Police say a passionate hockey fan made physical threats against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a series of phone calls to the team’s arena during a game.

The Boston Bruins are gradually returning to their midseason form. Tim Thomas made 45 saves for his career-high 32nd win, Milan Lucic scored two goals and the Bruins held off the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Sunday night for their third straight victory. Dennis Wideman and Mark Recchi also scored, David Krejci added three assists, and Zdeno Chara had two assists for the Eastern Conference-leading…

Robert Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks sent the Chicago Blackhawks a loud playoff message Sunday night. Luongo made 26 saves to match his career high with seven shutouts, and Daniel Sedin had two goals and an assist in Vancouver’s 4-0 victory over Blackhawks. Alex Burrows had a goal and two assists, Ryan Kesler also scored, and Henrik Sedin had three assists to help the Canucks end Chicago’s…

The Nashville Predators capped a big week with a confidence-building victory over the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. Ryan Suter broke a tie on a power play with 4:36 left, and Pekka Rinne made 33 saves to help Nashville win its third straight, 4-3 over Detroit on Sunday night. Not only did the Predators defeat the defending Stanley Cup champs, who are also second in the Western Conference,…

With little margin for error, the Minnesota Wild are playing playoff hockey just to get into the postseason. Marian Gaborik had a goal and an assist and the Wild remained in the tight Western Conference playoff race with a 3-2 victory over Edmonton 3-2 on Sunday night. “The water is up to here,” Wild coach Jacques Lemaire said.

After getting off 54 shots only to lose their previous game, the Anaheim Ducks figured they needed to try something different. They got the job done while taking 23 fewer shots against Colorado, handing the Avalanche their seventh consecutive defeat with a 4-1 victory. “Everybody in the room realized we dropped one on Friday (a 5-3 loss to Edmonton) that we felt like we should have had and we lost…

Brian Elliott got that elusive first NHL shutout. After six brushes with his first NHL shutout, Elliott made 20 saves in the Ottawa Senators’ 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night. “That’s what you go for every night, so to finally get one, it feels pretty good,” the rookie goalie said.

Ryan Suter broke a tie on a power play with 4:36 left, and the Predators won their third straight game 4-3 over the Red Wings on Sunday night.

Police say a passionate hockey fan made physical threats against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a series of phone calls to the team’s arena during a game.

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