Month: January 2009

BUFFALO – Buffalo Sabres defenceman Andrej Sekera will be out for at least two weeks with an ankle injury.Coach Lindy Ruff said the team will evaluate Sekera, 22, in at least a couple of weeks – “or maybe longer” – after Chicago forward Dustin Byfuglien checked the Slovak into the boards in Buffalo’s loss to the Blackhawks on Wednesday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets claimed goaltender Wade Dubielewicz off waivers from the New York Islanders on Saturday and assigned goaltender Dan LaCosta to the club’s American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse.

DALLAS – Mike Ribeiro scored the lone goal in the shootout, Marty Turco stopped all three shots he saw in the tiebreaker and the Dallas Stars beat Los Angeles 3-2 Saturday to extend the Kings’ skid to four.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings activated Jack Johnson from the injured reserve list Saturday after the defenceman missed 41 games because of a shoulder injury.

PHILADELPHIA – Simon Gagne hated the mornings he would wake up with that familiar pounding headache.He couldn’t even blame a night of revelry.

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers traded goaltender Mathieu Garon to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in exchange for netminder Dany Sabourin, forward Ryan Stone and a fourth-round pick in the 2011 NHL entry draft.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired goaltender Mathieu Garon from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for forward Ryan Stone, goaltender Dany Sabourin and a fourth round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

NEW YORK – Just as no kid wants to walk through the halls of high school with a “kick me” sign taped to his back, NHL teams have gone to new lengths this season to eliminate inviting targets and protect injured players.

HOUSTON – Corey Locke, Morten Madsen and Matt Beaudoin all scored for Houston in the shootout as the Aeros topped the Toronto Marlies 3-2 in American Hockey League action Friday.

DENVER – Shawn Horcoff broke a tie with 6:35 left, and Mathieu Garon made 37 saves in the Edmonton Oilers’ 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCOLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Activated LW Raffi Torres from injured reserve.PITTSBURGH PENGUINS-Recalled F Janne Pesonen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

CHICAGO – The New York Rangers put on a special-teams clinic at the Chicago Blackhawks’ expense.Chris Drury scored his second power-play goal of the game at 2:23 of overtime, tipping in Wade Redden’s shot to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory Friday night.

HAMILTON – Loic Lacasse stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Lake Erie Monsters 4-0 in AHL action Friday.

ATLANTA – Newcomer Rich Peverley scored the winning goal for the Atlanta Thrashers, then credited Ilya Kovalchuk with the victory.Peverley scored by knocking in a rebound of Kovalchuk’s shot with 1:09 left in overtime to give the Thrashers a 4-3 comeback victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. – A different approach to shootouts worked out well for Simon Gagne, Antero Niittymaki and the Philadelphia Flyers.Gagne scored the only goal in the shootout, and Niittymaki stopped all three Florida shooters in the Flyers’ 3-2 victory Friday night.

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby’s absence gave Matt Cooke a chance to show off his scoring skills.With Pittsburgh playing without Crosby for the first time this season, Cooke scored twice in a 43-second span in the Penguins’ 3-1 victory over Anaheim on Friday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The New Jersey Devils thought it was the proper call. The Columbus Blue Jackets didn’t think anything about it was right.John Madden scored a controversial goal to help the Devils overcome a third-period deficit and beat the Blue Jackets 2-1 on Friday night.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Jason Krog scored a hat trick and added an assist as the Manitoba Moose held on for 6-4 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins in AHL action Friday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Niklas Backstrom is so determined to succeed, so disciplined in his focus that upon learning of his first all-star selection last week he expressed relief the news was delivered on a day without a game.