Month: November 2008

RALEIGH, N.C. – Marty Reasoner scored two goals and Johan Hedberg made 35 saves to lead the Atlanta Thrashers to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers activated defenceman Denis Grebeshkov from the injured reserve list Sunday.He missed three games after suffering an upper-body injury in Edmonton’s 3-1 win at Carolina on Nov.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned forward Alexandre Picard to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.General Manager Scott Howson announced the move Sunday.

TORONTO – The big moment is finally set to arrive for Mork and The Professor.Passed over in years past, Glenn Anderson and Igor Larionov will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night along with linesman Ray Scapinello and junior hockey builder Ed Chynoweth.

Results Saturday:Women’s Four Nations Cup At Lake Placid, N.Y.No Games Scheduled.Canadian Women’s Under-18 Championship At Napanee, Ont.SemifinalsOntario (Red) 5 Manitoba 2Quebec 5 Ontario (Blue) 4 (OT)Fifth Place Saskatchewan 3 B.

Scoring summaries from Saturday’s NHL games:Canadiens 3 at Maple Leafs 6 First Period1. Toronto, Hagman 5 (Grabovski, Finger) 8:12 (pp)Penalties – Kostopoulos Mtl (roughing, boarding major, game misconduct), Colaiacovo Tor (roughing) 7:03, Lang Mtl (slashing) 10:18, Blake Tor (high-sticking) 10:23, A.

LOS ANGELES – Alexander Frolov, Tom Preissing and Drew Doughty scored power-play goals and Erik Ersberg made 24 saves in the Los Angeles Kings’ 5-3 victory over the St.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – This one was harder on Olli Jokinen’s relatives than the Phoenix Coyotes’ forward.Playing against his former Florida teammates and several friends, Jokinen capitalized on the moment and had a goal and an assist to lead the Coyotes to a 4-1 win over the Panthers on Saturday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Patrick Marleau scored with 28.3 seconds to play when Marty Turco misplayed the puck in front of his own net, and the San Jose Sharks remained unbeaten in nine home games with a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Roberto Luongo recorded his third straight shutout as the Vancouver Canucks blanked the Minnesota Wild 2-0 on Saturday night.

DENVER – Peter Budaj posted his first shutout in more than a year, Darcy Tucker scored his 200th NHL goal, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 1-0 on Saturday night to end a five-game losing streak.

TORONTO – Just because they’re off to a hot start, don’t think the Montreal Canadiens are a happy bunch.The Habs have at least a point in all but two of their 12 games this year, but their captain believes they’ve got a long way to go to have any chance of living up to lofty pre-season predictions.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks scratched goalie Evgeni Nabokov and right-winger Jonathan Cheechoo from their lineup Saturday night because of injuries.

BOSTON – Manny Fernandez made 32 saves, and Chuck Kobasew marked his return to the Bruins lineup with a goal and an assist in Boston’s 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Petr Sykora scored the only goal in the shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.

PHILADELPHIA – Vaclav Prospal and Jussi Jokinen scored second-period goals to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rookie goaltender Steve Mason made 22 saves to remain unbeaten in three career starts and the surging Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Saturday night.

WASHINGTON – Brent Johnson had 28 saves, including a pivotal stop on a penalty shot in the third period, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 3-1 Saturday night to remain unbeaten at home.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs hottest line kept clicking long enough for Mikhail Grabovski to show his former team what he can do.He had a goal and an assist while linemate Niklas Hagman scored twice on Saturday as the Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3.

DETROIT – Marian Hossa scored two goals to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.Kirk Maltby also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions (9-2-2) and Chris Osgood made 24 saves.