NHL

Ryan Malone scored the game-winning goal 2:21 into overtime to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre.

Colby Armstrong's goal late in the third period and 34 saves from Ondrej Pavelec staked Atlanta to a 5-4 victory over Montreal at Bell Centre.

Chris Osgood stopped all 29 shots he faced to post his first shutout of the season and lead Detroit over Boston, 2-0, at Joe Louis Arena.

Philadelphia Flyers forward Simon Gagne had surgery on two small hernias in his right groin on Tuesday and will miss the next six-to-eight weeks.

Phil Kessel will make his season and Maple Leafs debut on Tuesday when Toronto hosts Tampa Bay.

New York Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto has been selected as the NHL's top rookie for the month of October.

The Phoenix Coyotes have recalled forward Mikkel Boedker from their American Hockey League affiliate in San Antonio.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will see their biggest offseason addition on the ice for the first time this season tonight when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning for a battle at Air Canada Centre.

The United States Olympic hockey team for the 2010 Games in Vancouver will be revealed during NBC's broadcast of the NHL's Winter Classic on January 1.

The Penguins are one win away from joining some elite company. However, to do so they will have to win in a city where they haven't tasted victory in nearly 12 years.