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PHILADELPHIA – By keeping things simple, Ryan Miler has had success while playing sick.

OTTAWA – If the Ottawa Senators have any chance of making the playoffs they’re going to need a lot more nights like Thursday.

TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay played one good period, which was enough to beat the lowly Edmonton Oilers.

DALLAS – Ondrej Pavelec thought he had one of his better games. Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice insisted his goalie was selling himself short.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Joni Ortio is making the most of his latest stint with the Calgary Flames.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Patrick Marleau was upbeat after scoring his first goal in 17 games, even if it was helped across the line. Now he just wants to keep it going.

CALGARY – Ryan Getzlaf returns to Calgary’s Saddledome on Sunday not as a member of the enemy Anaheim Ducks, but to be celebrated as a Calgary Hitmen alumnus.

CHICAGO – Just when the Winnipeg Jets could have started tiring, they shifted into a higher gear against the Chicago Blackhawks.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Nail Yakupov wasn’t expecting his first career shootout attempt, but he made it a successful one.

ST. LOUIS – Brian Elliott was a big Toronto Maple Leafs fan while growing up in Ontario. So the St. Louis Blues goalie got a little extra satisfaction out of shutting them out.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sean Monahan already has shown quite the knack for scoring overtime goals.

TORONTO – A veteran of six playoff runs and a Stanley Cup winner, Vincent Lecavalier doesn’t buy the tanking philosphy.

OTTAWA – A player watching from the press box never wants a teammate to struggle, but it’s often the only way back in the lineup.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Blackhawks winger Daniel Carcillo has been suspended six games for cross-checking and injuring Jets centre Mathieu Perreault.

TORONTO – As the Toronto Maple Leafs returned from a winless Western Conference road trip, they found the friendly confines of Air Canada Centre to be not so welcoming.