Month: October 2008

ST. LOUIS – Blues rookie T.J. Oshie scored the winning shootout goal, and St. Louis ruined the debut of Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville with a 4-3 victory Saturday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Martin Erat scored two goals to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

ATLANTA – Ilya Kovalchuk and Slava Kozlov scored shootout goals for the Atlanta Thrashers, who beat Buffalo 3-2 on Saturday night and handed the Sabres their first loss of the season.

TAMPA, Fla. – Antti Miettinen scored the lone goal in a shootout and Niklas Backstrom made 32 saves for his 15th career shutout in the undefeated Minnesota Wild’s 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

WASHINGTON – Zach Parise scored the lone shootout goal and Martin Brodeur made three saves in the tiebreaker, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

DETROIT – Marian Hossa’s first goal with the Detroit Red Wings, scored 23 seconds into overtime, gave the defending Stanley Cup champions a 5-4 comeback win over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby posted his 100th career NHL goal and his 200th assist in leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

CAPTION 1MONTREAL – Alex Tanguay scored twice and Saku Koivu had a goal and two assists as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 in a rough NHL matchup Saturday night at the Bell Centre.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves in the Florida Panthers’ 2-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.Nick Boynton and Cory Stillman scored for the Panthers, who won all four meetings between the teams last season.

TORONTO – The Toronto Marlies recorded their first win of the 2008-09 season Saturday night, 4-1 over the visiting Hartford Wolf Pack.Kris Newbury scored his first two goals of the season and added an assist.

OTTAWA – Phil Kessel had two goals and an assist Saturday night as the Boston Bruins went into Ottawa and handed the Senators a 4-2 loss at Scotiabank Place.

VANCOUVER – A day after being put on waivers by the Canucks, centre Kyle Wellwood was re-assigned Saturday to Vancouver’s AHL affiliate, the Manitoba MooseThe 26-year-old Windsor, Ont.

DALLAS – Milan Hejduk scored two goals and the Colorado Avalanche held on for a 5-4 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday.Darcy Tucker, John-Michael Liles and Tyler Arnason also scored for the Avalanche (2-3-0) in their first road win of the season.

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers have changed the start time for their Oct. 25 game against New Jersey to 4 p.m. to avoid a conflict with Game 3 of the World Series.

OTTAWA – Steve Yzerman was handed the reins for the 2010 Canadian Olympic hockey team Saturday and a strong management staff will help in the quest for gold in Vancouver.

MONTREAL – Christopher Higgins and Francis Bouillon will have to wait another game before getting back into the Montreal Canadiens lineup.Coach Guy Carbonneau said the two injured players have not been cleared by the team doctor and will not play Saturday night against the visiting Phoenix Coyotes.

LOS ANGELES – Perfect penalty killing and strong third periods have given the Los Angeles Kings consecutive victories after an 0-2 start.Michal Handzus scored 56 seconds after the opening faceoff and again at 3:21 of overtime, leading the Kings to a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 38 saves for his 30th career shutout and the Anaheim Ducks’ first victory of the season, a 4-0 decision over the previously unbeaten San Jose Sharks on Friday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Phoenix LW Daniel Carcillo for two games as a result of an altercation during an Oct.