Month: October 2008

TAMPA, Fla. – Eric Staal scored the tying and winning goals to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Jason Arnott scored two power-play goals and had an assist, and the Nashville Predators beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 in their home opener Saturday night.

PITTSBURGH – Zach Parise’s wrist shot from the left circle sailed past Marc-Andre Fleury’s glove with 37.6 seconds left in overtime and the New Jersey Devils, outshooting Pittsburgh by a more than 3-to-1 margin, rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Penguins on Saturday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. – David Booth scored his second goal of the game with 1:06 left in overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday night.

PHILADELPHIA – Nikolai Zherdev scored the first of four first-period goals, and the New York Rangers remained unbeaten and are off to their best start in 25 years with a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – If the New York Islanders can score four goals in the first period regularly, it won’t matter much who is in net behind them.

OTTAWA – Johan Franzen scored twice in the third period, including the winner with just 1:17 left, as the Detroit Red Wings fought back from two one-goal deficits to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 Saturday night.

TORONTO – That’s more like what Montreal Canadiens GM Bob Gainey had in mind when he assembled his team over the summer.
Newcomer Alex Tanguay had a goal and three assists Saturday as Montreal hammered the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 to register the first win of its centennial season.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – New York Islanders defenceman Radek Martinek left with an undisclosed injury in the first period, following a hard hit behind the net, and didn’t return to the home opener Saturday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus Blue Jackets centre Michael Peca has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL for making contact with an on-ice official.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers defenceman Bryan McCabe is expected to miss two weeks because of a back injury sustained in Friday night’s season opener at Carolina.

PHILADELPHIA – To a mixture of boos and cheers, Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin dropped the ceremonial first puck at the Philadelphia Flyers’ home opener against the New York Rangers.

The Los Angeles Kings have come to terms with their franchise player, Anze Kopitar, on a seven-year deal.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Bryan McCabe fell awkwardly into the boards Friday after colliding with Carolina’s Dennis Seidenberg, causing him to leave the game in the second period.

DALLAS – There were plenty of newcomers on the ice for the Columbus Blue Jackets. In the end, though, the franchise scoring leader came through again.

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues’ decision to use five forwards on the power play looked like a stroke of genius in their opener.Keith Tkachuk scored two of St.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueVANCOUVER CANUCKS-Signed D Alex Edler to a four-year contract extension.American Hockey LeagueHARTFORD WOLF PACK-Signed F Brandon Sugden.

ATLANTA – Bryan Little had two goals, including the go-ahead score in the third period, and the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Friday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Ales Kotalik scored the only shootout goal the Sabres needed on Friday night, lifting Buffalo to a 2-1 win and spoiling the Montreal Canadiens’ start to their 100th season.