Month: November 2008

MONTREAL – Andrei Markov scored late in the second period and the Montreal Canadiens opened a seven-game homestand with a 3-2 NHL victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The New York Islanders unveiled an unlikely offensive force against the Ottawa Senators: defenceman Freddy Meyer.Meyer scored twice and added an assist, and the Islanders snapped a two-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.

TORONTO – The Brian Burke Era is off to a pretty good start in Toronto.Dominic Moore and Nik Antropov each had a goal and an assist Saturday as the Maple Leafs beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 in front of their new president and general manager.

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche placed defenceman Adam Foote on the injured list Saturday due to injuries to his lower back and knee, and recalled defenceman Aaron MacKenzie from Lake Erie of the AHL.

TORONTO – Brian Burke doesn’t expect to see Mats Sundin in a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater this season.The team’s new president and general manager spoke with Sundin recently and came away from that meeting thinking that the Swede was hoping to join a contender.

LOS ANGELES – Derek Armstrong scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to end a 29-game drought, Alexander Frolov had a goal and an assist in his 400th NHL game, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Saturday.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Josh Bailey, the No. 9 pick in this year’s NHL draft, will remain with the New York Islanders for the entire season instead of returning to his junior team.

ST. LOUIS – Shawn Horcoff had a goal and an assist in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 Saturday afternoon.

TORONTO – The Brian Burke era has arrived for the Toronto Maple Leafs.He was handed the reins of the NHL club during a news conference this afternoon, officially taking over as president and general manager.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Recalled G Corey Crawford from Rockford (AHL). Placed D Aaron Johnson on injured reserve.

WINNIPEG – Jason Jaffrey scored the shootout winner as the Manitoba Moose won their first-ever game against the Iowa Chops 4-3 in AHL action Friday.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – After scoring just two regulation goals in their last four games, the Syracuse Crunch offence sprung for five goals and Dan LaCosta made 43 saves in a 5-1 win over the Toronto Marlies on Friday.

DALLAS – San Jose has piled up win after win in numerous ways this season, and they were all on display Friday night.Dan Boyle scored two goals, Evgeni Nabokov made 25 saves and the NHL-leading San Jose Sharks beat the Dallas Stars 6-2.

ATLANTA – Ryan Suter made sure the Nashville Predators left Atlanta with two points – for a change.The defenceman knocked down a lead pass from Shea Weber and beat Johan Hedberg on a breakaway 1:44 into overtime to give the Predators a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. – The New York Rangers overcame another late tying goal to complete a Florida sweep.Markus Naslund and Nikolai Zherdev scored in the shootout to give the Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins at their own game.Paul Gaustad broke a tie with his second goal, and Drew Stafford had two goals and an assist in the Sabres’ 4-3 comeback victory over Pittsburgh on Friday night.

DETROIT – Marian Hossa scored his second goal of the game with two minutes left to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Friday night.

WASHINGTON – Jose Theodore made 28 saves for the first shutout with Washington, and Alex Ovechkin, Tomas Fleischmann and David Steckel scored goals in the Capitals’ 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Jonas Hiller made 26 saves and Ryan Getzlaf scored late in the second period to help the Anaheim Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 1-0 on Friday.