Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff will not be on the bench Wednesday night when the Sabres take on the Boston Bruins.

Prospal, 36, has played a very solid season so far for Columbus with 9 goals and 24 assists in 53 games.

Tomas Plekanec scored on Montreal's eighth attempt in the shootout to lead the Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.

Radim Vrbata scored his 25th goal, former Dallas backup Mike Smith made 28 saves and the Coyotes improved their playoff positioning with a 4-1 victory over the Stars on Tuesday night.

After withstanding pressure in the defensive end, the Kings took a 2-1 lead when Clifford scored on a breakaway off a long pass by Rob Scuderi at 10:16. Penner made it 3-1 from the slot with 2:14 left in the period.

DENVER – Gabriel Landeskog broke a tie 38 seconds into the third period, and David Jones added two goals, helping the Colorado Avalanche snap a five-game skid with a 5-2 win against the struggling Blackhawks on Tuesday night.

Mathieu Perreault scored with 13 seconds elapsed, Alex Ovechkin had two goals and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 Tuesday night to take over first place in the Southeast Division.

Rookie defenseman David Savard scored his first career goal and added an assist to lift the Blue Jackets past the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Tuesday night and give Columbus' Todd Richards a win in his first game as coach against his former team.

Alex Edler scored in the sixth round of a shootout, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 Tuesday night for their fifth win in six games.

Evgeni Nabokov made 45 saves and Frans Nielsen and John Tavares scored on Ilya Bryzgalov in a shootout, helping the New York Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 on Tuesday night.

Martin Brodeur stopped 30 shots for his first shutout of the season and the record 117th of his NHL career, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers 1-0 on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive win.

Owen Nolan, who hasn't played in the NHL since the 2009-10 season, announced his retirement Tuesday at the San Jose Sharks home rink.

Philadelphia Flyers center Danny Briere looks to pass the puck against the New Jersey Devils during the first period at the Prudential Center.

Now the man that they dealt away reappears in town as an All-Star. Brian Elliott makes his return to Scotiabank Place this evening as a member of the St.

No excuses Winnipeg coach Claude Noel says, regardless of injury or depth, the Jets have to find a way to get things done.

Anaheim Ducks right wing Teemu Selanne wipes his lip after Calgary Flames center Blair Jones hit him with a stick in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., on Monday, Feb.

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.

The Calgary Flames center remembered some sage words from the legendary Wayne Gretzky when the Finn was last mired in a pronounced slump during the 2008-09 campaign.

Pittsburgh Penguins' center Sidney Crosby avoids the check by Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal November 26, 2011.

Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff was clutching his right arm in pain and had to be helped off the ice after being upended by defenseman Jordan Leopold in practice Tuesday.