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Jamie Benn was squeezing in as much ice time as he could Thursday morning at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre after skating in practice with the Victoria Royals, and not leaving until chased off by the Zamboni.

Victoria hosts Merritt on Friday

TORONTO, Cananda - Ironman Matt Moulson went on the offensive Thursday night for the New York Islanders.

WASHINGTON - If the Washington Capitals don't soon recover what is missing — vital intangibles such as work ethic, chemistry, confidence and effort — they will end up looking like last season's Montreal Canadiens.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey believes the next step for his team is to work on developing its identity, preferably one seeded in toughness.

PHILADELPHIA - Ilya Bryzgalov helped the Philadelphia Flyers brush off a lopsided power play and the worst start in franchise history. It sure helped that the Flyers finally showed some scoring punch — and threw a few with their fists.

RALEIGH, N.C. - First in shots, last in goals. Despite that statistical oddity, the Carolina Hurricanes never wavered. Instead, they did what they do best. They kept shooting, and those pucks finally started finding the net.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The woman who was unknowingly the face of Lennay Kekua said the man who concocted the hoax confessed to her and said he wanted to end the ruse that snared Notre Dame star Manti Te'o many times before it unraveled.

CLEVELAND - Still not old enough to legally toast any of his accomplishments, Kyrie Irving joined one of the NBA's most elite groups. And to top it off, he was named his city's top professional athlete — all in the same day.

BOSTON - Former Boston manager Terry Francona gave Pedro Martinez a big hug along with some advice to help him in his new job as a special assistant to the Red Sox general manager.