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You know what got “Tooth Fairy’’ made the minute you see it: Hey, how funny would it be to put Dwayne Johnson in ballerina slippers, pink tights, and a tutu? Not very. But here’s the movie anyway, scarcely more than the pitch meeting that spawned it. Johnson plays Derek Thompson, a former NHL player now notorious in the minor leagues for his bone-crushing play. His way with opponents’ dental work has fans calling him the Tooth Fairy. In fact, he’s such a cross-checking star that the penalty box has a Barcalounger.

Penalties issued by the NFL to those involved in the New Orleans Saints bounty program: Team — Fined $500,000 and forfeiture of the Saints' second-round draft picks in 2012 and 2013. Management — General manager Mickey Loomis, suspended first eight regular-season games. Coaches — Coach Sean Payton suspended for 2012 season. — Former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams suspended indefinitely. — Assistant coach Joe Vitt suspended for first six regular-season games.

David Rundblad scored a power-play goal with 4:01 remaining to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in a preseason game Thursday night. Daniel Alfredsson also scored for the Senators, who were outshot 39-20. Milan Lucic scored on the power play about midway through the first period to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead. He converted a pass to the net by linemate Nathan Horton as Boston had a 20-5 advantage on shots in the opening period. Alfredsson tied the score at 5:09 of the third and Rundblad got the winner while Boston's Rich Peverley was in the penalty box...

Riley Wetmore knocked in a rebound 2:13 into overtime to lift UMass-Lowell to a 4-3 win over Miami (Ohio) on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The third-seeded River Hawks (24-12-1) next play top seed Union on Saturday night in the East Regional final, while the RedHawks (24-15-2) exited in the first round for the second straight season. "It was a good shot and I'm still not sure how the puck went in," Wetmore said of his winner. "I just saw the guys celebrating in front of me. We were fortunate they hit the crossbar and then we came down and scored.

Bryan Allen scored his first goal of the season on a breakaway coming out of the penalty box, and the Carolina Hurricanes held on for a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Nashville's Gabriel Bourque scored less than a minute later — at 2:16 of the third period — to cut Carolina's lead to 4-3 but the Predators couldn't tie it. Eric Staal and Tim Brent scored power-plays goals in the second period, and Jamie McBain had Carolina's first goal earlier in the frame.

Jason Chimera scored a short-handed goal 2:27 into the third period and Marcus Johansson added an insurance tally eight minutes later, leading the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils Friday night. The Capitals (10-4) snapped a two-game losing streak and broke a three-game winning run for the Devils (7-6-1). The teams will meet again Saturday night in Washington, and the Capitals will be looking for their sixth win in seven games over New Jersey. With Mike Knuble in the penalty box for tripping, Chimera stole the puck in the Devils end, pushed...

Brad Boyes scored a power-play goal with 2:10 left and Mats Sundin in the penalty box as St. Louis ended a lengthy road slump with a 6-4 victory over Vancouver last night. Brandon Crombeen scored on a two-on-one rush 21 seconds later to seal a wild victory that saw the Blues, who won on the road for the first time since Nov. 30, blow a pair of leads in the third period. With Sundin in the penalty box for breaking a stick with a slash in his first home game, Boyes's one-timer from the left circle was going wide before hitting Alex Edler and deflecting past Jason LaBarbera.

Miguel Lopez scored in the 69th minute on a header off David Beckham’s pass in the Major League Soccer-leading Los Angeles Galaxy’s 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night. Los Angeles (8-2-5) extended its winning streak to four games and its shutout string to 321 minutes with its second victory in its last 10 matches (2-6-2) at Gillette Stadium. New England (3-5-4) was shut out for the fifth time this season. A season-high crowd of 21,793 attended the game.

ORONO, Maine -- Colin Shields scored his second goal of the game with 6:17 remaining in the second period to snap a tie and propel Maine to a 2-1 win over Merrimack last night. The Black Bears (27-7-3) and Warriors (11-18-6) meet again tonight in the second game of a best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series. With the game tied, 1-1, late in the second period, four players were sent to the penalty box following a scuffle in front of the Merrimack net. On the ensuing 4-on-4, Shields took a pass from Steve Mullin and beat Jim Healey to give Maine a 2-1 lead.

Pavel Datsyuk changed his shootout technique, and Henrik Zetterberg and Jiri Hudler followed his lead. Each scored in the shootout to lift the Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals last night in Detroit. All three used the same move, a fake and a backhand shot to beat Capitals goalie Olaf Kolzig in the shootout. Datsyuk has a dazzling array of moves on shootouts and breakaways, but was stopped by Florida goalie Tomas Vokoun on a penalty shot Saturday night. "I tried to do it a bit easier," said Datsyuk.

