Month: September 2008

BERLIN – Gary Roberts had a goal and an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning opened their European tour with a 4-1 win over German club Eisbaren Berlin on Sunday.

The NHL already knows it can stage regular season games in Europe. The biggest question now is just how much more successful those games can become.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – The Pittsburgh Penguins arrived in Sweden on Sunday after an eight-hour trans-Atlantic flight from the United States. Instead of going to sleep, the Pens held a practice a few hours later.

Results Saturday:QMJHLAcadie-Bathurst 3 Cape Breton 2Quebec 4 Gatineau 3 (OT)Rimouski 6 Baie-Comeau 5 (SO)Victoriaville 5 Saint John 4OHLBarrie 2 Peterborough 0Erie 4 Kitchener 0Guelph 5 Plymouth 3Niagara 4 Brampton 2Ottawa 5 Belleville 2Sarnia 4 Owen Sound 1Sault Ste.

LAS VEGAS – T.J. Hensick scored the lone shootout goal, giving the Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night in an NHL pre-season game at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Pavol Demitra, Jason Krog and Jannik Hansen each scored goals to help the Vancouver Canucks stay unbeaten in the pre-season with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Francois Beauchemin scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and David LeNevue stopped 26 shots in the Anaheim Ducks’ 3-1 exhibition victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.

DALLAS – Rookie James Neal scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to help the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in exhibition play Saturday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Shea Weber and Patric Hornqvist each scored a power-play goal and assisted on another as the Nashville Predators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 Saturday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Ales Kotalik scored 1:03 into overtime to cap a three-goal rally in helping the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 pre-season victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Frans Nielsen had two goals and two assists, and Trent Hunter added two goals and an assist to help the New York Islanders beat Florida 4-2 on Saturday night in the first NHL game on Prince Edward Island.

OTTAWA – When Nick Foligno packs his bag to leave for Sweden on Sunday, the Ottawa Senators’ sophomore can take some added confidence and job security along with him.

BOSTON – Chris Bourque had a goal and an assist against Hall of Fame father Ray’s former team, and the Washington Capitals stayed unbeaten in the pre-season with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

NEW YORK – Patrik Elias had two goals and an assist to chase Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist in the second period and lift the New Jersey Devils to a 4-2 pre-season victory over New York on Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA – Mike Richards scored two short-handed goals to lead the Flyers to a 4-2 pre-season victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in Philadelphia’s final game at the Spectrum.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators sent five players to their American Hockey League affiliate in Binghamton Saturday, including winger Brad Isbister and defenceman Brendan Bell.

Results Friday:AHL Pre-season No games scheduled.QMJHLCape Breton 10 Acadie-Bathurst 6Chicoutimi 4 Baie-Comeau 3 (OT)Gatineau 3 Rouyn-Noranda 2 (OT)Moncton 3 Lewiston 0Montreal 6 Saint John 3P.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Dan Boyle scored the go-ahead goal and Evgeni Nabokov made 16 saves as the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 in a pre-season game on Friday night.

CALGARY – David Moss scored twice Friday night to lead the Calgary Flames to a 8-2 pre-season victory over the Florida Panthers.Moss, who only notched four goals in 41 NHL games last season, scored both his goals in the third period as the Flames struck five unanswered goals to blow open a close game.