Month: February 2009

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes placed forward Justin Williams on the injured reserve list Thursday.He broke his hand when he was hit by teammate Anton Babchuk’s shot during the first period of Sunday’s win at Buffalo.

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have recalled right-winger Raymond Sawada from the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League and sent Chris Conner to the AHL affiliate in Peoria.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators will be without captain Daniel Alfredsson for at least a week the result of a fractured jaw.The 36-year-old Swede suffered the injury late in the club’s 3-2 overtime loss Tuesday night in Colorado after being struck in the face by a puck.

STOCKHOLM – The NHL is returning to Europe.The Detroit Red Wings will open the 2009-2010 regular season against the St. Louis Blues with a two-game series in Stockholm.

BECKET, Mass. – Three people were seriously injured when a bus carrying the AHL’s Albany River Rats rolled on its side on Interstate 90 in western Massachusetts early Thursday, state police said.

Results Wednesday:AHL Toronto 8 Syracuse 5Binghamton 6 Norfolk 3Bridgeport 1 Hartford 0Chicago 3 Iowa 2 (OT)Grand Rapids 2 Rochester 1 (SO)Lowell 3 Albany 2 (SO)Peoria 5 San Antonio 0Quad City 3 Lake Erie 2ECHL Bakersfield 6 Utah 5Gwinnett 3 Mississippi 2Idaho 4 Las Vegas 3 (OT)Ontario 5 Victoria 3South Carolina 4 Dayton 1Trenton 4 Reading 1IHL Port Huron 1 Bloomington 0Central No Games Scheduled.

Scoring summaries from Wednesday’s NHL games:Canadiens 3 at Capitals 4 (SO)First Period1. Montreal, Higgins 8 (Markov, D’Agostini) 2:33 (pp)2.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Anze Kopitar scored on a third-period power play and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 Wednesday night.Ryan Getzlaf tied it at 2 for the Ducks early in the third period, but Dustin Brown and Kopitar responded with the man advantage.

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueBUFFALO SABRES-Reassigned F Nathan Gerbe to Portland (AHL).CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Placed G Nikolai Khabibulin and RW Patrick Sharp on injured reserve.

WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin scored another spectacular goal while sliding on the ice and the Washington Capitals went on to a 4-3 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.

DETROIT – Nicklas Lidstrom and Johan Franzen each had two goals and an assist and the Detroit Red Wings got five power-play goals to beat the Nashville Predators 6-2 Wednesday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Steve Mason made 21 saves – none bigger than a key stop in the closing seconds – to lead Columbus past the St. Louis Blues 4-3 Wednesday night.

TORONTO – Jiri Tlusty had the first five-goal game in Marlies history as Toronto took a wild 8-5 win over the Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday in the AHL.

NEW YORK – Scott Gomez’s power-play goal in the second period snapped a tie and gave the Rangers and coach Tom Renney a much-needed win Wednesday night, 3-1 over the New York Islanders.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The owner of the Phoenix Coyotes has confirmed news reports that the team has received expressions of interest from potential investors in the team.

WASHINGTON – Mike Green has changed his mind and has decided the Hockey Hall of Fame can have his record-breaking stick.The Washington Capitals defenceman on Wednesday said he’ll donate to the Hall of Fame the stick that served him so well during his eight-game goal-scoring streak, the longest by a defenceman in NHL history.

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins skated, worked on the power play, gathered at the chalk board. They worked on the penalty kill, skated, and returned to the chalk board.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres re-assigned rookie forward Nathan Gerbe to their AHL team in Portland on Wednesday, clearing the way for centre Paul Gaustad to make his return from a shoulder injury that has sidelined him the past six games.

Washington Capitals defenceman Mike Green says becoming an NHL scoring machine has much to do with his coach Bruce Boudreau.It has been since the free-wheeling Boudreau replaced the defensive-minded Glen Hanlon behind the bench early in the 2007-08 season that Green has become the NHL’s hottest-scoring defenceman.

According to a report in the Denver Post, Peter Forsberg was unable to suit up for Modo Tuesday night because of his chronic foot injury.
"I will think for a couple of days before I make a decision, but it doesn’t look good," Forsberg said to the media in Sweden.