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Habs beat Sabres with 3-goal 2nd period (AP)

The Montreal Canadiens feel they have plenty of room for improvement despite a victorious start to the longest homestand in their 100 years of existence. Andrei Markov scored Montreal’s third goal of the second period to send the Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. Andrei Kostitsyn and Steve Begin also scored in the middle period for Montreal.

Pavelski helps Sharks win 7th straight (AP)

The San Jose Sharks are on a long winning streak. The Phoenix Coyotes are on the verge of a goalie controversy. Joe Pavelski scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 8:37 remaining, and the Sharks rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Coyotes 3-2 Saturday night for their seventh straight win.

Bruins extend home win streak to nine (AP)

Bruins captain Zdeno Chara believes his team made a major statement against the defending Stanley Cup champions. “We can beat anybody in this league and we can play against anybody, obviously,” Chara said after Boston beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday night for its ninth straight home win. “We’ve got to keep going and we’ve got to push forward,” Chara said.

Leafs’ Jason Blake remains out of lineup
Still trying to shake off a concussion, winger Jason Blake was not in the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup…

Bailey to remain with Islanders for whole season
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Bailey, the No. 9 pick in this year’s NHL draft, will remain with the N…

Crosby’s hat trick ends Devils’ streak (AP)

The rest of the NHL had better take notice. Sidney Crosby is living up to his superstar image. Crosby had his first career hat trick at Mellon Arena and added an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped the New Jersey Devils’ five-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory Saturday night. Crosby, who has six goals in three games to give him a team-high 13 for the season, scored twice Friday night at…

Burke: Leafs won’t bring back Sundin (AP)
If Mats Sundin decides to resume his NHL career, he will likely do it with a team other than the Toronto Maple Leafs. New Leafs general manager Brian Burke said Saturday that he spoke with Sundin recently and came away thinking that the former Toronto captain wanted to join a Stanley Cup contender. “I don’t think we fit the profile he is looking for,” Burke said after officially joining the Leafs…

Flames sweep home-and-home from Canucks (AP)

Daymond Langkow and the Calgary Flames cut the Vancouver Canucks’ division lead to just a point with a home-and-home sweep. Langkow scored the pivotal first goal in the Flames’ 3-1 victory over the Canucks on Saturday night, deflecting Dion Phaneuf’s rising snap shot from the blue line past rookie goalie Cory Schneider on a power play late in the second period.

Wonky back has Sakic on sideline again
Joe Sakic’s aching back likely has him out of action Saturday when his Colorado Avalanche play host …

Custance: Burke won’t blow up the Maple Leafs roster yet
The honeymoon ended as quickly as it arrived for new Leafs boss Brian Burke. As for his players, they have a month to prove they should stay before Burke starts shuffling the deck.