Sport-scan daily brief

668695 A Kings-Ducks hockey game at Dodger Stadium edges toward reality

668696 Ducks' Corey Perry steps up with Ryan Getzlaf out

668697 Ducks endure Kings' pressure, edge closer to playoff spot

668698 DUCKS 4, KINGS 3 (SO): Ducks pluck out victory against Kings in playoff-type matchup

668699 Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf using walking boot

668700 Kings, Ducks to play outdoor game at Dodger Stadium in 2014?

Boston Bruins

668701 Bruins coach Claude Julien demotes Tyler Seguin to third line

668702 Tyler Seguin demoted to third line in Bruins' practice Sunday

668703 Jaromir Jagr zigzags through lines

668704 Bruins take aim at offense

668705 Julien: Not yet on Krejci-Jagr pairing

668706 Sabres notebook: Young players must fill leadership void

668707 Gerbe, Miller lead Sabres to shootout victory

668708 Postgame audio: Shootout survival

668709 This time, it's for real: Leafs-Wings set for Jan. 1 at The Big House

668710 Sabres try to write 'same story' by runnin' past struggling Devils

668711 Buffalo Sabres win in a shootout

668712 Rochester Amerks top Albany in shootout

668713 Hall: Candid Baertschi pours out his feelings, demonstrates he’s growing up fast

668714 Reinharts revel in fairy-tale script for son Max’s first NHL game

668715 Game Day: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche

668716 Five questions for the Flames

668717 Prospects should get look in coming weeks

668718 Project: Draft 2013 for Flames

668719 Baertschi recalled to Flames

668720 Blackhawks Game Day: Tied with Predators 1-1

668721 Hawks' Quenneville riding hot hand in goal

668722 Blackhawks goalie Ray Emery earned a Nashville rerun

668723 ‘Good chance’ Patrick Sharp will be back in Blackhawks’ lineup Tuesday

668724 Blackhawks first team in NHL to clinch playoff spot with 5-3 win

668725 Saad’s maturity growing fast with Hawks teammates

668726 Blackhawks first in West to win playoff berth

668727 Blackhawks’ Shaw even provides some comic relief

668728 Blackhawks host 'Hockey Fights Cancer Night'

668729 Sharp, Bolland out for Hawks; Emery starts in net

668730 Toews leads Blackhawks over Predators

668733 Gabe Landeskog has support of teammates, Avalanche organization

668734 Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche preview

Columbus Blue Jackets

668735 Wild 3, Blue Jackets 0: Killer instinct lacking

668736 Bob Hunter commentary: No matter how you add it up, Jackets all but eliminated

668737 Blue Jackets notebook: Wild’s Backstrom rebounds with shutout

668738 NHL: Blue Jackets blanked by Wild

Dallas Stars

668739 Jamie Benn's shootout goal completes Stars' comeback win over red-hot Sharks

668740 With Jagr out the door, Jamie Benn looking like his old self again

668741 As the world counts them out, Dallas Stars stepping up

668742 With future in limbo, Dallas Stars' Glen Gulutzan trying to focus on the present

668743 He said it: Stars coach Glen Gulutzan after a 5-4 (SO) win in San Jose

668744 After impressive start, Lane MacDermid sits for Dallas Stars with upper body injury

668745 Stars scoring summary: Pair of helpers, shootout winner caps big night for Jamie Benn

668746 Benn, Lehtonen save Stars in shootout win

Detroit Red Wings

668747 St. Louis 1, Detroit 0: Red Wings drop one point behind Blues in standings

668748 Red Wings getting a look at Riley Sheahan against Blues

668749 Red Wings' downtime tight after late return from Colorado to face Blues

668750 It's a challenge keeping Red Wings' Johan Franzen pumped up

668751 Blues 1, Red Wings 0: Notes, quotes from Sunday's loss

668752 Mike Babcock: Red Wings rookie Riley Sheahan needs seasoning

668753 Blues blank Wings, jump ahead in Western playoff chase

668754 Winter Classic to start at 1 p.m.; Hockeytown Festival schedule also announced

668755 Red Wings changing composition of team on the fly

668756 Blues, Brian Elliott edge Red Wings, 1-0, as Detroit is shut out at home for first time in two years

668757 Detroit Red Wings-Toronto Maple Leafs to meet in 2014 NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium

