Month: December 2008

Scoring summaries from Wednesday’s NHL games:Thrashers 1 at Senators 5First Period1. Ottawa, Heatley 13 (Bell, Alfredsson) 1:182. Atlanta, Boulton 1 (Crabb, Slater) 2:533.

EDMONTON – Lubomir Visnovsky, Ales Hemsky and Andrew Cogliano led the way with a goal and an assist each as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars 5-2 Wednesday, ending a five-game losing streak at home.

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Traded LW Joakim Lindstrom to Phoenix for D Logan Stephenson and assigned Stephenson to Iowa (AHL).

CHICAGO – Jonathan Toews broke a tie with 1:35 left in regulation in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two nights after getting embarrassed, Minnesota got back to its kind of hockey with strong defence and an opportunistic offence.

NEW YORK – Petr Prucha’s clutch goal was a month in the making.Banished to the role of Broadway extra, Prucha returned to the Rangers’ lineup in a big way Wednesday night by scoring late in the third period in New York’s 3-2 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

OTTAWA – A 21-year man was taken to an Ottawa hospital Wednesday night after falling from the third level at Scotiabank Place during the Senators’ 5-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers.

OTTAWA – Dany Heatley and the Ottawa Senators got off to a quick start and made sure the Atlanta Thrashers didn’t have a chance at another electric comeback.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks acquired defenceman Logan Stephenson from the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday for left wing Joakim Lindstrom.

TORONTO – Even after all these years, Canadians just can’t seem to get enough of Grapes – and there sure is a lot of him to go around right now.

The Hockey News, a staple for fans for more than 60 years, is set to launch a new radio show on XM Canada, the country’s leading satellite radio service, Friday, Dec.

Shea Weber figures the road to Vancouver runs through Nashville.While there isn’t an NHL defenceman with better individual stats so far this season, Weber thinks the best thing he can do to impress the decision-makers for Canada’s 2010 Olympic team is help the Predators have success this season.

Stefan Legein, a 20-year-old prospect for the Columbus Blue Jackets who decided to quit hockey before this season, has decided he wants to return, according to the Columbus Post-Dispatch.

OTTAWA – Almost half of the Canadian junior hockey team’s roster is made up of players under the age of 18.

The 2009 world junior hockey championship, hosted by Ottawa starting Dec.

Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic will miss at least the next six weeks so he can receive treatment for a herniated disc in his back.
Sakic, who hasn’t played since he left the game early Nov.

TORONTO – Sean Avery will face the music Thursday in New York.The Dallas Stars super-pest is scheduled to meet with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at 10:30 a.

USA Hockey announced the 22-player roster for the 2009 World Junior Championship Wednesday. The squad will compete at the tournament in Ottawa,Dec.

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes have fired head coach Peter Laviolette, who led the team to the Stanley Cup in 2006.The Hurricanes scheduled a news conference for 11:30 a.

The Carolina Hurricanes have called a press conference where they will announce head coach Peter Laviolette has been relieved of his duties and will be replaced by former bench boss Paul Maurice.

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s games:Maple Leafs 2 at Sharks 5First Period1. San Jose, Setoguchi 13 (Thornton, R.Blake) 1:152. San Jose, Thornton 7 (Pavelski, Marleau) 6:353.