Month: March 2009

Mike Van Ryn’s injury riddled season is finally over.

Toronto Maple Leafs’ head coach Ron Wilson told reporters Monday that the blueliner had suffered a torn medial collateral ligament and would miss the remainder of the season

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes recalled centre Brandon Sutter for the game against the New York Rangers on Monday night.Sutter was recalled from Albany of the AHL and will suit up against the Rangers, general Manager Jim Rutherford said

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Stephane Veilleux scored twice and Niklas Backstrom made 36 saves to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Sunday night in a matchup of teams scrambling to climb into the playoff picture

DALLAS – Carey Price made 31 saves, and Montreal killed nine of 10 power plays in the Canadiens’ 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night

HAMILTON – Jeremy Williams scored three power-play goals as the Toronto Marlies beat the Hamilton Bulldogs 4-3 in American Hockey League action Sunday

TERRACE, B.C. – Terrace may be small, but when it comes to a hockey fight the community has enough passion to keep up with any NHL tough guy

ATLANTA – Miikka Kiprusoff took full responsibility for the Calgary Flames’ loss to the lowly Atlanta Thrashers.”You have to give your team a chance to win,” said Kiprusoff, the NHL leader with 39 victories

NAPLES, Fla. – The issue of fighting in hockey is about to be placed under the microscope.With the NHL’s 30 general managers set to gather for their annual meetings from Monday to Wednesday, fighting will dominate the discussion

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Yann Danis stopped 40 shots to help the New York Islanders beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 Sunday.The Islanders got goals from Jeff Tambellini, Josh Bailey and Kyle Okposo to win their second straight at Nassau Coliseum, where they are 9-2-2 in their last 13 games

CHICAGO – Peter Budaj made 24 saves and Marek Svatos and Ryan Smyth each had a goal and an assist to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Sunday and end a six-game losing streak

WASHINGTON – A lot less talk, a lot more action.Unlike their last meeting, Sidney Crosby avoided any face-to-face confrontations with fellow MVP Alex Ovechkin on Sunday, instead producing a goal and assist in regulation, then the shootout winner to help Pittsburgh edge Washington 4-3 – the Penguins’ sixth consecutive victory and the Capitals’ fourth consecutive loss

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled defencemen Phil Oreskovic and Anton Stralman from their American Hockey League affiliate Sunday.Oreskovic, 22, will make his NHL debut Monday night in Ottawa

NEW YORK – Sean Avery reminded the Madison Square Garden crowd just what it was missing while he was away.The NHL’s premier pest returned Sunday in his first home game with the New York Rangers in nearly a year and provided plenty of energy in a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Mats Sundin’s first goal in 11 games stood up as the winner Saturday as the streaking Vancouver Canucks defeated San Jose 3-1 to end a seven-game NHL losing streak against the injury-depleted Sharks

WINNIPEG – Cory Schneider made 29 saves and Jason Krog had a goal and an assist as the Manitoba Moose shut out the Providence Bruins 2-0 on Saturday night in AHL action

The town of Terrace, B.C., will host a NHL pre-season game between the Vancouver Canucks and New York Islanders, as winners of the Hockeyville contest, it was announced Saturday night

TORONTO – A new goaltender making his home-ice debut and an injury-depleted defence corps.That’s not the traditional recipe for success – and it didn’t work for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night

HAMILTON – Cedrick Desjardins made 25 saves as the Hamilton Bulldogs blanked the Syracuse Crunch 3-0 on Saturday night in the AHL.Dejardins posted his second-straight shutout and extended his shutout streak to 126:08

TAMPA, Fla. – Eric Staal had his best offensive game, and helped the Carolina Hurricanes continue their playoff push.Staal tied franchise records with four goals and six points and the surging Hurricanes hammered the Tampa Bay Lightning 9-3 on Saturday night

DETROIT – Rick Nash had his fourth career hat trick and second against Detroit this season, and R.J. Umberger added two goals in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 8-2 victory over the Red Wings on Saturday night