Month: October 2008

DENVER – Andrew Raycroft’s first career start for Colorado was a success Thursday night as the former Toronto goaltender helped the Avalanche beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 for their first win.

ST. LOUIS – Keith Tkachuk and Brad Boyes each scored for the fourth straight game, and the St. Louis Blues had their best offensive output since January in beating the Dallas Stars 6-1 Thursday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Mikko Koivu had a goal and four assists and Antti Miettinen scored twice on the power play to help the Minnesota Wild stay unbeaten with a 6-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. – Trent Hunter scored his second goal of the game 51 seconds into overtime, leading the New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

DETROIT – Alex Burrows scored 27 seconds into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

PITTSBURGH – Boyd Gordon scored a delayed goal in the third period to complete Washington’s four-goal comeback and the Capitals shook off three Pittsburgh power play goals and another big night against them by Evgeni Malkin to rally for a 4-3 victory on Thursday night.

ATLANTA – Martin Brodeur moved closer to Terry Sawchuk, and the New Jersey Devils were breathing easier after Brian Rolston crashed into the boards.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes recalled defenceman Ryan Lannon under emergency conditions from their AHL affiliate in San Antonio on Thursday.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Minnesota right wing Marian Gaborik missed the Wild’s game Thursday night against Florida because of what the team called a lower-body injury.

OTTAWA – Whenever Daniel Alfredsson has been out injured in the past, the Ottawa Senators have often looked very much like a hobbled team.It’s a situation they’ll need to remedy if forced to contend a little longer with their captain’s status up in the air while he recovers from knee surgery.

MOSCOW – Russia’s Continental Hockey League said Thursday it would investigate the death of Alexei Cherepanov, the 19-year-old who collapsed with heart problems during a game this week.

By Dennis Gibbons
As the reality of Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov’s death sinks in, officials look for answers as to how this could have happened.

CHICAGO – Denis Savard is out as head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks.He was fired today after the NHL team posted a 1-2-1 mark to start the season.

After starting the season 1-2-1, Chicago has decided to make a change behind the bench, firing Denis Savard and replacing him with former Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville – Denis Savard has been fired as coach of the Blackhawks, ESPN.

Henrik Zetterberg is questionable for tonight’s game after he tweaked his groin in practice Wednesday and was forced to leave the ice early.
"He told me he shot the puck and then he felt like he jammed himself," head coach Mike Babcock told the Detroit News.

Results Wednesday:AHL San Antonio 2 Chicago 1 QMJHLChicoutimi 4 Gatineau 1 Moncton 7 Acadie-Bathurst 2 Quebec 5 Val-d’Or 4 (SO) Rimouski 3 Lewiston 1Saint John 4 P.

Scoring summaries from Wednesday’s NHL games:Bruins 3 at Canadiens 4 (SO) First Period1. Montreal, Kovalev 2 (Plekanec, Markov) 15:06 (pp) 2.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Mathieu Garon made 33 saves and Shawn Horcoff, Sheldon Souray and Lubomir Visnovsky scored to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

DALLAS – Fabian Brunnstrom scored three goals in his NHL debut to match the league record, Mike Modano had two goals and the Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 6-4 on Wednesday night for their first victory of the season.

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Toronto LW Ryan Hollweg three games for being assessed his fourth game misconduct within 41 games.