Month: November 2008

TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Mike Smith missed Sunday’s game with New Jersey because of an undisclosed lower-body injury.Olaf Kolzig replaced Smith, who is listed as day to day.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Jason Arnott and Shea Weber scored two goals apiece Sunday to help the Nashville Predators to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.

LOS ANGELES – The Colorado Avalanche extended their winning streak in shootouts to eight with two goals, even after losing two players to aggressive checks against the boards.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Coach Todd McLellan insisted his San Jose Sharks had a good bit of rink rust after a four-day layoff. He thought their legs were heavy and their passes weren’t crisp for about 30 minutes.

CALGARY – Jiri Hudler notched the game-winning goal and had an assist as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Saturday night.

PEORIA, Ill. – The Hamilton Bulldogs may have been outshot 47 to 23, but they were still able to beat the Peoria Rivermen 7-4 on Saturday thanks to five third-period goals.

TORONTO – Chicago hope is back.The Chicago Blackhawks, with just one playoff appearance in the past decade, look like they’re finally learning how to win.

DALLAS – Ryan Getzlaf scored in the third round of the shootout after goaltender Jonas Hiller denied two of three Dallas shooters and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Stars 2-1 on Saturday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Brad Boyes scored twice and backup goaltender Chris Mason made a season-high 31 saves to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers took advantage of their power play in overtime. The Phoenix Coyotes didn’t.Mike Richards’ wrist shot from the slot 1:35 into the extra session lifted Philadelphia over the Coyotes 4-3 and extended the Flyers’ winning streak to four games on Saturday night.

MONTREAL – Blake Wheeler scored while Tim Thomas stopped all three shots in the shootout as the streaking Boston Bruins earned a 3-2 victory Saturday night to spoil Patrick Roy night for the Montreal Canadiens and a sellout crowd of 21,273 at the Bell Centre.

PHILADELPHIA – Mike Richards’ wrist shot from the slot 1:35 into overtime lifted Philadelphia over the Phoenix Coyotes 4-3 and extended the Flyers’ winning streak to four games on Saturday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Joey MacDonald made 35 saves, and the New York Islanders sent the reeling Buffalo Sabres to their fifth straight loss, 4-2 on Saturday night.

TORONTO – David Bolland spoiled the party on Wendel Clark Night.The Chicago Blackhawks forward scored 49 seconds into overtime as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on the night Clark’s No.

PITTSBURGH – An injury to Roberto Luongo put a chill into the Vancouver Canucks’ hot streak.The two-time Vezina Trophy finalist hurt his groin less than five minutes into Vancouver’s game against Pittsburgh on Saturday, but Pavol Demitra scored twice and Daniel and Henrik Sedin had three points each in the Canucks’ 3-1 win over the Penguins.

MONTREAL – Patrick Roy got a standing ovation that went on more than several minutes at the Bell Centre as the goaltending great had his No. 33 jersey retired by the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The New York Islanders recalled centre Jeremy Colliton from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL on Saturday.The promotion comes a day after New York centre Frans Nielsen was laid out by an elbow from Devils defenceman Mike Mottau in the third period of Friday night’s game at New Jersey.

TORONTO – Wendel Clark is now part of elite company.The former Maple Leafs captain had his No. 17 raised to the rafters at Air Canada Centre during a ceremony on Saturday night.

TORONTO – The Toronto Marlies returned home and just kept on winning.Justin Pogge stopped 33 shots for the Marlies in a 3-2 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in AHL action Saturday afternoon at the Ricoh Coliseum.

OTTAWA – A new look brought a new result for the Ottawa Senators Saturday afternoon as they beat the New York Rangers 4-1.The Senators (7-9-4) who had been mired in a six-game losing streak finally managed to pick up two points as they unveiled their new third jersey.