Month: November 2008

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Sami Salo’s power-play goal 2:27 into overtime gave the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Los Angeles F John Zeiler three games without pay for a boarding incident in a Nov.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Cal Clutterbuck’s first two NHL goals gave Minnesota a badly needed offensive boost and sparked the Wild, who hung on against the injury-depleted and travel-weary Washington Capitals for a 4-3 victory Monday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida forward Richard Zednik will be out for several weeks after injuring his left arm during Monday night’s 3-2 victory over Carolina.

MONTREAL – Ryan O’Byrne scored into his own net on a delayed penalty to send the game to overtime and Bill Guerin scored the clincher in the shootout to give New York Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Gregory Campbell’s goal snapped a tie late in the second period and sent the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.

PHILADELPHIA – Mike Knuble scored two goals, including the tiebreaker at 14:52 of the third period, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 Monday night for their fifth straight victory.

NEW YORK – Brandon Dubinsky scored his first goal in 14 games and Nikolai Zherdev had three assists for the New York Rangers, who stretched the Phoenix Coyotes’ losing streak to six games with a 4-1 victory Monday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Claude Lemieux has signed a tryout contract with the San Jose Sharks in hopes of returning to the NHL after a five-year absence.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Evgeni Nabokov only took five games off last year, so the San Jose Sharks’ workhorse goalie is grateful he’s just about finished with an unwanted three-week vacation this fall.

EDMONTON – As they enter the second quarter of the season out of the Western Conference playoff picture, improving on a 2-2-2 home record is high on a lengthy list of things to do for the Edmonton Oilers.

TORONTO – The NHL has suspended Los Angeles Kings forward John Zeiler for three games for driving Colorado defenceman Adam Foote into the boards from behind.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks tried to put on their business-as-usual face Monday despite indications that star goaltender Roberto Luongo has a long-term injury.

NEW YORK – Boston Bruins centre Marc Savard is the NHL’s first star of the week after leading the league with two goals and six assists in four games.

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes recalled forward Patrick Dwyer from their American Hockey League affiliate Monday, a night after winger Patrick Eaves was injured.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs are shaking up their roster.The team has acquired forward Lee Stempniak from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for defenceman Carlo Colaiacovo and forward Alex Steen.

ZURICH, Switzerland – The NHL and hockey’s world governing body said Monday they want to stage more matches between North American and European club teams.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues have made a three player swap.
The Leafs have sent forward Alex Steen and defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo to the Blues in exchange for winger Lee Stempniak.

Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau – a player and coach at the American League level before joining the Capitals – has been selected as a member of the class of 2009 for the AHL Hall of Fame.

TAMPA, Fla. – Dainius Zubrus tied a team record with four goals to help New Jersey win its season-high fourth straight game, 7-3 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.