National Sports

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.

HALIFAX — Darrell Maxwell has fond memories of growing up next to the scenic golf course in the heart of the central Nova Scotia town of Truro, even though he wasn't allowed to play there because of his race.

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.