TAMPA, Fla. — Jason Pominville scored three goals and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Thursday night to move within four points of New Jersey for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.Read more

TORONTO — Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski was suspended for eight games without pay on Thursday for knocking Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook out of a game at Anaheim.Read more

ATLANTA — Nik Antropov and Colby Armstrong scored two goals apiece for the Atlanta Thrashers, who gave themselves hope in the playoff race with a second straight victory, 6-3 over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.Read more

BOSTON — Marc-Andre Fleury made 17 saves for Pittsburgh's first shutout of the season in the Penguins' 3-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Carl Crawford went 0 for 2, walked and stole a base in the Tampa Bay Rays' 6-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Thursday night.Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The agent for San Francisco 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan said Thursday night his client is still employed by the team - for now, anyway.Read more

OKLAHOMA CITY — Using a grind-it-out defense and a clutch shot by Ali Farokhmanesh, Northern Iowa is moving on in the NCAA tournament for the first time in two decades.Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Ray Whitney scored at 4:02 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.Read more

NEW ORLEANS — To call this one a yawner would be understating things.Read more

NEW YORK — Paul Kariya scored his 400th NHL goal to snap a third-period tie and the St. Louis Blues took advantage of uncharacteristically shaky Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist and beat New York 4-3 on Thursday night.Read more