Month: February 2009

Movements in the world of hockey:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Assigned D Brendan Mikkelson to Iowa (AHL).COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Placed G Steve Mason on injured reserve, retroactive to Feb.

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s games:Oilers 2 at Wild 3 (SO)First Period1. Edmonton, Souray 14 (Grebeshkov, Hemsky) 6:26 (pp)2. Minnesota, Belanger 11 (Nolan, Johnsson) 18:19Penalties – Sheppard Min (hooking) 4:29, Clutterbuck Min (tripping) 6:08, Boogaard Min (slashing) 9:35, Souray Edm (roughing) 9:46, Veilleux Min (slashing) 14:43.

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Guillaume Desbiens scored the winning goal as the Manitoba Moose beat the Manchester Monarchs 3-2 in American Hockey League action Sunday.

DALLAS – Brian Sutherby scored a short-handed goal, Brad Richards had a power-play goal and an assist, and the Dallas Stars ended the Nashville Predators’ four-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory Sunday night.

TORONTO – Tim Stapleton’s all-star break resolution is paying off.Stapleton scored three of his four goals in the first period as the Toronto Marlies drilled the visiting Grand Rapids Griffins 10-5 in American Hockey League play Sunday.

TORONTO – Tim Stapleton scored three goals in the first period as the Toronto Marlies drilled the visiting Grand Rapids Griffins 10-5 in American Hockey League play Sunday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Mikko Koivu’s shootout goal lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.Koivu skated in on Dwayne Roloson’s right side and slipped the puck through the five-hole after teammates Antti Miettinen, Marek Zidlicky and Brent Burns all failed to score.

ATLANTA – Jeff Carter scored twice and the Philadelphia Flyers withstood an Atlanta comeback to extend their domination of the Thrashers, holding on for a 3-2 victory Sunday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres are going to have to make due without top goal-scorer Thomas Vanek.The NHL team announced Sunday that the winger is expected to be out of the lineup for three to four weeks with a fractured jaw.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild assigned defencemen Kurtis Foster to their American Hockey League affiliate in Houston on Sunday to start a conditioning assignment.

PITTSBURGH – Marian Hossa reminded the Pittsburgh Penguins of how good he was during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Ty Conklin reminded them of how good he was last season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have put rookie goaltender Steve Mason on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 4 because he has been sidelined with a viral infection.

Scoring summaries from Saturday’s games:Ducks 2 at Flames 1 First Period1. Anaheim, Ryan 18 (Ebbett) 4:55Penalties – None.Second Period2. Anaheim, Perry 20, 19:31Penalties – Brown Ana (interference) 4:02, Sarich Cal (interference) 7:17, Parros Ana, Roy Cal (fighting) 12:12, R.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – A productive power play helps but the Vancouver Canucks can’t expect it to be the difference every game, says Mats Sundin.Especially after they are still digging out from being snowed under by an eight-game NHL losing streak.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Tuomo Ruutu scored twice, and Sergei Samsonov added a goal and three assists to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat Phoenix 7-2 on Saturday night, the Coyotes’ sixth straight loss.

ST. LOUIS – Brad Boyes had a goal and an assist in a 31-second span of the second period, and Chris Mason made 23 saves to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Saturday night.

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues forward Paul Kariya will have surgery on his right hip, a month after he had his left hip repaired.The surgery will be performed Tuesday by Dr.

TAMPA, Fla. – Mike McKenna made 28 saves for his first NHL shutout, and Gary Roberts scored in the third period in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 1-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.

OTTAWA – Mike Fisher scored the winning goal of the shootout Saturday as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2.Fisher was the third of four shooters for the Senators to beat Ryan Miller while Ottawa netminder Brian Elliott allowed two Sabres to score in the shootout, but the Senators won when Derek Roy shot over the net with the final shot.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Christian Backman scored at 1:33 of overtime, Dan LaCosta made 28 saves in his first NHL start and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak.