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CALGARY — Suspense on the ice and off of it made for an eventful night in Calgary's Saddledome. While the Flames surged past a one-goal deficit to beat the Anaheim Ducks, player personnel decisions fuelled trade speculation during Thursday's 4-1 win.

MONTREAL (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season in likely his final game in Montreal, helping the Minnesota Wild beat the Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night.

Thursday's Scoreboard (All times Eastern) NHL Minnesota 4, Montreal 0 Winnipeg 6, Boston 2 Ottawa 5, Washington 4 (OT) Calgary 4, Anaheim 1 Detroit 3, Edmonton 2, SO Carolina 3, Chicago 2 Tampa Bay 3, L.A.

SAGINAW — Tyler Hopkins scored three times while Jacob Battaglia had two goals and three assists to power the Kingston Frontenacs past the Saginaw Spirit 9-5 in the Ontario Hockey League on Thursday night.

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CALGARY — Matt Coronato scored twice and added an assist to lead the Calgary Flames past the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Thursday night.

EDMONTON — Todd McLellan couldn’t be off to a much better start as the new head coach of the Detroit Red Wings.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have traded left-wingers Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier to the Philadelphia Flyers for centre Morgan Frost and left-winger Joel Farabee.

MONTREAL — It's extremely rare that teams play on back-to-back days in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. For the Montral Victoire, a commanding 4-1 win over the Ottawa Charge left a difficult challenge for the following night.

MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury never played for the Montreal Canadiens, but on this night he was celebrated like one of their all-time greats. The legendary netminder from nearby Sorel, Que.