Hockey Today

SIDELINED

Chicago scoring leader Patrick Kane sat out the Blackhawks' 5-2 victory over Calgary on Sunday night because of a high ankle sprain, the first time he has missed a game in his NHL career because of injury.

STATS

Calgary's 5-2 loss in Chicago was the Flames' first in regulation since Dec. 9 at Montreal. The Flames had won five straight and had a 10-game points streak snapped. ... Ottawa is 3-8-2 in its last 13 games and 1-4-1 on an eight-game trip while the world junior tournament is played in the Canadian capital. ... Dallas defenseman Darryl Sydor played in his 1,200th NHL game Sunday night, helping the Stars beat Vancouver 3-2 in a shootout.

SCOUTING

New Hampshire star James van Riemsdyk scored at 2:49 of overtime to give the United States a 3-2 victory over the Czech Republic on Sunday night in Ottawa in the fifth-place game in the world junior hockey championship. University of Minnesota defenseman Cade Fairchild tied it on a power play with 6:58 to go.

SPEAKING

"I've got to question whether anybody cares in that locker room right now. It's a joke." - Atlanta coach John Anderson after the Thrashers' 4-1 home loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday night.