Month: October 2008

ATLANTA – Jordin Tootoo scored on a power play to cap a three-goal rally early in the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6-4 in a pre-season game Friday night.

DETROIT – Johan Franzen’s second goal of the game with 1:57 to play broke a tie and lifted the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-3 pre-season victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night.

NEWARK, N.J. – Chris Lee scored 2:28 into overtime on his 28th birthday Friday night, lifting the New York Islanders to a 3-2 pre-season victory over the New Jersey Devils.

WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin scored a short-handed goal and added two assists to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-1 pre-season victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Kristian Huselius and R.J. Umberger each had a goal and an assist, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 after blowing a three-goal lead in a pre-season game Friday night.

BOSTON – Corporate sponsorship of sports teams is “under attack” during the current economic crisis, but no NHL teams are in danger of folding, Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs said Friday.

NEW YORK – Veteran forward Chris Drury was named captain of the New York Rangers on Friday.The 32-year-old centre, who is entering his 10th season in the NHL and second with the Rangers, is the 25th captain in franchise history.

EDMONTON – With a cadre of young guns, a revamped defence, a new general manager and a new owner, the Edmonton Oilers are determined that the final chapter of this NHL season will include a trip to the post-season.

It didn’t take Scott Moore long to learn that any changes to Hockey Night in Canada are made at the network’s peril, but the executive director of CBC Sports believes the show needed to evolve.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos never imagined his first NHL game would be in Europe.He believes that’s taken the edge off his nerves heading into Saturday’s game against the New York Rangers in Prague, Czech Republic (noon ET).

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Daniel Alfredsson has spent the last few days enjoying the spotlight in his native Sweden, but now the Ottawa Senators captain is ready to get down to business.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Top Sabres prospects Nathan Gerbe and Tim Kennedy were among the six players Buffalo assigned to Portland of the American Hockey League on Friday.

ST. LOUIS – Former St. Louis Blues owner Michael Shanahan Sr. was ordered on Friday to pay nearly US$8 million in restitution and serve three years of probation for his role in backdating stock options.

ST-JOVITE, Que. – The Montreal Canadiens have given head coach Guy Carbonneau a multi-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Friday.

The Stanley Cup is staying put in Hockeytown, according to a simulation of the 2009-08 season by Electronic Arts using its “NHL 09 video” game.

VANCOUVER – Henrik Sedin’s goal 39 seconds into the third period gave the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks in NHL pre-season action Thursday night.

DALLAS – Andrew Ladd scored in the second round for the only goal of the shootout, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 pre-season victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Assigned F Troy Bodie, D Brennan Evans, F Josh Green, G David LeNeveu, F Joakim Lindstrom, F Drew Miller and F T.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Eric Staal scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 Thursday night in a pre-season game.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jochen Hecht and Ales Kotalik had a goal and an assist each to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 in a pre-season game Thursday night.