668758 Detroit Red Wings Gameday: Did the NHL Winter Classic lose some luster because it was postponed?

668759 NHL Winter Classic to take on 'a lot more meaning' with Red Wings, Maple Leafs in same division

668760 Red Wings struggle to generate attack, lose again at home, but Mike Babcock liked the effort

668762 Loss to St. Louis drops Red Wings behind Blues in standings

668763 Edmonton Oilers ‘have to be more intense’ against talented Ducks — captain Shawn Horcoff

668764 Ducks’ pond may not be a safe place for Schultz

668765 Are the Edmonton Oilers improving as the season continues?

668766 Oilers' Justin Schultz all business

Florida Panthers

668767 Florida Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen stymies Ottawa Senators

668768 DINEEN OFFICIALLY UPSET: Panthers Coach Upset with 'Lack of Respect'

668769 CLEMMENSEN STRONG ON SUNDAY: Panthers Beat Anderson and Sens 2-1 Thanks to Great Start by Clemmensen

668770 Clemmensen stars in net and Kulikov scores to lift Panthers to 2-1 win over Sens

Los Angeles Kings

668771 A Kings-Ducks hockey game at Dodger Stadium edges toward reality

668772 Kings see value even in 4-3 shootout loss to Ducks

668773 DUCKS 4, KINGS 3 (SO): Ducks pluck out victory against Kings in playoff-type matchup

668774 Kings look fresh against Ducks despite playing day before

668775 Kings, Ducks to play outdoor game at Dodger Stadium in 2014?

668776 April 7 postgame notes

668777 April 7 postgame quotes: Darryl Sutter

668778 April 7 postgame quotes: Bruce Boudreau

668779 April 7 postgame quotes: Anze Kopitar

668780 April 7 postgame quotes: Drew Doughty

Minnesota Wild

668781 Wild signs Gophers leading scorer Erik Haula; Lineup update vs. Blue Jackets

668782 Wild gets big win in Columbus; Dany Heatley to undergo shoulder surgery

668783 Wild-Columbus game recap

668784 Haula leaves U, signs two-year deal with Wild

668785 Shoulder surgery could speed Heatley's return

668786 Backstrom carries Wild past Blue Jackets

668787 Wild beats Columbus, gets back on track

668788 Minnesota Wild shuffle defensemen for Columbus, Marian Gaborik

668789 Minnesota Wild sign Gophers' Erik Haula

668790 Minnesota Wild winger Dany Heatley to undergo shoulder surgery

668791 Wild 3, Blue Jackets 0: Minnesota ends three-game skid

668792 Dave Stubbs: Habs' Eller tugs on Chara’s cape

668793 Jack Todd: Bergevin’s best move? Therrien

668794 In the Habs' Room: “We played a full 60 minutes” against Bruins: Josh Gorges

668795 Sunday a day of rest for Habs; Beaulieu recalled from Bulldogs

668796 Cory Conacher pots first goal as a Sen

668797 Predators notebook: 'Excited' Austin Watson makes NHL debut

668798 Nashville Predators lose again to Chicago Blackhawks

668799 Predators playoff hopes continue to fade with another defeat

668800 Devils’ Losing Streak Hits 7; Ovechkin Keeps Up His Pace

668802 Devils' Lou Lamoriello: Ilya Kovalchuk will begin skating soon

668803 Devils shake up lineup: Jacob Josefson, Adam Larsson to face Sabres

668804 Dainius Zubrus key to Devils' league-leading 10th shorthanded goal

668805 Devils' losing streak continues in 3-2 shootout loss to Sabres

668806 As they play: Devils vs. Sabres at Buffalo

668809 Devils notes: No timetable on Kovalchuk

668810 Devils fall to Sabres, 3-2, in shootout

668811 NJ Devils fall to Buffalo Sabres, 3-2, in shootout as Ryan Miller stops 37 shots

668812 Devs’ hopes dim as winless streak hits 7

668813 Devils' woes continue as team fall to Sabres

668814 Islanders' confidence builds during strong playoff run

668815 Kadri at Center of Maple Leafs’ Turnaround

668816 Maple Leafs and Red Wings Will Meet in Winter Classic After All

668817 NY Rangers, with red-hot power play, can make up ground in playoff race against Maple Leafs

668818 Rangers NHLPA player rep Martin Biron believes visors eventually will become mandatory even if it doesn't happ

668819 Richards now goal-oriented

668820 New linemates help Rangers' Brad Richards snap funk

668821 Rangers up next: at Maple Leafs

668822 Improved special-teams play gives Rangers boost during playoff push

NHL

668823 Russia revelling as team on the rise

668824 Ottawa Senators drop fourth in a row to lowly Florida Panthers

