BOSTON -- Donald Audette scored three goals and Saku Koivu, sidelined most of the season by cancer, assisted on two of them as the Montreal Canadiens returned to the playoffs with a 5-2...

...Thursday's other award winners were: Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit, best defenseman; Dany Heatley, Atlanta, top rookie; Saku Koivu, Montreal, most dedicated to hockey; Ron Francis, Carolina, most gentlemanly player; Mike Peca, New York Islanders...

...a goalie plays that well, it gives a team even more emotion, and then the crowd gets into it,'' Montreal captain Saku Koivu said. ''Everything went their way.'' The Canadiens were without center Yanic Perreault, the top faceoff man in...