Month: February 2009

Scoring summaries from Thursday’s NHL games:Canucks 5 at Senators 2First Period1. Vancouver, Burrows 14 (H. Sedin) 3:142. Vancouver, H. Sedin 12 (D.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Patrick Marleau scored his 33rd goal and Joe Thornton had two assists as the San Jose Sharks earned their NHL-best 25th home victory, 4-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Recalled D Brian Salcido from Iowa (AHL). Reassigned D Brett Festerling to Iowa.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Daniel Carcillo wiped the smiles off the Atlanta Thrashers’ faces.Carcillo scored in the eighth round of the shootout and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Thrashers 4-3 on Thursday night to snap a six-game home losing streak.

TORONTO – Justin Pogge suffered another loss in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ goal, but he still did enough to impress his coach.”He played very well, he was solid in goal,” Toronto coach Ron Wilson said after the rookie goaltender stopped 31 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss to the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets.

DALLAS – Raymond Sawada scored his first NHL goal on his 24th birthday, and Fabian Brunnstrom had a goal and an assist to lead the Dallas Stars past the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Thursday night.

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche recalled defenceman Darcy Campbell from Lake Erie of the American Hockey League on Thursday, and placed defenceman John-Michael Liles on injured reserve because of a wrist injury.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Adrian Aucoin scored with 1:10 left in overtime to give the Calgary Flames a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

TORONTO – Their bodies tired and legs heavy from a brutal stretch of five games in seven nights, the Columbus Blue Jackets and captain Rick Nash found enough energy to keep their playoff push going in the right direction.

TAMPA, Fla. – The New Jersey Devils are simply finding ways to win. The same can’t be said about the Tampa Bay Lightning.Zach Parise tied the game in regulation and had one of two New Jersey goals in the shootout to help the Devils beat the Lightning 3-2 on Thursday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. – With his fellow Chicago netminder stuck on injured reserve, Cristobal Huet is making the most of his starts in goal for the Blackhawks.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators looked tired after their recent successful road trip, and the surging Vancouver Canucks took full advantage.Vancouver’s deadly line of Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin and Alex Burrows had nine points, six in the first period alone, as the Canucks downed the Senators 5-2 on Thursday.

PHILADELPHIA – Mike Richards and the Philadelphia Flyers’ top line had a lot of fun at the Buffalo Sabres’ expense.Richards had two goals and three assists for a career-high five points, and Mike Knuble broke a third-period tie to help the Flyers win their third straight game, 6-3 over Buffalo on Thursday night.

PITTSBURGH – Dan Bylsma promised the Pittsburgh Penguins were going to return to their aggressive style of play, with plenty of speed and an up-and-down game that played to their strengths.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – NHL commissioner Gary Bettman downplayed speculation about the Nashville Predators possibly moving to another city.”There is a lot of media speculation from other places about the future of this franchise,” Bettman said Thursday night before the Predators’ game against St.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Eric Staal scored two goals, including one in Carolina’s big first period, and the Hurricanes kept pace in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a 6-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay Lightning defencemen Paul Ranger and Andrej Meszaros are scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery on March 3.Dr. James Andrews will repair labrum tears both players have in their left shoulder.

TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay Lightning defencemen Paul Ranger and Andrej Meszaros are scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery on March 3.Dr. James Andrews will repair labrum tears both players have in their left shoulder.

TORONTO – Time has not taken away any of the joy that Ken Hitchcock gets from being a hockey coach.Even after spending the past 13 seasons in the NHL, he still thrives on the endless preparation and constant pressure that comes with a position that is more lifestyle than job.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – New York Islanders forward Richard Park will miss four weeks because of broken ribs.Park had 15 minutes 53 seconds of ice time Wednesday during a 3-1 road loss to the New York Rangers and showed no sign of injury.