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The Montreal Canadiens caught all the late breaks to snap their longest losing streak of the season. Saku Koivu’s power-play goal with 22.3 seconds remaining gave Montreal a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. That came after Christopher Higgins drew the Canadiens even with 1:53 left. Koivu scored off a scramble in front of goalie Jonathan Quick.

Alex Ovechkin wasn’t fully awake when the puck dropped for the Washington Capitals’ game against Detroit at 12:37 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately for the Red Wings, his alarm clock went off in time to win the game.

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The Anaheim Ducks are counting on Teemu Selanne’s return to rejuvenate them. Selanne celebrated a personal milestone — he became the Ducks’ career leader in games played Saturday — by scoring the winning goal in Anaheim’s 4-3 win over the struggling Colorado Avalanche. “I think it’s very important,” Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller said.

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Tuukka Rask made the most of his first start in nearly 14 months. The 21-year-old Finn stopped 35 shots for his first NHL shutout in his fourth start for the Bruins and Marc Savard scored to give Boston a 1-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday. “You don’t want to fail because if you fail you don’t know when you’re going to get another chance,” Rask said after making 15 saves in the third…

After exchanging counter-punches with the defending Stanley Cup champions, Alex Ovechkin delivered a decisive knockout combination he hopes will establish the Washington Capitals as a legitimate contender. Ovechkin broke a third-period tie with another highlight-reel goal and added a power-play tally less than two minutes later in the Capitals’ 4-2 victory over Detroit on Saturday that extended…

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The Phoenix Coyotes have recalled center Joel Perrault from their San Antonio affiliate after he cleared re-entry waivers.