Month: October 2008

DENVER – Fredrik Norrena had 30 saves, Jason Chimera had a goal and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets got a rare win in Colorado, beating the Avalanche 4-2 on Thursday night.

CALGARY – Dion Phaneuf scored the tying goal then set up Mike Cammalleri’s go-ahead goal as Calgary scored twice on the power play in the second period to beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 for the Flames fifth victory in a row.

ST. LOUIS – Carolina goalie Cam Ward stopped 19 shots and Tuomo Ruutu scored in the third period, helping the Hurricanes to a 1-0 victory Thursday over the St.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Francis Bouillon and Andrei Markov each scored for Montreal and the Canadiens killed off 10 Minnesota power plays to beat the Wild 2-1 on Thursday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Shea Weber had a goal and assist and the Nashville Predators beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 Thursday night.Patric Hornqvist and Martin Erat also scored for Nashville.

PHILADELPHIA – Jeff Carter scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, and the Philadelphia Flyers edged the New York Islanders 3-2 on Thursday for their fourth straight win.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Dany Heatley and Chris Kelly scored third-period goals to help the Ottawa Senators rally for a 2-1 win over Florida on Thursday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Rookie Steven Stamkos scores his first two NHL goals and added an assist, and Olaf Kolzig made 29 saves in Tampa Bay’s 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

NEW YORK – Nikolai Zherdev had a goal and assist in the third period, and the New York Rangers fought off the slumping Atlanta Thrashers 3-2 Thursday night.

ARLINGTON, Va. – Good as Alex Ovechkin is, he isn’t scoring much. At the moment, the NHL’s reigning MVP isn’t even playing, because he’s in Russia with his ill grandfather.

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues signed goaltender Chris Holt on Thursday.Holt played in two games with the Peoria Rivermen this season, posting a 2-0-0 record, a .

CALGARY – Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron reserved judgement on the hit that concussed young Carolina Hurricanes forward Brandon Sutter, but Bergeron speaks from experience when he says NHL players must consider the consequences of their actions on the ice.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Predators have acquired forward Hugh Jessiman from the New York Rangers and defenceman Tim Ramholt from the Philadelphia Flyers.

NEW YORK – Atlanta Thrashers defenceman Zach Bogosian, the No. 3 overall pick in this year’s draft, will be out indefinitely with a broken left leg.

MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens defence prospect Pavel Valentenko has signed a three-year contract with Dynamo Moscow, the Russian hockey club reported Thursday on its website.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals aren’t sure when Alex Ovechkin will be back in the lineup.General manager George McPhee spoke to the NHL’s reigning MVP on the telephone but as of Thursday afternoon did not have an updated timetable for Ovechkin’s possible return.

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Ottawa Senators have called an afternoon news conference where they are expected to announce that captain Daniel Alfredsson has signed a contract extension.

According to a report in the New York Post, Brendan Shanahan will look beyond the Rangers for a return to the NHL.

"I’ve told [agent] Rick [Curran] that I can no longer wait and that it’s time to move on," Shanahan told The Post.

Canadian sports network TSN is reporting the Ottawa Senators are set to announce a four-year contract extension with captain Daniel Alfredsson that could keep him a Senator for the remainder of his career.

Results Wednesday:AHL Hamilton 6 Hershey 0Manitoba 4 Quad City 2Chicago 6 Providence 0Hartford 3 Portland 2 (OT)Lowell 4 Manchester 3 (SO)Philadelphia 5 Norfolk 4 (OT)Syracuse 2 Grand Rapids 1 (SO)ECHLVictoria 4 Utah 3Bakersfield 6 Ontario 3Idaho 4 Elmira 3IHLNo Games Scheduled.