Month: October 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Teemu Selanne scored a power-play goal with 3:55 left, helping the Anaheim Ducks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Monday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Jason Spezza had two goals and an assist, and Alex Auld made 25 saves in Ottawa’s 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night that snapped the Senators’ four-game losing streak.

TORONTO – Luke Schenn is staying with the big boys.The rookie defenceman will remain in Toronto rather than be sent back to the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League, the Maple Leafs reported Monday on their website.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro sat out Monday night against the New York Rangers due to an undisclosed lower body injury the team said is unrelated to previous ailments.

It appears as though 18-year-old defenseman Luke Schenn will stay with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
According to Canadian sports network TSN, the fifth overall pick in the 2008 draft was told by coach Ron Wilson he will be staying with the NHL club for the "forseeable future.

Order is steadily being restored to the NHL scoring list, with the names that should be up top replacing those that shouldn’t as the new season’s sample size continues to grow.

ARLINGTON, Va. – Alex Ovechkin will miss at least one game while in Russia to spend time with his ailing grandfather.The NHL’s reigning MVP caught a flight home Monday morning and will sit out the Washington Capitals’ game against the visiting Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK – Calgary Flames right-winger Jarome Iginla was named first star of the week by the National Hockey League on Monday.Iginla led all scorers with seven points (five goals, two assists) to help the Flames win three games last week.

Defenseman Sergei Zubov, who is out with a hip injury and has missed the Stars first nine games, skated with his teammates for the first time this season.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro will see a doctor on Monday for an undisclosed injury and is questionable to play that night against the New York Rangers.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Carolina Hurricanes centre Brandon Sutter was discharged from hospital Sunday after suffering a concussion a night earlier, while teammate Joni Pitkanen will undergo knee surgery next week and be out a month.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets called up Dan LaCosta to the roster on emergency recall from the Syracuse Crunch (AHL) on Sunday, a day after losing goaltender Pascal Leclaire to injury.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Marian Gaborik isn’t playing, and the Minnesota Wild are rolling along just fine without him.Despite the absence of their star right-winger due to an unspecified injury to his lower body, the Wild are the only Western Conference team without a loss in regulation.

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen is expected to miss three-to-four weeks after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 left knee sprain Sunday.

TORONTO – Times have certainly changed when you can say that the Ottawa Senators might learn a thing or two from the Toronto Maple Leafs.Long the class of the Battle of Ontario, the Sens seem to be slipping compared to their provincial rival.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Mason Raymond and Jannik Hansen scored two goals apiece as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 Saturday night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Miikka Kiprusoff made 23 saves and Todd Bertuzzi and Dion Phaneuf scored power-play goals in the Calgary Flames’ 4-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.

DENVER – Ryan Smyth, Milan Hejduk and Wojtek Wolski scored shootout goals for Colorado, and goalie Peter Budaj stopped Clarke MacArthur on Buffalo’s last chance in the shootout to give the Avalanche a 2-1 win over the Sabres on Saturday night.

WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Moose extended their winning streak to four games Saturday night, getting past the Houston Aeros 5-3 in the American Hockey League.