Month: October 2008

CHICAGO – Pavel Datsyuk and Marian Hossa scored in a shootout to give the Detroit Red Wings a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.

TORONTO – Two days, two games, two deficits, two rallies.But, in the end, two losses for Ottawa Senators goaltender Alex Auld. Auld, who’s trying to challenge for the starting job in Ottawa, started back-to-back games against the Anaheim Ducks and Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday and Saturday – a pair of teams that had a combined 4-7-3 record – as Martin Gerber was sidelined with a lower body injury.

ST. LOUIS – Former Maine star Ben Bishop made 12 saves in his first NHL start before leaving with an undisclosed lower-body injury in the St.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ryan Jones. J.P. Dumont, Martin Erat, Jerred Smithson and Jordin Tootoo scored to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild nearly gave away another game.Rick Nash’s high stick and a favourable video review helped them hang on. Owen Nolan came off injured reserve to get an assist and his first goal for Minnesota, and the Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday night after Nash’s tip-in with 11.

DALLAS – Alexander Semin scored at 2:17 of overtime and the Washington Capitals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.

TAMPA, Fla. – Brian Boucher credits his teammates for his perfect start.The backup goalie made 22 saves for his second shutout this season and the San Jose Sharks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 on Saturday night.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Mattias Ritola scored two of Grand Rapids’ four first-period goals as the Griffins held on for a 6-4 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday night in the American Hockey League.

NEW YORK – Nikolai Zherdev scored with 8.1 seconds left to force overtime and Fredrik Sjostrom netted the only goal of the shootout in the New York Rangers’ stirring 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Cam Ward made 57 saves and Chad LaRose scored twice to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Saturday night.

BOSTON – Milan Lucic completed his first career hat trick with 1:41 to play in the third period, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 5-4 comeback win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday night.

MONTREAL – Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 47 saves and Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and two assists as the Anaheim Ducks handed the Montreal Canadiens their first regulation time loss of the season with a 6-4 victory Saturday.

TORONTO – Ron Wilson has his Toronto Maple Leafs playing some spirited hockey.The veteran coach had to like what he saw as the Maple Leafs outworked and outshot the slumping Ottawa Senators all night Saturday and earned a 3-2 victory for their efforts.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild star Marian Gaborik was placed on injured reserve because of an unspecified lower-body injury that has kept him out of four straight games.

PHILADELPHIA – Jeff Carter scored in overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.Martin Biron made 29 saves as the Flyers beat New Jersey for the second time in two days.

NEW YORK – Rangers coach Tom Renney returned to the New York bench Saturday, one night after he sustained a concussion when hit by an errant stick during a game.

BOSTON – The game between the Bruins and Atlanta Thrashers in Boston on Saturday will see a third-period format change due to incorrect markings on the TD Banknorth Garden ice.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs assigned forward Jiri Tlusty to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies on Saturday.The six-foot, 209-pound Tlusty has registered no points in seven games with the Leafs this season.

WINNIPEG – Mario Bliznak’s goal midway through the third period lifted the Manitoba Moose to a 3-1 victory over the Houston Aeros on Friday night in the American Hockey League.