ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Calgary Flames center Daymond Langkow has been hit in the back of the neck with a puck and did not appear to be moving as he was removed from the ice on a stretcher.

The 13-year veteran remained on the ice for nearly 10 minutes before leaving. He was injured at 5:20 of the second period of Sunday's game against the Minnesota Wild.

Langkow was checked from behind by Minnesota defenseman Greg Zanon and hit Wild defenseman Marek Zidlicky as he lost his balance and fell forward. With Langkow's head down as he fell, Calgary defenseman Ian White fired toward the net and hit his teammate.

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BOSTON (AP) Miroslav Satan and Dennis Wideman scored for Boston and Tuuka Rask kept the New York Rangers scoreless until late in the third period in the Bruins' 2-1 victory Sunday.

Boston has 76 points to hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 11 games remaining. The Rangers remained in 10th place with 71 points and 10 games left. The Atlanta Thrashers, with 11 games to go before playing Sunday night in Philadelphia, have 73. Read More...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Radim Vrbata and the Phoenix Coyotes did what only three teams have done - rally after two periods to beat the Chicago Blackhawks.

Vrbata scored the lone goal of the shootout and the Coyotes twice came back from two-goal deficits to beat the Blackhawks 5-4 on Saturday night for their eighth straight win. Read More...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Down by a couple of goals, missing a couple of forwards and playing for the second straight night, the Detroit Red Wings never stopped coming at the Vancouver Canucks.

If they want to make the playoffs for a 19th straight season, they will have to repeat that night after night. Read More...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) On a night Alex Ovechkin scored in his return from a two-game suspension, another NHL MVP was the player of the game.

Jose Theodore made a case to be the Washington Capitals playoff goalie with 33 saves in a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. Read More...

PITTSBURGH (AP) There wasn't a second to spare for Jamie McBain to beat Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh with his first NHL goal.

Turns out a second - or, actually, nine-tenths of one - was all the rookie needed. Read More...

ATLANTA (AP) The new-look Atlanta Thrashers are showing they didn't give up on the playoffs when they traded Ilya Kovalchuk.

Colby Armstrong and Nik Antropov have helped lead a more balanced scoring attack that has the Thrashers back in playoff contention. Read More...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Ty Conklin has gone from backup goalie to a key part of the St. Louis Blues' late-season push for a playoff spot.

Conklin made 29 saves in his fourth shutout of the season, and the Blues beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Saturday night. Read More...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings took another step toward their first playoff berth since 2002. The New York Islanders headed home after a pair of frustrating one-goal defeats in Southern California.

Jonathan Quick posted his fourth shutout of the season and Brad Richardson scored in the first period, leading the Kings to a 1-0 victory on Saturday night. Read More...

DALLAS (AP) If the Dallas Stars are to make a late run at the playoffs, their offense will need to keep clicking at the current rate.

Brad Richards had two goals, Trevor Daley scored the winner, and the Stars beat Ottawa 5-4 on Saturday, handing the Senators their fifth straight defeat despite Jason Spezza's hat trick. Read More...