Phil Kessel scored twice and Mikhail Grabovski assisted on Toronto's first two goals to lead the surging Maple Leafs past the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 Monday night. The Oilers played without coach Tom Renney, who stayed back at the team hotel after taking a puck in the head during the morning skate. The cut required stitches and left Renney experiencing headaches. Associate coach Ralph Krueger took over in his absence. Toronto has climbed back into playoff position in the Eastern Conference by going 5-0-1 in its last six games. Grabovski has led the charge with 12 points during that stretch. Clarke MacArthur, Jake Gardiner, Tyler Bozak and Joffrey Lupul also scored for the Maple Leafs. Kessel added an assist, passing the 300-point plateau for his career. Jordan Eberle scored twice and Jeff Petry had a goal for Edmonton, which lost in regulation for the first time since Jan. 21. Oilers rookie forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins didn't play after taking a hit from Mike Brown early in the third period. Nugent-Hopkins just returned to the lineup Saturday after missing a month with a shoulder injury. Coyotes 3, Red Wings 1: In Glendale, Arizona, Mike Smith stopped 30 shots and Martin Hanzal scored twice as the Phoenix Coyotes ended a seven-game losing streak to Detroit Red Wings. Boyd Gordon had a short-handed goal in the first period and Hanzal scored on a power play in the second for Phoenix. Detroit picked up the pressure in the third, but Smith made some difficult saves and Hanzal scored his eighth of the season into an empty net in the closing seconds to give the Coyotes consecutive wins over San Jose and Detroit, two of the Western Conference's best teams. Johan Franzen scored his 20th goal for the Red Wings, who lost for the third time in 12 games. In another match, Anheim Ducks beat Calgary flames 3-2 after shootout. Crosby skates Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby worked out with his teammates Monday, but said he was still recovering from concussion-like symptoms and a neck injury and offered no timetable for his return. Crosby practiced with the Penguins at the Bell Centre in Montreal ahead of Tuesday's game with the Canadiens, but he and coach Dan Bylsma cautioned there was no change in his status. “I didn't want to skate by myself,” Crosby told reporters. “When I go back to Pittsburgh I'll be skating by myself again.”
