CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Todd Bertuzzi scored on the power play with 28 seconds left in overtime Wednesday night as Vancouver pulled out its fourth straight win, 4-3 over Chicago.
DALLAS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Niklas Sundstrom scored with 60 seconds left in the third period Wednesday night, lifting Montreal into a 1-1 tie with Dallas.
SHREVEPORT, La., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Cedric Cobbs rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown Wednesday night to lead Arkansas to a 27-14 victory over Missouri in the Independence Bowl.
CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Peter Worrell and Steve Moore scored their first goals of the season Wednesday night, leading Colorado to a 2-1 victory over Calgary.
BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Maxim Afinogenov and Miroslav Satan recorded hat tricks Wednesday night, sending Buffalo storming past Washington, 7-1.
DETROIT, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Henrik Zetterberg scored his second goal of the game 2:24 into overtime Wednesday night as Detroit posted a wild 6-5 victory over Atlanta.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Evgeni Nabokov made 26 saves and Alyn McCauley scored with 4:59 left Wednesday night as San Jose blanked Columbus, 1-0.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Jason Kidd scored nine of his 23 points in the third quarter Wednesday night as New Jersey pulled away for an 88-70 win over Golden State.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- San Jose State's Neil Parry, whose right leg was amputated almost three years ago, will participate in the East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 10.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Morgan Scalley returned a fumble 74 yards with 1:36 remaining Wednesday, finishing off Utah's 17-0 blanking of Southern Mississippi in the Liberty Bowl.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The coaches involved in the Sugar Bowl said Wednesday they had little interest in the Rose Bowl -- where a part of the national crown could be at stake.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Jason Blake matched a career high with four points Wednesday as the New York Islanders coasted to a 6-1 rout of Pittsburgh.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Chauncey Billups scored 22 points and dictated play down the stretch with his playmaking Wednesday as Detroit overcame Portland, 78-71.
TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Defenseman Mike Van Ryn scored the game-tying goal on the power play midway through the second period Wednesday to lift Florida into a 2-2 tie with Tampa Bay.
EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Rhys Lloyd kicked a 42-yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining Wednesday to give 20th-ranked Minnesota a 31-30 win over Oregon in the Sun Bowl.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Cliff Hawkins converted a key three-point play down the stretch Wednesday as No. 6 Kentucky held off Austin Peay, 61-53.
BOSTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Baron Davis had 29 points and 10 assists Wednesday as New Orleans snapped a four-game road losing streak with a 96-94 win over the Boston Celtics.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Auburn cornerback Carlos Rogers made the key defensive play Wednesday as Auburn beat Wisconsin, 28-14, in the Music City Bowl.
U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 as former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, her husband Mark Kelly (R) and Vice President Joe Biden look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on February 10, 2012. UPI/Pat Benic...
