4-3 victory at Nashville, Tenn.
Jason King, Trevor Linden and Brendan Morrison also scored for the Canucks, who improved to 7-0-2 in their last nine games.
New Jersey 3, San Jose 2 -- Jamie Langenbrunner scored with 42.7 seconds remaining in overtime at East Rutherford, N.J.
The Devils’ Scott Stevens set up goals by Christian Berglund and Turner Stevenson to reach 900 career points.
Atlanta 7, Buffalo 4 -- Patrik Stefan scored on a penalty shot, and Randy Robitaille and Ilya Kovalchuk each had a goal and two assists for the Thrashers at Buffalo, N.Y.
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The Chicago Blackhawks, who appointed Bob Pulford interim general manager last month when they fired Mike Smith, took the “interim” tag off Pulford’s title as part of a front-office realignment.... Vancouver defenseman Bryan Allen was suspended for two games without pay for slashing Detroit forward Henrik Zetterberg.
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