Month: December 2008

Flames 3 at Rangers 0First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalty – Ro.Regehr Cal (hooking) 0:15.Second Period1. Calgary, Iginla 14 (Cammalleri, Phaneuf) 15:50Penalties – Voros NYR (tripping) 1:38, Gomez NYR (holding) 5:54, Bourque Cal (hooking) 13:05, Phaneuf Cal (elbowing) 18:27.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Lance Bouma’s goal with 3:49 left in regulation lifted the Vancouver Giants to a 3-2 Western Hockey League victory over the Chilliwack Bruins on Sunday night.

DENVER – Wojtek Wolski, Marek Svatos and Milan Hejduk scored for Colorado in a shootout, Peter Budaj made 34 saves and the Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks for the eighth straight time, 5-4 on Sunday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks built a substantial lead, then held on for a nervous victory.”When you have a 4-1 lead, you have to be able to stay focused,” Anaheim’s Ryan Getzlaf said after he scored twice Sunday night in a Anaheim’s 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

CHICAGO – Ben Eager scored twice, and Andrew Ladd had a goal and three assists for a career-high four points in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 7-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Sunday night.

NEW YORK – Jarome Iginla and David Moss struck for the second straight game, and Calgary workhorse Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 31 shots to earn his 29th NHL shutout in the Flames’ 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. – When Washington tied Carolina in the third period, Paul Maurice implored the Hurricanes to stay positive – even if they had to pretend.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The sagging economy will be front and centre as the NHL’s board of governors convenes for meetings this week.Team owners and executives will be addressed by leading economists from both sides of the border on the longer-term effects the economy is expected to have on the league’s business.

LOS ANGELES – Jason LaBarbera spent considerable time at the end of the Los Angeles Kings bench last month, playing behind Erik Ersberg and preparing himself for another chance.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – By the time Dwayne Roloson stopped a shot with his head and kept playing even when his mask came off, the San Jose Sharks had a good idea their nine-game winning streak wouldn’t make it through the night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Pekka Rinne didn’t expect to even start for the Nashville Predators, let alone pitch a shutout against the Minnesota Wild.

ST. LOUIS – Patrick Berglund scored his eighth goal of the season and added an assist on B.J. Crombeen’s winner for the St. Louis Blues, who snapped a two-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Jeff Carter had no thoughts about taking NHL lead in goals. He would have been just as happy with an assist off a faceoff in overtime.

DETROIT – After allowing a bad goal to give Chicago the lead, Detroit’s Ty Conklin made sure to keep his composure in case the Red Wings fought back.

TORONTO – Life is pretty good right now for 20-year-old Karl Alzner.The Washington Capitals blue-line has been decimated by injuries and Alzner is one of five rearguards who started the season in the American Hockey League, but have since been summoned up to the big club.

TAMPA, Fla. – Derek Roy scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, and Drew Stafford had a goal and two assists to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Jeff Carter’s NHL-leading 19th goal 3:34 into overtime lifted the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Ilya Kovalchuk’s second-period goal helped the Atlanta Thrashers snap a five-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Phil Kessel scored his team-leading 16th goal and Manny Fernandez won his seventh consecutive start as the Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 on Saturday night.

MONTREAL – Zach Parise scored on a power play 31 seconds into overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a hard-fought 2-1 NHL victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.