668825 Coach Paul MacLean tells Ottawa Senators players no more kid stuff

Philadelphia Flyers

668826 Bad timing for Flyers

668827 Flyers sign second round pick

668828 Barely in playoff hunt, Flyers face crucial game vs. Islanders

668829 Flyers might be doomed by 6:28 glitch

668830 Eric Wellwood leaves Phantoms game with injured lower leg

668831 With 10 games to go, a daunting task

668832 With just 10 games to go, task daunting

668833 Jets end Flyers' four-game win streak

668834 Flyers Storylines: With 10 games left, no margin for error

668835 Flyers sign Mark Alt to entry-level contract

668836 Flyers Notes: Steve Mason makes his debut

668837 Flyers got what they needed with minor moves

668838 Flyers still have a path to the playoffs

668839 Phoenix Coyotes go on road in chase of Stanley Cup playoff spot

668840 NHL hoping to keep Coyotes in Phoenix

668841 Bettman: More interest in Coyotes than ever

668842 Morrow’s value to Pens should come in playoffs

668843 Penguins clinch playoff berth

668844 Penguins recall rookie winger Beau Bennett

668845 Connecticut invades Frozen Four with Quinnipiac and Yale

668846 Adams a cool cat killing penalties for Penguins

668847 Penguins secure playoff spot as New Jersey loses to Buffalo

San Jose Sharks

668848 San Jose Sharks lose in shootout 5-4 to Dallas Stars

668849 Sharks lose to Stars 5-4 in shootout

668850 McLellan: 'I didn’t like our game, basically, the whole night'

668851 Torres: 'They made it easy for me'

St Louis Blues

668852 Blues, Elliott blank Detroit 1-0

668853 Hockey Guy: Elliott stands tall in Motown

668854 Blues could soon be adding Jaskin

668855 Blues grind out shutout win behind Elliott

Tampa Bay Lightning

668856 Lightning defenseman Ohlund mulls retirement

668857 Lightning lose crucial ground in loss to Capitals

668858 Lightning loses to Capitals

668859 Lightning's Ohlund ponders how to retire

Toronto Maple Leafs

668860 Leafs winger Joffrey Lupul returns to the ice

668861 Winter Classic do-over: Maple Leafs to battle Red Wings in 2014 game

668862 Maple Leafs: Inexperienced James Reimer faces battled-hardened Henrik Lundqvist in game against Rangers

668863 Leafs can impact New York teams' hopes

668864 Maple Leafs accustomed to pressure

668865 Lupul back on the ice

668866 Leafs to play in Winter Classic

668867 Injured Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul skates with team, but no timetable for return

Vancouver Canucks

668868 Canucks Notebook: Kesler 'itching' for a return to game action

668869 Vigneault, Henrik are milestone men in win over Flames

668870 Canucks Hat Trick: More Cory glory, Zack back on attack, the Kesler countdown 2.0

668871 Canucks’ Schneider in a happy place

Washington Capitals

668872 Alex Ovechkin’s offensive tear continues with hat trick against Panthers

668873 Capitals want to learn from lackluster finish against Panthers

668874 Brooks Laich, Martin Erat to miss Capitals’ game vs. Lightning

668875 Alex Ovechkin scores empty-net goal

668876 Capitals vs. Lightning: Alex Ovechkin scores two more goals as Washington tops Tampa Bay, 4-2

668877 Capitals’ defenseman Mike Green looks to be back in an offensive groove

668878 Capitals notes: Brooks Laich to see specialist about latest injury

668879 Alex Ovechkin leads way as Caps win fourth straight

668880 Alex Ovechkin stays hot as Capitals take sole possession of first place

668888 USA TODAY / Winter Classic details announced

668881 Jets sign netminder Olkinuora

668882 Keeping tabs on Byfuglien's minutes

668883 Jets notes

668884 Buff just 'sitting around a lot' now

668885 It's all about intensity now

668886 College stopper on Chevy's list signs up

668887 Weird week for Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien

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668695 Anaheim Ducks

A Kings-Ducks hockey game at Dodger Stadium edges toward reality

Details are still being worked out, but plans call for a regular-season game on Jan. 25, 2014, using the NHL's portable rink and refrigeration equipment. Community events would be part of the project.

