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Stastny’s 2 goals lift Avs over Wild 6-5 (AP)
Games between the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche are usually low-scoring, grind-it-out affairs. Not this time. Paul Stastny had two goals and an assist, and the low-scoring Avalanche broke out for a 6-5 win over the Wild on Monday night. Marek Svatos, David Jones, T.J. Hensick and Milan Hejduk also scored for Colorado, which entered the game as the second lowest scoring team in the Western…

‘Pit’ Martin dies in snowmobile accident (AP)
Hubert “Pit” Martin, a four-time NHL All-Star in the 1960s and ’70s, has died after his snowmobile plunged into an icy lake, Quebec provincial police said. He was 64. Const. Marie-Josee Ouellet said Martin was driving the vehicle on Lake Kanasuta in northwestern Quebec on Sunday when the ice cracked and he plunged into the freezing water.

Hossa snaps tie as Red Wings beat Ducks (AP)
Marian Hossa knew if the Red Wings kept shooting, the puck would finally go in. And it did, on a shot by Hossa early in the third period that gave Detroit a 2-1 win over Anaheim on Monday night. The Red Wings outshot the Ducks 47-16. Johan Franzen also scored for Detroit and Chris Osgood made 15 saves.

Huselius’ late goal lifts Blue Jackets (AP)
Rick Nash made the play of the game. The rest was up to Steve Mason and the defense. Kristian Huselius scored off Nash’s blue-collar assist with 4:44 left and Columbus beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Monday night, giving the Blue Jackets their first win this season after allowing the first goal. Nash had two defenders draped on him as he carried the puck out of the corner and over the left dot…

What’s in store for Leafs under Burke?
New GM Brian Burke won’t waste much time evaluating what he has in Toronto — or making some big moves, Spector says.

Wings’ Hossa nets game-winner against Ducks

Predators’ Rinne defeats Sabres 2-0 (AP)
Forget style points, all Jason Arnott cared about was that his Predators got the two points. Arnott snapped a tie in the third period, Pekka Rinne made 30 saves for his first career shutout and Nashville beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 Monday night. With both teams looking weary — the Sabres were playing their fourth game in six nights while Nashville played for the third time in four — and play…

Sid’s surge spurs talk of 50-goal season (AP)
Sid the Kid looked like a pee wee player goofing off with his buddies on a frozen pond. Sidney Crosby dangled the puck on his stick and skated this way and that, with two or three teammates frantically trying to take it from their captain. Most times, they didn’t. Other times during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ off-day workout Monday, Crosby practiced what looked to be gimmick shots, from bad angles,…

Stastny, low-scoring Avs erupt in win vs. Wild