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NHL: Lightning thrash Crosby-less Penguins 3-0

Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby badly sprained an ankle while ramming into the boards and the Andre Roy-led Tampa Bay Lightning took advantage of his absence to drub the Penguins 3-0 in the NHL on Friday.

Crosby was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain, which could sideline him for a month or more.

Roy, a Pittsburgh castoff, had a goal and two assists to feature in all three goals as the Lightning won for only the third time in 12 games.

Ducks 4, Wild 2

At St. Paul, Minnesota, Todd Bertuzzi scored twice and Ryan Getzlaf had three assists to lead Anaheim. Corey Perry scored his 26th goal, and the Ducks won their season-high seventh straight game after surviving a second-period surge by the Wild.

Since luring defenseman Scott Niedermayer out of semiretirement and trading for veteran center Doug Weight, Anaheim is 12-2-2.

Sabres 10, Thrashers 1

At Buffalo, New York, Drew Stafford and Derek Roy had hat tricks and Buffalo ended a 10-game winless skid.

Thomas Vanek, Jochen Hecht and Ales Kotalik each had a goal and two assists for the Sabres, who got off to a fast start with four goals in the first period. Stafford added two assists for a career-high five points.

Hurricanes 7, Oilers 2

At Raleigh, North Carolina, All-Star Eric Staal scored three goals, one on a penalty shot, and Carolina snapped its season-worst four-game losing streak. Rod Brind'Amour had a goal and two assists, Sergei Samsonov and Chad LaRose both had a goal and an assist and Tim Gleason also scored for Carolina, which broke it open with five third-period goals.

Andrew Cogliano had a goal and an assist, and Patrick Thoresen scored for Edmonton, which lost its third straight.

In Friday's other games it was:

* Panthers 2, Devils 1

* Flames 6, Kings 1
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