Month: March 2009

NEW YORK – It all came together for Ryan Callahan.The New York forward scored two goals Saturday night against the Buffalo Sabres, a team in close pursuit of his Rangers and the club he grew up rooting for in Rochester

MONTREAL – Nikolai Kulemin got just the gift he wanted for his newborn son Alexei – a goal and a big victory over the Canadiens in Montreal.Kulemin had a goal and two assists while linemates Alexei Ponikarovsky and Mikhail Grabovski had four points each as the Toronto Maple Leafs played playoff spoiler with a 5-2 victory over the slumping Canadiens on Saturday night

TORONTO – CBC personality Don Cherry used his “Coach’s Corner” segment on Saturday’s “Hockey Night in Canada” to criticize Washington Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin for what he felt was an excessive celebration of his 50th goal earlier this week

The NHL suspended Chicago Blackhawks forward Ben Eager for three games Saturday.Eager was penalized for delivering a blow to the head of Edmonton’s Liam Reddox in the third period of the Oilers’ 5-4 victory Friday night

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Stars centre Brad Richards returned to the Dallas lineup Saturday after missing 15 games because of a wrist injury, but the former playoff MVP then broke his other hand in the third period of a 5-2 loss to San Jose

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Coach Todd McLellan has been calling his San Jose Sharks a fragile team for a few weeks now, even with a record that puts them among the NHL’s elite

MONTREAL – Tomas Kaberle will have to wait a little longer to get back into the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup.

Coach Ron Wilson said Saturday his top defenceman will need another week to heal his injured right hand

Blues 3 at Flames 2

First Period

1. St. Louis, Oshie 5 (Backes) 4:04 (sh)

Penalties – Steen StL (hooking) 3:40, St. Louis bench (too many men; served by Perron) 11:03

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueDALLAS STARS-Assigned F Tyler Shelast from Hamilton (AHL) to Idaho (ECHL).LOS ANGELES KINGS-Activated F Justin Williams from injured reserve

MOLINE, Ill. – Anders Eriksson scored 49 seconds into overtime to give the Quad City Flames a 2-1 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs in AHL play Friday night

CHICAGO – The tired Edmonton Oilers had more than energy to beat the speedy Chicago Blackhawks.Patrick O’Sullivan and Ales Kotalik scored in a shootout as the Oilers beat the slumping Blackhawks 5-4 for their third straight victory

CALGARY – The St. Louis Blues’ desperation was too much for the Calgary Flames to handle.Third period goals 51 seconds apart by Andy McDonald and Jay McClement led St

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Griffins goaltender Jimmy Howard stopped Toronto’s last six shootout attempts before Evan McGrath scored the winner as Grand Rapids beat the Marlies 2-1 in AHL action Friday

According to a Kontinental League press release, former NHL superstar Jaromir Jagr, who’s currently plying his trade with Avangard Omsk, told Czech newspaper Denik Sport he has no intention of terminating his contract in order to return to the NHL

BUFFALO, N.Y. – For Daniel Briere, hockey probably hasn’t been exactly enjoyable these last few months.Battling a variety of injuries, the Philadelphia centre finally broke through Friday night with two goals in a 6-4 victory over Buffalo on Friday night

PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins made quick work of the Los Angeles Kings.Malkin and Crosby each had a goal and an assist to help the Penguins beat the Kings 4-1 on Friday night

ATLANTA – Compared to the reception he had in Pittsburgh, Marian Hossa enjoyed his return to Atlanta.”It was kind of mixed in the crowd, more favourable than Pittsburgh,” Hossa said

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes didn’t need a pep talk from Paul Maurice heading into the third period against the New York Islanders on Friday night

WASHINGTON – Brian Pothier, who hasn’t played in the NHL for more than a year because of vision problems resulting from a concussion, was recalled by the Washington Capitals on Sunday