Month: October 2008

CALGARY – A lethal Edmonton Oilers power play made the Calgary Flames pay dearly Friday night for its undisciplined play.Erik Cole, Lubomir Visnovsky, and Robert Nilsson scored consecutive second period power-play goals as Edmonton remained perfect in three games this season with a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.

HAMILTON – Marc Denis made 27 saves as the Hamilton Bulldogs blanked the Hartford Wolf Pack 2-0 Friday night in AHL action.Ben Maxwell scored an even-strength goal in the first period for Hamilton (3-0-0), and Yanick Lehoux added a power-play marker in the third.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Thomas Vanek scored his NHL-leading sixth goal and added two assists, and Ales Kotalik scored twice in the Buffalo Sabres’ 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.

VANCOUVER – Kyle Wellwood is back on waivers.The Vancouver Canucks placed the 26-year-old centre on waivers Friday, a sports news station reported.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have had a world of trouble beating the Nashville Predators the past two years.Some fresh faces – and some help from the Predators – finally got them over the hump.

NEW YORK – Steve Valiquette outduelled Toronto’s Vesa Toskala in a goalie showdown, and Fredrik Sjostrom scored the deciding goal in a shootout to lift the New York Rangers to a 1-0 victory over the Maple Leafs on Friday night.

The Minnesota Wild placed 24-year-old Pierre-Marc Bouchard on injured reserve.
Bouchard notched two assists in the Wild’s first game of the year, a win against Boston.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators defeated the Phoenix Coyotes 6-3 Friday night, but more impressive than the win was the performance by Daniel Alfredsson.

BENSENVILLE, Ill. – Through tears and sniffles, Patrick Kane made his feelings for Denis Savard clear.He was still reeling Friday, a day after the Chicago Blackhawks fired their coach following a sluggish start.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals recalled forward Chris Bourque from Hershey of the AHL on Friday.Bourque, son of Hall-of-Famer Ray Bourque, was one of the Capitals’ final cuts at the end of the pre-season.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have signed defenceman Matt Greene to a five-year contact extension through the 2013-14 season, team president/general manager Dean Lombardi announced Friday.

NEW YORK – Columbus Blue Jackets forward Michael Peca was given a five-game suspension by the National Hockey League on Friday.The suspension was finalized after an appeal hearing and review of the Oct.

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues backup goaltender Chris Mason is expected to miss two weeks after emergency appendectomy surgery.The procedure was performed Thursday night and announced on Friday.

THN.com has learned the trio of managers who will build Canada’s 2010 Olympic squad will have a Red Wings feel with two of three from Detroit.

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues goaltender Chris Mason underwent emergency appendectomy surgery on Thursday night.

He is expected to miss approximately two weeks.

TORONTO – Phoenix Coyotes left-winger Daniel Carcillo was suspended for two games by the NHL on Friday for his actions during a game against the Chicago Blackhawks last Wednesday.

Carolina winger Tuomo Ruutu left practice early Thursday after skating for only a few minutes and is doubtful for Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings.

Scoring summaries from Thursday’s NHL games:Canucks 4 at Red Wings 3 (OT)First Period1. Vancouver, Hansen 1 (Burrows) 5:082. Detroit, Holmstrom 4 (Datsyuk, Lidstrom) 6:55 (pp)3.

Results Thursday:AHL No Games Scheduled.QMJHLNo Games Scheduled.OHLBrampton 5 Barrie 4Sault Ste. Marie 4 Peterborough 3WHLCalgary 4 Lethbridge 0Maritime Jr.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueCHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Fired coach Denis Savard. Named Joel Quenneville coach.DETROIT RED WINGS-Recalled C Darren Helm from Grand Rapids (AHL).