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TORONTO (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs figured they had nothing to lose.

Locked in a winless slide and facing another potential loss in the shootout, the Maple Leafs decided to turn around their helmets in an effort to turn their luck.

Phil Kessel and Niklas Hagman each responded with shootout goals, and Vesa Toskala turned aside a pair of Washington shooters, giving Toronto a 2-1 victory over the Capitals on Saturday night.

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DALLAS (AP) Stephane Robidas kept shooting the puck, and good things kept happening for the Dallas defenseman.

Robidas had two goals and two assists, rookie Tom Wandell scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Stars beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Saturday night. Read More...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Jarome Iginla created effective scoring chances even when he sat in the penalty box.

Iginla scored a goal in each period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Read More...

NEW YORK (AP) A letdown would have been understandable one night after Nathan Horton and the Florida Panthers pulled out an overtime victory at Detroit.

Instead, it was the New York Rangers who finished the game with an empty feeling. Read More...

MONTREAL (AP) The Detroit Red Wings ended the Montreal Canadiens' domination after regulation.

Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored on Detroit's first two shootout attempts to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over Montreal on Saturday night. Read More...

ATLANTA (AP) Defenseman Martin Skoula wasn't thinking hat trick. In fact, he had never scored two goals in a game before Saturday night.

Skoula scored his goals - one in each of the first two periods - and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Atlanta Thrashers in a 3-2 victory. Read More...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) The Vancouver Canucks have cleared room for the return of high-scoring forward Daniel Sedin by sending forward Matt Pettinger to their AHL affiliate on Saturday.

Sedin has missed 18 games since his foot was broken by a teammate's shot in the fourth game of the season on Oct. 7. Sedin has led the Canucks in goals in each of the last three seasons. Read More...

OTTAWA (AP) Brian Elliott found a way to keep the Senators on their winning streak.

The Senators' backup goalie replaced injured starter Pascal Leclaire to start the third period and made 16 saves to pick up the win and Ottawa topped the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday night. Read More...

ST. LOUIS (AP) David Perron scored with a move he practices all the time, but hasn't perfected yet.

It was good enough to lift the St. Louis Blues over the New York Islanders. Read More...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Keith Yandle and the Phoenix Coyotes took advantage of the Philadelphia Flyers' momentary confusion Saturday night.

Yandle scored a power-play goal with 9:41 remaining to help the Coyotes beat the Flyers 3-1 on Saturday night for their second victory in three games. Read More...