AP - Justin Williams and Ray Whitney each scored twice and Eric Staal got his 40th goal as the Carolina Hurricanes moved atop the NHL's overall standings Thursday night with a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - Canada's big city mayors have wasted little time in pressing their new federal minister for a permanent share of gas taxes for cash-strapped municipalities.

Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from an alleged Montreal mob boss over whether he is entitled to bail during a prolonged extradition fight.

AP - Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis scored against their hometown team and helped the Tampa Bay Lightning move up a spot in the standings.

AP - Sean Burke made 31 saves and Montreal-area natives Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis scored to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 victory over the Canadiens on Monday night.

Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Taxpayers are picking up the tab for more than $1.3 million in legal fees to help Jean Chretien and two top aides, Jean Pelletier and Jean Carle, defend their actions in the sponsorship affair, government documents show.

AP - Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, the hockey Hall of Famer credited with inventing the slap shot, died Saturday before his No. 5 jersey was retired by the Montreal Canadiens.

Canadian Press - (CP) - Bernard (Boom Boom) Geoffrion said he invented the slapshot as a youngster, swiping at pucks on a rink in a churchyard near his home in Montreal.

AP - Hockey Hall of Famer Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion died Saturday after a battle with stomach cancer. He was 75.

AP - New York Rangers at Montreal (7 p.m. EST). The Canadiens will retire Bernie Geoffrion's No. 5 jersey before the game. The 75-year-old Hall of Famer is too ill from stomach cancer to attend the ceremony.

AP - Cristobal Huet isn't making it easy for David Aebischer to come in and take over as the Montreal Canadiens' starting goalie. Huet made 28 saves for his second consecutive shutout over Boston and his fourth of the season, beating the undermanned Bruins 3-0 Thursday night.

AP - Toronto at N.Y. Islanders (7 p.m. EST). Both teams are chasing Montreal for the final Eastern Conference playoff berth.

AP - Cristobal Huet made 28 saves for his second consecutive shutout over Boston and his fourth of the season, beating the undermanned Bruins 3-0 on Thursday night.

AP - Jose Theodore was watching TV when it started to set in on him. Theodore, who was drafted by Montreal in 1994 and had played his entire career for the Canadiens, was traded to Colorado for fellow goalie David Aebischer on Wednesday and got a kick of seeing a TV image of himself in an Avalanche uniform.

AP - Defenseman Todd Simpson was traded from the Blackhawks to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday and will be joining his seventh NHL team.

Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter New York, NY (AHN) - The Montreal Canadiens trade goalie Jose Theodore to Colorado Wednesday for David Aebischer. SI.com reports the Avalanche have been looking for a veteran since star goalie Patrick Roy retired in 2003. While he was with Denver, they won two...

AP - The Republican congresswoman from Florida wanted to make one thing absolutely clear: Her argument was not whether the little house in Hope, Ark., should be designated as a national historic site.

AP - Colorado and Montreal swapped goalies Wednesday with Jose Theodore heading to the Avalanche in exchange for David Aebischer.

AP - Tomas Kaberle had a goal and three assists to help the Toronto Maple Leafs end a five-game losing streak and keep their playoff hopes alive with a 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter Montreal, Canada (AHN) - A coroner in Quebec, Canada says a teen with a peanut allergy did not die last November from kissing her boyfriend, who had eaten peanut-butter earlier that day. Instead, lack of oxygen to her brain was partly responsible...