National Hockey

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Brandon Sutter made a triumphant return to the Vancouver Canucks lineup.

PITTSBURGH — Dominik Simon admits he got a little wide-eyed as he closed in on his first NHL goal. The only thing left for the Pittsburgh Penguins' rookie forward was to put the puck in a half-empty net.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Dougie Hamilton scored twice, Mike Smith made 38 saves and the Calgary Flames ran their winning streak to seven straight games with a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Calgary Flames are going so well, they are rolling to easy victories even without their top scorer.

NEW YORK — Anaheim Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Sunday, ending the fourth-longest consecutive games streak in NHL history. Cogliano had the longest active games streak at 830.

Montreal Canadiens forward Phillip Danault was released from hospital Sunday morning after undergoing medical tests for a head injury. He was taken off the ice on a stretcher Saturday night after he was hit in the head by a Zdeno Chara point shot.

CHICAGO — Tyler Bertuzzi made a big play in front of the net and Dominic Turgeon contributed on the penalty kill. A couple of familiar names helped the Detroit Red Wings to a nice road win.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames placed forward Jaromir Jagr on injured reserve Sunday and recalled forward Ryan Lomberg from the American Hockey League's Stockton Heat. Jagr has a lower-body injury. The move was retroactive to Dec. 31.

NEW YORK — Mathew Barzal was terrific and Jaroslav Halak stepped up at a couple of key moments. It was the Islanders' day again in New York.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — It all happened in a flash amid a scramble in front of the goal, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic didn't want to dwell on the details — like whether he actually touched the puck on the winning goal. It was no matter.