Month: April 2008

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Defenceman Sergei Zubov returned to the Dallas Stars’ lineup Sunday night after missing more than three months with a sports hernia.

ARNPRIOR, Ont. – The Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves are at the top of the minor hockey world, with gold medals around their necks following an inspired 6-4 win over the Winnipeg Thrashers in the final of the Telus Cup on Sunday.

TORONTO – The Toronto Marlies couldn’t close the deal.San Antonio’s Josh Tordjman stopped 38 shots while Chad Kolarik and Dylan Reese each scored as the Marlies lost Game 6 of their North Division semifinal series 3-0 to the Rampage on Sunday , ensuring there will be a seventh and deciding game.

DENVER – The fiery rivalry has fizzled.Usually a hotly contested, physical tussle, the Colorado-Detroit series hasn’t lived up to its past.Then again, the Red Wings have thoroughly dominated the series, leading 3-0 heading into Game 4 on Thursday night at the Pepsi Center.

DENVER – Just two weeks ago, Jose Theodore sheepishly was fending off comparisons to Hall of Famer Patrick Roy that were coming at him fast and furious like so many shots from the Minnesota Wild.

PITTSBURGH – The New York Rangers got the kind of game they wanted, but not the result.Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 26 shots for his second career playoff shutout as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Rangers 2-0 on Sunday to take a 2-0 series lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal.

MONTREAL – It was Martin Biron’s night to shine in goal for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Biron made 34 saves and his good friend Daniel Briere got the game-winner as the Flyers downed the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in the NHL playoffs on Saturday night.

MONTREAL – Daniel Briere scored in the second period and Martin Biron had a brilliant game in goal as the Philadelphia Flyers held off a 36-shot Montreal attack to defeat the Canadiens 4-2 Saturday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.

Avalanche 1 at Red Wings 5First Period1. Detroit, Franzen 5 (Samuelsson, Kronvall) 4:22 (pp)Penalties – Finger Col (roughing) 2:42, Zetterberg Det (roughing) 5:35.

WINNIPEG – Derek MacKenzie’s goal 10:54 into overtime lifted the Syracuse Crunch to a 3-2 victory over the Manitoba Moose on Saturday, and a 3-2 lead in their American Hockey League North Division semifinal.

MONTREAL – If ever there was a loss that could give a team momentum, the Montreal Canadiens believe Saturday night’s 4-2 setback against the Philadelphia Flyers was it.

MONTREAL – It was Martin Biron’s night to shine in goal for the Philadelphia Flyers.Biron made 34 saves and his good friend Daniel Briere got the game-winner as the Flyers downed the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in the NHL playoffs on Saturday night.

MONTREAL – Daniel Briere scored in the second period and Martin Biron had a brilliant game in goal as the Philadelphia Flyers held off a 36-shot Montreal attack to defeat the Canadiens 4-2 Saturday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.

ARNPRIOR, Ont. – Mark Stone and Michael Hay scored 22 seconds apart early in the first period as the Winnipeg Thrashers earned a 4-1 win over the Seminaire Saint-Francois Blizzard in Saturday’s early semifinal at the Telus Cup Canadian midget hockey championship.

ARNPRIOR, Ont. – Mark Stone and Michael Hay scored 22 seconds apart early in the first period as the Winnipeg Thrashers earned a 4-1 win over the Seminaire Saint-Francois Blizzard in Saturday’s early semifinal at the Telus Cup Canadian midget hockey championship.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sharks coach Ron Wilson sees the Dallas Stars as a slowly swinging pocketwatch. If you watch them for too long, they’ll probably put you to sleep.

DETROIT – Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings are kicking the Colorado Avalanche when they’re down.Franzen scored three times to lift Detroit to a 5-1 victory Saturday over the banged-up Avs, giving the NHL’s top-seeded team a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal.

MONTREAL – The knock on the Montreal Canadiens before the playoffs was that they were too small and too European to do well in the rough and tumble of post-season hockey.

PITTSBURGH – Pardon the Pittsburgh Penguins for wondering what all the fuss is about.They’re up 3-1 in their second-round series and can finish off the New York Rangers in Game 5 on Sunday at home.

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins answered the New York Rangers’ desperation with frustration, and with a predictable result.Sidney Crosby looked unhappy and exasperated during the Penguins’ first playoff loss in eight games, their 3-0 defeat to the Rangers on Thursday night in Game 4 of the second-round series.