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VANCOUVER – Roberto Luongo looked up at the scoreboard and tapped his heart to acknowledge the crowd after a video tribute honouring his eight years with Vancouver Canucks.

The NHL will announce its 2014-15 all-stars Saturday night for the skills competition and game in Columbus Jan. 24-25. Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford, defencemen Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook and forwards Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane and Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons have already been voted in by fans.

SARNIA, Ont. – Connor McDavid skated to centre ice and got a standing ovation, only this time it was from 3,221 fans in a half-empty arena instead of a packed and roaring Air Canada Centre.
BROSSARD, Que. – Lars Eller feels the Montreal Canadiens are right about where they hoped to be at the midpoint of their NHL schedule.
CALGARY – Centre Drew Shore was acquired by the Calgary Flames on Friday in a trade with the Florida Panthers in exchange for centre Corban Knight.

TORONTO – Sergei Bobrovsky won a Vezina Trophy in 2013 and now has a contract to show for being one of the NHL’s top goaltenders.
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers seem to be getting it together under interim coach Todd Nelson.

Saturday’s Games
Saturday’s Games

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Chewed out by their goalie, in an 0-for-29 power-play slump and losers of three in a row, the Ottawa Senators were in a bad mood when they came to Arizona and they took it out on the erratic Coyotes.
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens went toe-to-toe with one of the best NHL teams, but a bench minor in overtime was their undoing.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Carey Price and Bobby Ryan got the call. P.K. Subban and Erik Karlsson did not.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The last thing the Winnipeg Jets expected was to have to settle things in a shootout — not after the way they started out against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

VANCOUVER – Joni Ortio had to overcome a lot more than the Vancouver Canucks to record the first shutout of his NHL career.
Saturday’s Games

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Rex Ryan is switching teams — not divisions — after reaching an agreement to coach the Buffalo Bills.

EDMONTON – The Florida Panthers don’t seem to mind being on the road.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Teemu Selanne was determined not to cry when his jersey was retired by the Anaheim Ducks, and he barely succeeded somehow during an emotional tribute Sunday to his life and career.
Sunday’s Games

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Sami Vatanen has been waiting months for his first chance in an NHL shootout. After a gritty rally in regulation and five tense rounds, the Finnish defenceman finally got a chance to end a victory for the Anaheim Ducks.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Rex Ryan is officially going from Broadway to Buffalo.

William Nylander is coming to North America and will be wearing blue-and-white. Beyond that, the Toronto Maple Leafs are putting on the brakes.

Dominik Hasek used to set up a puck machine, aim it to fire just under the cross-bar and lie down in the crease. With pucks coming as fast as they could fly, Hasek would kick one of his legs in the air with perfect timing and stop the shots.
SASKATOON – City council in Saskatoon has agreed to change the name of a recreation centre to the Gordie Howe Kinsmen Arena.