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TORONTO -- Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury briefly left a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night after taking a skate to his neck.Fleury got five stitches around his Adams apple after being kicked inadvertently by James van Riemsdyk.Fleury caught van Riemsdyks left skate just under the mask while the Maple Leafs forward tangled in front with Steve Oleksy early in the first period. Fleury fell to the ice and was treated for a cut on the bench before leaving for the locker room.Matt Murray filled in for a few minutes, but Fleury returned just past the midway point of the first period.I got lucky you know, Fleury said. I was talking to the (doctors) and it was close to the jugular.?Murray made six saves and Fleury had 41 while the Penguins lost 2-1 in overtime.Swell Pullo . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. He finished a disappointing campaign just 14-13 with a career-worst 4. Swell Pullo Suomi . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. http://www.swellbottlesuomi.com/ . Dukurs winning time was 1 minute, 45.76 seconds, a quarter-second better than Russias Alexander Tretiakov. Lativas Tomass Dukurs was third, 1.41 seconds off the pace. Jon Montgomery of Eckville, Alta. Swell Vesipullo . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. Swell Juomapullo . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night.Veteran Hawthorn defender Josh Gibson says hes close to signing a new deal to continue his AFL career with the Hawks next season.Gibson will turn 33 in March but the 209-game veteran continues to play an important role for coach Alastair Clarkson.Captain Luke Hodge, 32, and Shaun Burgoyne, 33, are the other over 30s at the club who have yet to have their futures finalised after Sam Mitchell signed a one-year contract extension in June.Im pretty confident Ill be playing next year, Gibson told the Sunday Footy Show.But Ive said all year that Ive just been leaving that to my manager to work out with the footy club.Weve always said at Hawthorn its not about age. Clarko doesnt look at birth certificates, its the way you play for the side.Ive jusst tried to be consistent this year as some of the other guys have been.ddddddddddddSpeculation over Hodges future continues with the skipper struggling with injury at times this season.But Clarkson told reporters earlier this year that Hawthorn arent in the business of forcing club greats into retirement.Gibson switched from North Melbourne to Hawthorn ahead of the 2010 season and went on to play a key role in the clubs triple-premiership-winning era.The Hawks bid for a historic fourth flag in a row received a boost on Saturday when they strengthened their grip on top spot with a 39-point win over the Kangaroos. ' ' '