Helene Elliott

5:02 PM PDT, April 7, 2013

An outdoor game between the Kings and the Ducks, to be played amid the palm trees and history of Dodger Stadium, is moving closer to reality.

Details are still being negotiated but plans call for the teams to face off in a regular-season game on Jan. 25, 2014, using the portable rink and refrigeration equipment the NHL owns and has deployed at sites such as Chicago's Wrigley Field and Boston's Fenway Park.

A formal announcement is tentatively set for April 17 or 18. The NHL Players' Assn. must approve components of the plan and the NHL and the Dodgers must agree on financial aspects, including the division of revenue, but no snags have cropped up that appear big enough to derail a project the Kings have energetically promoted.

The game would be played at night to avoid sun on the ice. The rink could be in place a week before and a week afterward to stage community events, minor-league games or alumni games with Dodger Stadium as a stunning backdrop. The Kings are considering designing a special commemorative uniform that would be worn only for that game.

The Kings and New York Rangers played an exhibition game in the parking lot outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1991, memorable for the ice being overrun by grasshoppers. The NHL has since favored cold-weather cities for outdoor games, but advances in technology and the novelty of a game in Southern California won over skeptics who opposed a warm-weather site.

The game between the Kings and Ducks would be the first of two outdoor games that weekend. The second would be played Jan. 26 in New York, with Yankee Stadium the preferred venue.

John Collins, the NHL's chief operating officer, and Don Renzulli, the NHL's senior vice president of events, visited Los Angeles in early March to discuss logistics for an outdoor game, and talks continued from there. A league executive declined to comment Sunday.

As expected, the NHL on Sunday announced the Detroit Red Wings will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2014, at Michigan Stadium. That matchup was scheduled to take place this year but was a casualty of the lockout.

Trade winds

Rick Nash couldn't wait to get out of Columbus and join the New York Rangers. But Marian Gaborik waived his no-trade clause to leave New York and join the Blue Jackets, an odd turn of events before last Wednesday's trade deadline.

Who won and who lost in all those trades?

The Penguins made the biggest splash by acquiring Jarome Iginla from Calgary for a first-round draft pick and two mid-level prospects, as well as adding winger Brenden Morrow from Dallas and defenseman Douglas Murray from San Jose. Acquiring center Jussi Jokinen from Carolina for a conditional draft pick also might prove important while Sidney Crosby recovers from a broken jaw. Not only did the Penguins get a player who could play on their top line and is one of the NHL's top shootout snipers, they got Carolina to pay part of Jokinen's salary through next season.

The Blue Jackets enhanced their speed and credibility by giving up Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett and defenseman John Moore for Gaborik, who is signed through next season. They probably won't make the playoffs this season but they have given fans hope, and there's no price tag on that.

"It's going to be fine. I feel good about this," Gaborik told reporters in Columbus following his debut.

The Rangers wanted some aggressiveness and got it in Ryane Clowe at the price of three draft picks in 2013 and 2014. The Kings did well to obtain defenseman Robyn Regehr from Buffalo for second-round draft picks in 2014 and 2015 and hope to re-sign him after this season. With new doubt hanging over Willie Mitchell's ability to return from knee problems, Regehr could stabilize the Kings' defense and penalty killing for a while.

Vancouver added depth up the middle by acquiring free-agent-to-be Derek Roy from Dallas, but he's small — 5-foot-9 — and that won't help in the physical West. The Minnesota Wild got a two-way talent in Jason Pominville, acquiring the former Buffalo captain and a fourth-round draft pick in 2014 for goalie Matt Hackett, forward Johan Larsson, a first-round pick in 2013 and a second-round pick in 2014.

Among the biggest losers is Calgary, which waited too long to begin an overhaul. The Flames got little for Iginla, couldn't persuade goalie Miikka Kiprusoff to accept a trade to Toronto, and got only a conditional first-round pick and two so-so prospects for defenseman Jay Bouwmeester. "I should have had the intellectual honesty even earlier and said, 'This isn't working,' " General Manager Jay Feaster told reporters in Calgary. "So shame on me, but I'm making sure we're going to correct that going forward."

