Month: March 2009

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Blackhawks 1 at Canadiens 4First Period1. Montreal, Kovalev 23, 0:25Penalties – Higgins Mtl (tripping) 2:04, Keith Chi (hooking) 7:37, Johnson Chi (fighting), A

Results Tuesday: AHL Bridgeport 5 Albany 3Houston 6 Iowa 2ECHL Florida 4 Gwinnett 2Idaho 3 Phoenix 2IHL Port Huron 4 Bloomington 0Central PlayoffsNo Games Scheduled

LOS ANGELES – Brendan Morrison scored two power-play goals, Marty Turco stopped 26 shots, and the Dallas Stars snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Tuesday night

EDMONTON – Captain Scott Niedermayer sparked his team with a goal and two assists as the Anaheim Ducks moved into a playoff position with a much-needed 5-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Henrik Sedin scored in overtime and Roberto Luongo stopped 33 shots, leading the Vancouver Canucks over the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Tuesday night

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Signed C MacGregor Sharp to a two-year contract.COLORADO AVALANCHE-Recalled D Ray Macias from Lake Erie (AHL)

SUNRISE, Fla. – Richard Zednik and Bryan McCabe scored power-play goals late in the second period and lifted the Florida Panthers to a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night

MONTREAL – Alex Kovalev scored in the first minute and added an assist as Montreal downed the Chicago Blackhawks and former Canadiens goaltender Cristobal Huet 4-1 Tuesday

BOSTON – Manny Fernandez stopped 24 shots and the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins won their fourth straight game, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Tuesday night

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Raffi Torres scored early in the third period and Steve Mason made the go-ahead goal stand up as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 Tuesday night in a key Western Conference showdown

DENVER – Defenceman Ray Macias is expected to make his NHL debut for the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night against Phoenix after being recalled from the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL

Doug Armstrong has two big reasons to be monitoring the NHL’s playoff races closely.Not only are his St. Louis Blues making a strong push in the Western Conference, he’s also trying to assemble the Canadian team for the upcoming IIHF World Hockey Championship

NEWARK, N.J. – Head coach Brent Sutter didn’t need to watch the videotapes of the last five games to discover why the New Jersey Devils are on their longest losing streak of the season

TORONTO – The Hockey Hall of Fame is revamping its bylaws in a move that signals it is ready to admit its first female player.Starting in 2010, the Hall will consider male and female candidates separately

MONTREAL – The battle is still on between Chicago’s Cristobal Huet and Nikolai Khabibulin for the starting goaltender’s job in the NHL playoffs

TORONTO – A member of hockey’s famous Hanson family is joining the Toronto Maple Leafs.Christian Hanson, the son of Dave from “Slap Shot” movie fame, has signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the team

AHL No Games Scheduled.ECHL Mississippi 5 Charlotte 4IHL No Games Scheduled.Central Playoffs Conference Semifinals(Best-of-7)Colorado 4 Bossier-Shreveport 3(Colorado leads series 2-0)QMJHL PlayoffsNo Games Scheduled

Scoring summaries from Monday’s games in the NHL:Sharks 2 at Flames 1First Period1. San Jose, Boyle 15 (Thornton, Pavelski) 6:11 (pp)2. Calgary, Iginla 32 (Langkow, Phaneuf) 15:09Penalties – Conroy Cal (hooking) 5:33, Aucoin Cal (delay of game) 5:36, Ehrhoff SJ (roughing), Jokinen Cal (cross-checking) 14:40

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Petr Prucha scored 53 seconds into overtime to lift the Phoenix Coyotes to a 6-5 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Signed D Mark Mitera to a three-year entry-level contract and assigned him to Iowa (AHL)