• Thursday's NHL Sums 1/9/2009, 1:24 a.m. EST
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• Kings beat Ducks 4-3 1/9/2009, 1:15 a.m. EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alexander Frolov scored the go-ahead goal for Los Angeles on a power play after Anaheim rookie Bobby Ryan tied it with three consecutive goals, and the Kings beat the Ducks 4-3 on Thursday night.

• Flames beat Islanders 5-2 1/8/2009, 11:54 p.m. EST
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Daymond Langkow scored his 15th goal and added two assists in the Calgary Flames' 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

• Wolski, Raycroft lead Avs to win over Chicago 1/8/2009, 11:41 p.m. EST
DENVER (AP) — Wojtek Wolski's goal with 6:59 remaining broke a tie, and Andrew Raycroft stopped 43 shots, including a late flurry, in the Colorado Avalanche' 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.

• Turris leads Coyotes over Lightning 5-2 1/8/2009, 11:33 p.m. EST
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Turris broke a tie with 11:51 remaining and the Phoenix Coyotes beat Tampa Bay 3-2 on Thursday night for their first victory over the Lightning in nearly eight years.

• NHL Standings 1/8/2009, 11:00 p.m. EST
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• Red Wings rout Stars 6-1 1/8/2009, 10:59 p.m. EST
DETROIT (AP) — Marian Hossa, Dan Cleary, Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg each had a goal and an assist in the Detroit Red Wings' 6-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

• Predators beat Penguins 1/8/2009, 10:57 p.m. EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Suter's power-play goal at 9:04 of the third period broke tie, and the Nashville Predators beat the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Thursday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

• Flyers end Backstrom's shutout streak in win 1/8/2009, 10:41 p.m. EST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two weeks on the road left the Flyers primed for a raucous return home.

• Kostitsyn leads Habs past Leafs 1/8/2009, 10:30 p.m. EST
MONTREAL (AP) — Andrei Kostitsyn had a goal and two assists, and Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves in the Montreal Canadiens' 6-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

• Panthers beat Hurricanes 1/8/2009, 10:07 p.m. EST
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jay Bouwmeester and Nathan Horton scored early in the third period to break a tie, and the Florida Panthers beat Carolina 4-2 on Thursday night to snap the Hurricanes' winning streak at a season-high four games.

• Kovalchuk, Lehtonen lead Thrashers 1/8/2009, 9:53 p.m. EST
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and an assist, and Kari Lehtonen made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season in the Atlanta Thrashers' 4-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.

• Krejci, Savard help Bruins beat Sens 1/8/2009, 9:45 p.m. EST
BOSTON (AP) — David Krejci and Marc Savard scored 4:16 apart midway through the third period to help the Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4 on Thursday night.

• Connolly eager to return after latest injury 1/8/2009, 6:19 p.m. EST
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Two severe concussions, one hip surgery and numerous broken bones later, Buffalo Sabres center Tim Connolly is looking forward to his latest comeback.