Month: March 2009

DALLAS – With top scoring threats Brenden Morrow, Brad Richards and Jere Lehtinen out with injuries, the Dallas Stars need a lift from other sources

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The turning point for the New York Rangers took place behind closed doors.After watching his team fall behind during a tentative and shy first period, new Rangers coach John Tortorella let the club know that enough was enough

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens gained a little ground on their Eastern Conference playoff rivals Thursday night, but there wasn’t much celebrating going on at the Bell Centre

TORONTO – The Tampa Bay Lightning might not be 29th in the 30-team NHL if they got to play the Maple Leafs more often.A 4-1 victory Thursday night improved their record against Toronto this season to 3-0

DETROIT – The Calgary Flames turned a late two-goal deficit into two big points in the Western Conference standings.Olli Jokinen and Mike Cammalleri scored shootout goals to give Calgary a 6-5 comeback victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Antoine Vermette has never missed the playoffs. The Columbus Blue Jackets have never made them.One of those streaks is about to end

BOSTON – Aaron Ward hopped out of the penalty box and found himself on a breakaway.He was more familiar with the former than the latter. “I’ve never scored on a breakaway

PHILADELPHIA – Alex Ovechkin stood alone on the ice in front of the Philadelphia net waiting for the puck.Great positioning for the reigning MVP, big mistake for Philadelphia

NEWARK, N.J. – During his 15-year career, Martin Brodeur has played for Stanley Cups, Olympic gold medals and world championships.A relatively easy 26-save performance on Thursday night in the New Jersey Devils’ 5-2 win over the hapless Phoenix Coyotes has put Brodeur in position to return home to Montreal and play for something just as important – Patrick Roy’s NHL mark for career wins by a goaltender

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Despite a big win over a team Buffalo is battling with in the Eastern Conference playoff race, Sabres forward Thomas Vanek knows there are plenty of games left before the final post-season seedings are decided

NEW YORK – Alf Pike, a member of the New York Rangers’ 1940 Stanley Cup championship team, who later coached the club has died. He was 91.Pike, who spent six seasons as a Rangers player and two as coach, died March 1 in Calgary

According to a report in the Calgary Herald the Flames are likely going to find a new home for their American League affiliate.
Currently, the Quad City Flames represent Calgary’s farm team out of Illinois

The Edmonton Oilers have activated captain Ethan Moreau from the injured reserve list.He’s been sidelined since Feb. 28 when he took a stick in the eye during a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild

Peter Pocklington’s California tax lawyer says the former owner of the Edmonton Oilers is the innocent victim of a vengeful witch hunt by a legal system on a crusade against corporate crime

Lightning 2 at Senators 3 (OT) First Period1. Tampa Bay, Murphy 4 (Lecavalier, St. Louis) 2:37 (pp)2. Ottawa, Shannon 3 (Spezza, Alfredsson) 4:53 (pp)Penalties – Bell Ott (tripping) 1:44, Artyukhin TB, Donovan Ott (unsportsmanlike) 2:37, Welch TB (hooking) 4:02, Artyukhin TB (double minor roughing, misconduct), Ruutu Ott (roughing) 8:36, Malone TB (closing hand on puck) 12:41, Petiot TB (hooking) 19:07

AHL Syracuse 3 Toronto 1 Albany 5 Norfolk 3Binghamton 5 Worcester 2Iowa 2 Chicago 1Milwaukee 3 Rockford 2Springfield 3 Hershey 2 (SO)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 8 Philadelphia 5ECHL Victoria 9 Ontario 4Alaska 5 Phoenix 0Idaho 2 Utah 1 (SO)Mississippi 3 South Carolina 2 (SO)Reading 4 Wheeling 2IHL Kalamazoo 3 Bloomington 2 (SO)Central Arizona 4 Amarillo 2QMJHL P

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Scott Niedermayer scored at 3:37 of overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks got vital contributions from newcomers Erik Christensen, Ryan Whitney and Petteri Nokelainen to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday night

CHICAGO – Kris Versteeg broke a tie in a shootout and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Carolina 3-2 on Wednesday night to end the Hurricanes’ winning streak at four games

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Kevin Lalande made 32 saves to backstop the Syracuse Crunch to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday night in AHL action

OTTAWA – Mike Fisher scored the winning goal at 2:38 of overtime Wednesday night as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2