Bryan Allen scored his first goal of the season on a breakaway coming out of the penalty box, and the Carolina Hurricanes held on for a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Nashville's Gabriel Bourque scored less than a minute later — at 2:16 of the third period — to cut Carolina's lead to 4-3 but the Predators couldn't tie it. Eric Staal and Tim Brent scored power-plays goals in the second period, and Jamie McBain had Carolina's first goal earlier in the frame.

When Boston University lost its top two centers - Corey Trivino and Charlie Coyle - coach Jack Parker didn't know what type of team he would have for the second semester. The veteran bench boss is now finding out, and the news has been very encouraging. The Terriers have played five games in 2012 and won them all, improving to 15-6-1 overall and 12-4-1 in Hockey East. They are ranked No. 2 in the nation as they head into a weekend series against Maine at Agganis Arena. BU has received an enormous offensive outburst from the defense, with the blue liners racking up...

NEWARK - Ilya Kovalchuk isn't likely to morph into a Selke Trophy candidate as the NHL's top defensive forward. Nor is that why his pay jumps to $11 million next season, the second year of his contract extension with the Devils. But the highly skilled Russian winger, one of the game's superior marksmen, does seem to be grasping the idea of "Devils hockey," an overall defensive game that was the essence of the franchise's three Stanley Cup championships minted long before Kovalchuk was traded from Atlanta.

NEWARK - Ilya Kovalchuk isn't likely to morph into a Selke Trophy candidate as the NHL's top defensive forward. Nor is that why his pay jumps to $11 million next season, the second year of his contract extension with the Devils. But the highly skilled Russian winger, one of the game's superior marksmen, does seem to be grasping the idea of "Devils hockey," an overall defensive game that was the essence of the franchise's three Stanley Cup championships minted long before Kovalchuk was traded from Atlanta.

As the defending Division 1 boys' state hockey champions, Marshfield High knows it has a long road ahead to retain the title. Last night was another example of the quest. St. John's of Shrewsbury battled the Rams for three periods, but in the end Marshfield held on for a 5-4 victory at the Hart Center in Worcester. Senior winger Ryan Bertone scored a shorthanded goal at 4:17 of the third period to give the Rams the lead, and goaltender Kyle Moran made 10 saves down the stretch to preserve the victory.

Jason Chimera scored a short-handed goal 2:27 into the third period and Marcus Johansson added an insurance tally eight minutes later, leading the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils Friday night. The Capitals (10-4) snapped a two-game losing streak and broke a three-game winning run for the Devils (7-6-1). The teams will meet again Saturday night in Washington, and the Capitals will be looking for their sixth win in seven games over New Jersey. With Mike Knuble in the penalty box for tripping, Chimera stole the puck in the Devils end, pushed it...

Aaron Pitchkolan scored in the 94th minute, giving FC Dallas a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Wizards yesterday in Frisco, Texas. FC Dallas (3-0-1) won despite playing one man down after the 68th minute when defender Chris Gbandi was ejected after he picked up a red card for a foul on the Wizards' Davy Arnaud. Kansas City (3-0-1) had tied the game, 1-1, in the 92d minute on Alex Zotinca's first goal of the year. Zotinca fired a shot from 6 yards that caromed off the crossbar and into the net. Less than two minutes later, Pitchkolan made a steal and placed a shot from the top of the penalty box...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jay McKee was as surprised as anyone when his shot found the net, because he was blocked from seeing it and he just doesn't score very often. "When you don't score many goals during the season or through your career, it's certainly a little more exciting when you do it in the playoffs," said the veteran Buffalo defenseman. Particularly when it wins the game. McKee got only his third goal in 46 career playoff games seconds after leaving the penalty box, rookie Ryan Miller made 29 saves, and the Sabres held off the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, yesterday in...

Ryan Miller wasn't sure he'd make it past the first period after his latest shaky performance. Thanks to Thomas Vanek and the resilient Buffalo Sabres, the goalie was able to stick around long enough to earn his first win in five starts. Vanek scored a power-play goal 4:35 into overtime and the Sabres overcame yet another on-ice meltdown by Miller in rallying for a 6-5 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. "Obviously, we all know that Ryan needs to be better. He was fighting it, there's no doubt," coach Lindy Ruff said.