Corson Gets Suspension

Toronto forward Shayne Corson was suspended by the NHL on Monday for Game 7 of the Maple Leafs’ playoff series against the New York Islanders.

Corson was suspended for tonight’s game in Toronto for kicking New York defenseman Eric Cairns during a fight Sunday late in Game 6.

It is the first suspension handed down by the league for the rough and contentious series that has seen the Islanders lose defenseman Kenny Jonsson and captain Michael Peca to injuries following questionable hits in Game 5 at Toronto.

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For the first time since sustaining a concussion when he knocked himself out delivering an open-ice check six days earlier, St. Louis Blues forward Dallas Drake skated before the team practiced on Monday.

Drake, 33, hoped to be available for Game 1 of the second round at Detroit.

St. Louis Coach Joel Quenneville was noncommittal on Drake’s status.

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Joe Sacco scored twice at the World Hockey Championships as the United States edged Latvia, 3-2, at Karlstad, Sweden, to clinch a spot in the second round.... Left wing Ryan VandenBussche signed a multiyear contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.