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WINNIPEG - Phil Kessel picked a timely moment to end his frustrating 10-game goal-scoring drought. The Maple Leafs winger scored his first of the season late in the third period to lift Toronto over the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Thursday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Cory Schneider's emergence in goal for Vancouver has raised questions about whether stalwart Roberto Luongo will soon be traded. For now, the Canucks can sure put both of them to good use.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Thomas Vanek is off to a prolific start. And this time, the Sabres forward finally got a win to go with his production.

PHILADELPHIA - Blown out at home last month by the Flyers, the Florida Panthers would not be embarrassed twice.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - J.T. Miller scored his first two NHL goals and then cautioned everyone not to get used to it.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Alex Tanguay lost his man and found a game-winner. Tanguay scored on a one-timer 1:07 into overtime to lead the Calgary Flames past the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Thursday night in a battle of Western Conference cellar-dwellers.

NEWARK, N.J. - New Jersey Devils coach Peter DeBoer never worries when Ilya Kovalchuk goes into a goal-scoring drought. Kovalchuk gets his chances every game, and sooner or later the puck starts going in the net.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Sidney Crosby versus Alex Ovechkin used to be one of the most electric rivalries in hockey. Those days, at least for the moment, appear to be over.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Mike Krzyzewski said London was going to be the last time. Well, maybe not. There's still a chance Krzyzewski will return for a third stint as U.S.

At first blush, news that a really old baseball card fetched $92,000 at auction the other day seemed like a lock for this week's sign-of-the-apocalypse in sports.