NHL roundup: Canucks' Cooke breaks his jaw

VANCOUVER, B.C. — Vancouver Canucks forward Matt Cooke broke his jaw in practice Tuesday and will be sidelined indefinitely.

The 27-year-old Cooke was struck in the jaw with a puck, a team statement said. He will undergo surgery and be placed on injured reserve.

The 5-foot-11, 205-pound winger, a top penalty-killer for the Canucks, has three goals and two assists.

Vancouver also will be without No. 1 goaltender Dan Cloutier for at least three games. Cloutier has a concussion, the result of a collision with teammate Nolan Baumgartner during Saturday's loss at Colorado.

Cloutier, 5-2-1 this season, hit his head on a goal post when Baumgartner ran him over while trying to check Colorado's Andrew Brunette, who drove to the net and scored on the play. Under league guidelines, Cloutier must be symptom-free for at least a week before he can return.

Tuesday night's games

At Islanders 4, Bruins 3 (OT)

Shawn Bates scored with 28.2 seconds left in overtime and New York recovered from two blown leads to beat Boston.

Bruins defenseman Brian Leetch, 37, injured his right knee in the second period and didn't return. He said he expects to see doctors today.

At Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 1

Chris Osgood made 23 saves after replacing injured Manny Legace in the first period, and league-leading Detroit beat Chicago for its ninth straight victory — the last three over the Blackhawks.

Chicago's Matthew Barnaby fell on Legace, who is expected to have X-rays on his knee today.

Thrashers 6, at Lightning 4

Jaroslav Modry scored two of Atlanta's four power-play goals, leading the Thrashers over Tampa Bay.

Penguins 4, at Devils 3 (OT)

Sergei Gonchar scored 1:01 into overtime to lift Pittsburgh over New Jersey.

At Canadiens 5, Panthers 4 (OT)

Michael Ryder scored his second overtime goal of the season on a power play, leading Montreal over Florida.

Steve Begin scored a power-play goal with 8.1 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 4 for the Canadiens, who lead the Eastern Conference.

At Oilers 5, Blue Jackets 1

Ales Hemsky scored twice as Edmonton beat Columbus. It was the third straight victory for the Oilers.

At Flames 3, Wild 0

Jarome Iginla scored twice and Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 23 shots for his second shutout of the season, leading Calgary over Minnesota.

At Mighty Ducks 4, Predators 1

Andy McDonald and Scott Niedermayer each contributed a goal and an assist as Anaheim beat Nashville.

Notes

• Former Canucks superstar Pavel Bure, 34, was selected as general manager of Russia's Olympic hockey team, charged with improving on the team's third-place showing in the 2002 Games.

• Left wing Luc Robitaille of the Los Angeles Kings might miss from two to four weeks because of a broken right leg.

Robitaille, 39, had been playing despite the injury, and an MRI revealed the fracture.