Month: March 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio – As if it’s not enough to beat teams on the ice or in the standings, coach Ken Hitchcock knows his Columbus Blue Jackets also must overcome the perception that they’re still a bunch of lovable losers

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks have activated goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin from injured reserve and sent goalie Antti Niemi to Rockford of the AHL

NAPLES, Fla. – Gary Bettman would be happy to sit down with Georges Laraque and talk about fighting.The NHL commissioner thinks he might be able to convince the Montreal Canadiens tough guy that rule changes proposed by general managers this week aren’t actually so bad for enforcers

TORONTO – A study led by York University says bodychecking in youth hockey leagues is associated with an increased risk of injury to players

Peter Pocklington – Canada’s formerly famous high-flying millionaire businessman and owner of hockey’s dynastic Edmonton Oilers – was arrested by the FBI in his California condo Wednesday on charges he lied and concealed assets during bankruptcy proceedings

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – The wife of hockey great Gordie Howe was remembered Wednesday as a resilient, “valued woman” who became one of the first female sports agents

AHL Bridgeport 2 Lowell 1Binghamton 3 Portland 1Houston 3 Quad City 1ECHL Charlotte 4 Gwinnett 1South Carolina 3 Mississippi 2IHL No Games Scheduled

Detailed summaries from Tuesday’s games:.THE CANADIAN PRESSIslanders 2 at Maple Leafs 3 (OT) First Period1. Toronto, Stempniak 12 (Finger, Blake) 17:272

ST. LOUIS – David Perron and the St. Louis Blues got off to a fast start Tuesday night and never let up.Perron had two goals, and the Blues scored on three of their first eight shots in a 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars

DENVER – For the second time in three starts, Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen skated off with a shutout.Lehtonen stopped 35 shots in the Thrashers’ 3-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night for his third shutout of the season and 14th of his NHL career

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sergei Fedorov scored 2:20 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Assigned F David Van der Gulik and F Brett Sutter to Quad City (AHL)

PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin scored Pittsburgh’s first goal and then decided the shootout for the Penguins, who rallied from two goals down in the third period and beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 Tuesday night for their seventh consecutive victory

ST. PAUL, Minn. – On the scoreboard and in the standings, the San Jose Sharks were a winning team again.But on the ice, they’re still struggling to play the part of Western Conference co-leaders

MONTREAL – Saku Koivu scored the tying goal and got the winner on a power play in overtime as the Montreal Canadiens gave new coach Bob Gainey a comeback 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night

DETROIT – Johan Franzen’s goal 3:35 into overtime gave the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night.Franzen skated across the high slot and beat Ilya Bryzgalov for his 27th goal

TORONTO – Two teams going nowhere stumbled into overtime before Mikhail Grabovski’s goal gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Steve Mason earned his NHL-best ninth shutout of the season, stopping 35 shots and making Raffi Torres’ third-period goal stand up in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night

PHILADELPHIA – All Jeff Carter had to do to snap out of a scoring funk was shoot the puck.Carter scored two goals in the third period, Scott Hartnell also had a pair and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Tuesday night

NEWARK, N.J. – Martin Brodeur moved within two wins of tying Patrick Roy’s NHL career record, making 35 saves in the New Jersey Devils’ 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night