Month: November 2008

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers acquired centre Nick Tarnasky from the Nashville Predators on Thursday in exchange for right-winger Wade Belak.

The Nashville Predators have acquired tough guy Wade Belak from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Nick Tarnasky.

Belak, 32, has appeared in 15 games for the Panthers in 2008-09, recording 25 penalty minutes.

BOSTON – The Bruins reassigned defenceman Matt Lashoff to the team’s AHL affiliate in Providence on Thursday.The 22-year-old Lashoff was called up Nov.

BOSTON – The Bruins reassigned defenceman Matt Lashoff to the team’s AHL affiliate in Providence on Thursday.The 22-year-old Lashoff was called up Nov.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have placed Luke Richardson on waivers, a move that could lead to the veteran defenceman’s retirement.If he clears waivers by noon ET Friday, he’ll be eligible to play for the club’s AHL affiliate in Binghamton.

Fans of the Montreal Canadiens are intent on seeing an all-Habs starting lineup for the Eastern Conference at the NHL all-star game. Fair enough – the league let’s fans vote in the starters to help create interest and that would certainly bring some serious buzz to the Bell Centre on Jan.

Scoring summaries from Wednesday’s NHL games:Canadiens 3 at Red Wings 1First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Franzen Det (tripping) 5:02, Kopecky Det (delay of game) 9:08.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Joe Thornton scored on a give-and-go with Ryane Clowe 45 seconds into overtime, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Wednesday night for their fifth consecutive victory.

EDMONTON – Anze Kopitar scored in the second period to secure the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueDETROIT RED WINGS-Assigned RW Darren McCarty to Grand Rapids (AHL). Recalled F Darren Helm from Grand Rapids.

DENVER – The final score was Colorado 3, St. Louis 1.In the Stastny household, however, the scoreboard reads Paul 1, Yan 0. Daniel Tjarnqvist scored his first goal in almost two years Wednesday night to lift the Avalanche to the 3-1 victory over the Blues and make Paul Stastny a winner in his first NHL matchup against older brother Yan.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Loui Eriksson had a goal and two assists and the Dallas Stars overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Wednesday night.

TAMPA, Fla. – Markus Naslund scored twice and had one of two New York goals in a shootout to lead the Rangers past the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2 on Wednesday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Johnny Oduya scored 4:04 into overtime to give New Jersey a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night, the Devils’ fifth consecutive victory.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Sidney Crosby scored a goal and set up two by Evgeni Malkin in a 5:35 span of the third period for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who rallied for a 5-3 win against the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.

DETROIT – Carey Price made 32 saves, and Maxim Lapierre, Tomas Plekanec and Christopher Higgins scored second-period goals in the Montreal Canadiens’ 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A gritty effort finally produced the results the Buffalo Sabres desperately needed.Derek Roy scored twice and the Sabres beat the Northeast Division-leading Boston Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin had his sixth career hat trick and added an assist to help the Washington Capitals end a three-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Wayne Gretzky could only shake his head.During a six-game losing skid, the Phoenix coach had seen his team play well and lose.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Simon Gagne had two goals and an assist to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to their sixth straight victory, 3-1 over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.