Month: December 2008

DETROIT – Nicklas Lidstrom scored 3:50 into overtime to complete Detroit’s comeback from a two-goal deficit and lift the Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Thomas Vanek scored twice, including his league-leading 22nd goal, in Buffalo’s 4-2 comeback win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday night, the Lightning’s ninth straight defeat.

WASHINGTON – Capitals goalie Brent Johnson shut down the Eastern Conference’s top offence, and Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Alexandre Giroux scored, leading Washington to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.

DALLAS – Stars executives met Wednesday to discuss what to do about Sean Avery, the feisty forward who’s been suspended by the NHL and written off by his teammates and coach.

WASHINGTON – The injury-depleted Washington Capitals dipped into the AHL yet again, recalling forward Oskar Osala from Hershey before Wednesday night’s game against Boston.

Angelo Esposito isn’t looking for any sympathy.
The 19-year-old from Montreal is trying out for the Canadian junior hockey team for a fourth time after getting cut in his three previous attempts.

MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mathieu Dandenault had surgery to repair his broken left arm, the NHL club announced Wednesday.Dandenault left Montreal’s 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night in the second period after being hit along the boards by Dustin Boyd.

DENVER – An accident with a snowblower will sideline Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic until March.Sakic underwent surgery to repair three broken fingers and tendon damage Tuesday night and is expected to miss three months.

While it appears the Canadian team for the World Junior Championship won’t be getting any help from the NHL this year, the Russian team will have its most talented forward.

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Flames 1 at Canadiens 4First Period1. Montreal, Lang 9 (Kovalev, Markov) 3:41Penalties – Gorges Mtl (tripping) 4:27, Sarich Cal (hooking) 17:06, Regehr Cal (boarding) 19:28.

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueCHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Placed RW Adam Burish on injured reserve. Recalled LW Pascal Pelletier from Rockford (AHL).

DENVER – Cody McLeod scored twice, Chris Stewart added his first NHL goal and Colorado routed the Los Angeles Kings 6-1 on Tuesday night, the Avalanche’s fourth straight win at home.

MONTREAL – Calgary Flames coach Mike Keenan didn’t seem overly upset with his team Tuesday after a 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, but he was definitely angry at the officiating tandem of Chris Rooney and Paul Devorski.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Defenceman Alexander Edler scored a power-play goal 24 seconds into the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks pulled out a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL – Robert Lang had two goals and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens overcame injuries to Christopher Higgins and Mathieu Dandenault to post a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

PHILADELPHIA – Simon Gagne scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with less than nine minutes left to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sabres goalie Ryan Miller on Tuesday accused an NHL referee of using a profanity in response to a question the player asked during Buffalo’s 4-3 win at Pittsburgh a night earlier.

ATLANTA – A jury has ruled that Turner Broadcasting System should pay US$316 million to a Texas businessman who claims the media giant breached a contract while he was negotiating to buy Atlanta’s pro basketball and hockey teams, along with a downtown arena.

Things have worked out very well for defenceman Dan Boyle since he was traded to San Jose from Tampa Bay last summer.The 32-year-old Ottawa native is thriving with the Sharks, who have been dominant this season with only three regulation losses in their first 27 games.

MONTREAL – Matt D’Agostini was pegged as a goal-scorer when the Montreal Canadiens drafted him 190th overall in 2005 and so far, their guess is looking good.