Buffalo is retooling and might be forced to trade forward Thomas Vanek and goalie Ryan Miller before they become free agents. And Nashville, once considered a good place to play, has become a place to leave. Martin Erat wanted out and was dealt to Washington for promising forward Filip Forsberg, defenseman Ryan Suter left as an unrestricted free agent last summer, and defenseman Shea Weber signed a 14-year, $110-million offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers before the Predators matched it. They've always been competitive, but small markets have limitations and the Predators might have reached theirs, sad to say.

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668696 Anaheim Ducks

Ducks' Corey Perry steps up with Ryan Getzlaf out

Perry scores in regulation and makes the winning shootout shot as captain Getzlaf sits out the Ducks' 4-3 victory over the Kings.

By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times

11:15 PM PDT, April 7, 2013

Corey Perry is linked with Ryan Getzlaf by more than just their membership on the Ducks' first line.

So when Perry's close friend remained sidelined Sunday against the Kings by a leg injury, it was clear who was carrying the heaviest burden in the captain's absence.

Consider a regulation goal and the winning shootout shot proper compensation.

"When you don't have your top guy out there, everyone knows there's going to be holes and roles to fill," Perry said after the 4-3 victory at Honda Center moved the Ducks (26-8-5) nine points ahead of the defending Stanley Cup champions in the Pacific Division standings.

Perry gave the Ducks a 2-1 lead late in the second period, taking an Andrew Cogliano pass and beating Kings goalie Jonathan Bernier to his right in a one-on-one battle.

With the Ducks up, 2-1, in the shootout, Perry again went to Bernier's right for the winner, soiling the goalie's 9-0 record as a starter.

Kings goalie Jonathan Quick also let all three shots past him in the team's most recent shootout, a March 30 loss at Minnesota.

"Just tried to mix it up," Perry said of his fifth shootout goal this season. "I've done a bunch of stuff throughout the year … just trying to find holes."

The dagger?

No Duck was willing to call the Kings dead in the Pacific Division standings, but they certainly are feeling strongly about their nine-point lead with nine games remaining.

"They've been playing well; everyone knew they were hitting their stride," Perry said. "It's huge. If we continue to put teams behind us, we're going to be in good position going forward and building confidence going into the playoffs."

Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau called it "a big win," considering only two of their remaining games are against teams in playoff position.

In the Kings' dressing room, defenseman Drew Doughty said his team's 38-22 disparity in shots on goal proved "we outplayed them.

"I don't think there's any doubt about that. … We came back three times down a goal. That shows a lot of character and how bad we want to win. It's just too bad we didn't get both" points.

A game after allowing an embarrassing short-handed goal by his net, Ducks goaltender Viktor Fasth stopped 35 shots.

Getzlaf status

Getzlaf sat out his second consecutive game because "we want him to heal as much as possible," Boudreau said before the game.

Afterward, Boudreau said Getzlaf's eligibility for Monday's home game against Edmonton would hinge on a morning skate conversation.

"Ryan, can you play?" Boudreau said he'd ask. "And we'll go from there."

Slap shots

Kings center Jeff Carter scored his fifth regulation goal in six games and added a shootout goal. … Ducks defenseman Sheldon Souray had two assists and was positioned to pass Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz for the NHL lead in plus/minus goals differential while on the ice until Dustin Brown scored with 3:45 left to force overtime.

MONDAY VS. EDMONTON

When: 7.

Where: Honda Center.

On the Air: TV: Prime Ticket; Radio: 830.

Record vs. Oilers: 0-0.

Etc.: Left wing Taylor Hall has 28 assists for the Oilers.

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668697 Anaheim Ducks

Ducks endure Kings' pressure, edge closer to playoff spot

By ERIC STEPHENS

ANAHEIM – Three months of impressive work by the Ducks in this blur of a compacted and shortened season was narrowed down to one defining game against the Kings on Sunday night.

Like their current battle to claim their second Pacific Division title, the Ducks were forced to hold off the hard-charging Stanley Cup champions and 65 minutes weren't enough to get the job done.

Three shootout goals were.

Bobby Ryan, Saku Koivu and Corey Perry all scored against Kings goaltender Jonathan Bernier and the Ducks walked away with two critical points and an important 4-3 victory in front of an overflow crowd of 17,494 at Honda Center.