Month: November 2008

GLENDALE, Ariz. – After dropping three straight and five of their previous six games, the Dallas Stars came up a complete team effort against the Phoenix Coyotes.

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to do things the hard way.Jordan Staal had two goals, including the tiebreaker late in the third period, and the Penguins scored four third-period goals to rally for their sixth straight victory, 5-2 over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Maybe Marian Gaborik isn’t Minnesota’s most important free-agent-to-be. Niklas Backstrom’s contract is up after the season, too, and the way he has been guarding the goal he’ll be in line for big raise.

NEW YORK – Nigel Dawes and Markus Naslund wiped out New York’s two-goal deficit in the closing minutes of the third period, and Chris Drury scored the lone goal in the shootout to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory over Boston on Saturday night.

PITTSBURGH – Jordan Staal had two goals, including the tiebreaker late in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins scored four third-period goals to rally for their sixth straight victory, 5-2 over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

NEWARK, N.J. – Zach Parise scored the only goal in the shootout, Scott Clemmensen stopped all three Washington shooters and the New Jersey Devils ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Capitals on Saturday night.

HAMILTON – Matt D’Agostini’s second goal of the game with 1:23 left in the third period lifted the Hamilton Bulldogs to a 4-3 victory over the Rochester Americans on Saturday night in the AHL.

MONTREAL – Jeff Carter and Scottie Upshall scored and Martin Biron made 24 saves to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the struggling Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Kyle Wellwood scored once against his old team and Pavol Demitra marked his return to the lineup with three assists as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 in NHL play Saturday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Jon Sim had a goal and assist, Joey MacDonald stopped 37 shots and the New York Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators for the second straight game, 3-2 on Saturday night.

NEWARK, N.J. – NHL scoring leader Alexander Semin sat out the Washington Capitals’ game against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.Semin, who leads the league in goals and assists, missed the third period of the Capitals’ 3-1 win over the Devils in Washington on Friday with an undisclosed upper-body injury.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks have lost defenceman Francois Beauchemin to injury for approximately six months, the club announced Saturday.

The Anaheim Ducks have announced that defenseman Francois Beauchemin suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Friday’s game against Nashville and will miss approximately six months.

TAMPA, Fla. – Interim coach Rick Tocchet had players breathing hard during his first practice Saturday, looking to install high-tempo play for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Devils 1 at Capitals 3First Period1. Washington, Laich 4 (Ovechkin, Green) 9:52 (pp)Penalties – Fleischmann Wash (holding) 5:18, New Jersey bench (too many men; served by Vrana) 8:07.

AHL Manitoba 2 Toronto 1Binghamton 4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2Chicago 3 Rochester 2 (SO) Grand Rapids 3 Hartford 1 Hershey 3 Philadelphia 2 Houston 3 Lake Erie 1 Manchester 5 Norfolk 4 (SO) Quad City 5 Peoria 3Providence 8 Worcester 3Springfield 2 Syracuse 1 (SO)At Lewiston, Maine Portland 6 Albany 3ECHLVictoria 4 Phoenix 1Alaska 5 Utah 1Dayton 6 Wheeling 3Elmira 7 Cincinnati 6Florida 1 Augusta 0 (SO)Fresno 5 Stockton 4 (SO)Gwinnett 4 Charlotte 2Idaho 6 Las Vegas 1Johnstown 6 Trenton 2Ontario 3 Bakersfield 2IHLKalamazoo 6 Flint 1Muskegon 5 Fort Wayne 4Port Huron 5 Bloomington 1CentralAmarillo 6 Odessa 2Arizona 7 Rapid City 1Laredo 2 Wichita 1Oklahoma City 3 Mississippi 1Rio Grande Valley 5 Corpus Christi 2Rocky Mountain 5 New Mexico 2Texas 5 Bossier-Shreveport 4 (OT)Tulsa 6 Colorado 5QMJHLBaie-Comeau 5 Halifax 4 (OT)Cape Breton 3 Chicoutimi 1Drummondville 8 Lewiston 3Moncton 4 Quebec 3 (SO)Montreal 1 P.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Nashville Predators got a rare – and needed – win in Anaheim.Dan Hamhuis scored at 2:17 of overtime and set up a power-play goal by Ryan Jones in Nashville’s 4-3 win over the Ducks on Friday night.

CHICAGO – Andy McDonald helped the St. Louis Blues end a draining road trip on an up note.McDonald scored his second goal on a power play 2:15 into overtime to give the St.

WINNIPEG – Alexandre Bolduc’s first goal of the season proved to be the winner as the Manitoba Moose earned a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Marlies in AHL action Friday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended N.Y. Islanders D Thomas Pock for five games, without pay, for an elbowing incident in a game on Nov.