NHL

• Leighton to miss 8-to-10 weeks with ankle sprain
  Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton is slated to miss 8-to-10 weeks with a high left ankle sprain.

• MSG network to show Islanders-Rangers game in 3-D
  A regional TV network will broadcast next week's Islanders-Rangers game in 3-D, joining a worldwide trend that affects few viewers now but could eventually change the way people watch sports.

• Buffalo Sabres (36-22-10) at Tampa Bay Lightning (28-29-12), 7:30 p.m.
  An inability to win on the road has plagued the Buffalo Sabres as of late. The Northeast Division leaders will attempt to reverse that negative trend when the team visits a venue it's had great success in during recent years for tonight's clash with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

• Chicago Blackhawks (44-19-6) at Los Angeles Kings (40-23-5), 10:30 p.m.
  When you are one of the top teams in the NHL, you tend to have a target on your back. That term has taken a literal meaning for the Chicago Blackhawks as of late.

• Phoenix Coyotes (43-22-5) at Florida Panthers (28-30-10), 7:30 p.m.
  The Phoenix Coyotes set their sights on a history-making win when the surprising playoff contenders skate into the BankAtlantic Center this evening to take on the Florida Panthers.

• Philadelphia Flyers (36-28-5) at Dallas Stars (30-26-13), 8:30 p.m.
  The Philadelphia Flyers have goaltender Michael Leighton to thank for keeping them alive in the postseason race. However, the team will be without its waiver-wire gem when it goes for its first win at Dallas in over 13 years in this evening's matchup versus the Stars.

• New Jersey Devils (42-24-3) at Toronto Maple Leafs (24-34-12), 7:30 p.m.
  Although it's highly unlikely to result in a playoff spot, the Toronto Maple Leafs have put together one of their best stretches of the season over the past week. They'll try to sustain that newfound momentum into a three-game homestand that begins with tonight's battle against the New Jersey Devils from the Air Canada Centre.

• San Jose Sharks (43-16-10) at Vancouver Canucks (43-24-3), 10 p.m.
  While the San Jose Sharks are coming off their most lopsided defeat of the season, the Vancouver Canucks are dealing with the loss of one of their biggest weapons.

• Washington Capitals (47-14-9) at Carolina Hurricanes (28-33-8), 7 p.m.
  The Washington Capitals hardly seemed to miss Alex Ovechkin on Tuesday night and the Southeast Division champs will shoot for another win this evening without the Russian superstar.

• Pittsburgh Penguins (41-24-5) at Boston Bruins (31-26-12), 7 p.m.
  The last time the Penguins and Bruins met, Boston wound up losing its best offensive player to a concussion after a questionable hit by Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke.

• Minnesota Wild (34-29-6) at Nashville Predators (39-26-5), 8 p.m.
  Both the Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators are riding three-game winning streaks, but only one club is in the playoff picture.

• St. Louis Blues (32-28-9) at New York Rangers (31-30-9), 7 p.m.
  A pair of teams trying to break into the playoff picture in their respective conferences will meet tonight in the Big Apple as the New York Rangers host the St. Louis Blues at Madison Square Garden.

• Ottawa Senators (37-28-5) at Atlanta Thrashers (29-29-11), 7 p.m.
  A pair of struggling Eastern Conference inhabitants get together for a key late-season matchup tonight at Philips Arena, where the Atlanta Thrashers hope to strengthen their fading playoff hopes when they take on the visiting Ottawa Senators.

• Recap: Anaheim vs. Chicago
  Bobby Ryan notched a pair of goals as Anaheim doubled up Chicago, 4-2, at Honda Center.

• Koivu's goal gives Ducks win over Blackhawks
  Saku Koivu scored the go-ahead goal with 5:36 left in the third period, Todd Marchant had a short-handed goal and Bobby Ryan notched his 30th and 31st goals, leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.

• National Hockey League Game Capsules
  Final Score: Calgary 3, Colorado 2 Rene Bourque tallied twice and Vesa Toskala made 32 saves as Calgary clipped Colorado, 3-2, at Pepsi Center. Eric Nystrom picked up the other score for the Flames, who snapped a two-game slide and won for the fifth time in seven tilts to move within one point of idle Detroit for eighth place in the Western Conference. Chris Durno and Milan Hejduk scored for the Avalanche, who had won three in a row. Craig Anderson took the loss despite 31 stops.

• Recap: Colorado vs. Calgary
  Rene Bourque tallied twice and Vesa Toskala made 32 saves as Calgary clipped Colorado, 3-2, at Pepsi Center.

• Bourque scores twice to help Flames beat Avs, 3-2
  Rene Bourque scored two goals, Vesa Toskala made 32 saves and the Calgary Flames beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night to keep pace in the Western Conference playoff race.

• Recap: New Jersey vs. Pittsburgh
  Zach Parise and Patrik Elias each posted a goal and one assist as New Jersey completed a six-game regular-season sweep of Pittsburgh with a 5-2 decision at the Prudential Center.

• Elias has goal, assist as Devils sweep Penguins
  If the New Jersey Devils get past the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoffs, they will have beaten the defending Stanley Cup champions 10 times.

• Canucks F Samuelsson out 2-to-3 weeks
  Vancouver Canucks forward Mikael Samuelsson is expected to miss the next 2-to-3 weeks with what the team is terming an upper-body injury.

• Chicago Blackhawks (44-18-6) at Anaheim Ducks (31-29-8), 10 p.m.
  Chicago has had a hard enough time picking up victories in Anaheim without having injuries to worry about. Nonetheless, the Blackhawks could be without as many as four key skaters tonight when they visit the Honda Center to take on the Ducks, who could also have an injury-affected lineup.

• Calgary Flames (34-26-9) at Colorado Avalanche (40-23-6), 9 p.m.
  The Colorado Avalanche will try for their fourth straight win overall as well as their seventh victory in a row over the Calgary Flames tonight when the two teams clash at Pepsi Center.

• Pittsburgh Penguins (41-23-5) at New Jersey Devils (41-24-3), 7 p.m.
  A huge battle in the Atlantic Division race is on tap tonight in Newark, pitting the host New Jersey Devils against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Prudential Center.

• Reports: NHL wants to impose head-shots rule now
  The NHL wants to adopt a new rule against blindside hits to the head before the end of this season, according to two reports Wednesday.