Month: January 2009

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Atlanta Thrashers acquired centre Rich Peverley on waivers from Nashville on Saturday.The 26-year-old Peverley had two goals and seven assists in 27 games for the Predators this season.

DENVER – The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the season aiming for a Stanley Cup title. Now they’re searching for answers.David Jones had two goals and an assist, Andrew Raycroft made 21 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Saturday, handing the Penguins their seventh loss in eight games.

NEW YORK – Forward Brendan Shanahan is heading back to the New Jersey Devils, the team he started his NHL career with more than 20 years ago.

BOSTON – Despite being passed over for the NHL all-star team, David Krejci continues to pile up points.Krejci had a goal and two assists while Michael Ryder scored twice in the Boston Bruins’ 5-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Ville Peltonen scored twice in a five-goal third period to lead the Florida Panthers to an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday.

EDMONTON – The only thing as elusive as a Western Conference playoff position for the Edmonton Oilers this season has been consistency, and that’s probably not a coincidence.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Ville Peltonen scored twice in a five-goal third period to lead the Florida Panthers to an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday.

NEW YORK – Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien will be behind the Eastern Conference bench and San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan will guide the Western Conference squad at the NHL all-star game in Montreal.

MOSCOW – Marcel Hossa scored three times as a foreign squad led by former NHL MVP Jaromir Jagr edged an all-Russian team 7-6 in the Continental Hockey League’s all-star game in Red Square on Saturday.

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired left-wing Mike Blunden from the Chicago Blackhawks in a trade Saturday for right-wing Adam Pineault.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Toronto F Mikhail Grabovski for three games, without pay, for shoving an official during a game on Jan.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ryan Malone scored his second goal of the game with 9:10 left in the third period to put Tampa Bay ahead for good, and Martin St.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Brad Boyes’ power play goal at 17:50 of the third period propelled the St. Louis Blues to 6-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.

Moline, Ill. – Jamie Lundmark scored the overtime winner as the Quad City Flames edged the Toronto Marlies 3-2 in AHL action Friday.Kyle Greentree and David Van der Gulik also scored for the Flames who improved to 14-16-4-3.

EDMONTON – Patrick Marleau had two goals and Devin Setoguchi added a goal and two assists as the San Jose Sharks hit the 30 win mark in just their 40th game, handing the Edmonton Oilers a 4-1 loss on Friday night.

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Manitoba Moose allowed the first goal, but answered back with six straight, including five in the third period, to beat the Iowa Chops 6-1 in American Hockey League action Friday night.

HAMILTON – Loic Lacasse made 22 saves to earn his first AHL shutout as the Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Lake Erie Monsters 3-0 Friday.It was a night of firsts in Hamilton.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Ryan Miller made 43 saves in regulation and overtime and turned aside three attempts in a shootout, and Ales Kotalik scored the lone goal in the tiebeaker in the Buffalo Sabres’ 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday night.