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SUNRISE, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning somehow found a way to win while barely shooting the puck.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Brandon Sutter tapped the puck with his stick and saw the NHL's leading scorer streaking to the net more than ready to play the hero. Instead, the typically deferential Pittsburgh Penguins centre decided to fire it himself.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - To the Vancouver Canucks, Mason Raymond's winning shootout goal in a 2-1 win on Tuesday night was a thing of beauty. The Columbus Blue Jackets thought otherwise. In fact, they weren't sure it should have even counted.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Dwight Howard endured the worst reception of his NBA career on Tuesday night. He then promptly turned in probably his best performance of this season.

WASHINGTON - When contemplating the various ways that the surging Carolina Hurricanes could bury the slumping Washington Capitals, a shutout by Justin Peters would not be anywhere near the top of the list. Sure enough, it happened Tuesday night.

PHOENIX - Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes rejoined the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday after briefly leaving spring training to be reunited with his family for the first time in about a year.

LONDON, Ont. - The day after Carolina Kostner won the women's world figure skating title last year, Joannie Rochette went to her Montreal rink and "trained like crazy.

BROSSARD, Que. - That the defence produced six points in a 5-2 victory in Florida on the weekend was nothing new for the Montreal Canadiens. Defencemen have figured prominently in the Canadiens' forging a 17-5-4 record to start the NHL season.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Ivan Nova is more concerned with showing improvement than where he stands in his bid to be the New York Yankees' fifth starter.

Nate (The Great) Marquardt needed crutches after his last foray into the cage. But the former Strikeforce welterweight champion didn't hesitate when he was asked to fight at UFC 158 on short notice.