Month: April 2009

ST. LOUIS – One win away from a first-round playoff sweep, the Vancouver Canucks are anything but cocky. A loss from making their first post-season appearance in five years a colossal dud, the St

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets went to school in Hockeytown.The Jackets, outclassed in their first two NHL playoff games in franchise history, left Detroit trailing 2-0 in their first-round series against the defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have re-signed defenceman John Scott to a one-year contract for US$550,000.Scott was eligible for unrestricted free agency, so this leaves the Wild with one less player to address this summer while their front office is in flux

MONTREAL – Boston Bruins winger Milan Lucic has no complaint with NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell’s decision to hand him a one-game suspension for cross-checking Montreal’s Maxim Lapierre

TORONTO – Tim Stapleton used a bit of deception to break a third-period as the Toronto Marlies beat the Manitoba Moose 2-1 in American Hockey League playoff action on Sunday

Results Sunday:IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship At Fargo, N.D.Gold MedalU.S. 5 Russia 0 Bronze MedalFinland 5 Canada 4 (SO) Esso Cup Canadian Women’s Midget AAA ChampionshipAt Calgary Preliminary RoundCalgary 6 Scarborough (Toronto) 0Hartney (Mba

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s NHL playoff games:Canucks 3 at Blues 2First Period1. St. Louis, Backes 1 (Boyes, McDonald) 3:11Penalties – Ohlund Vcr (cross-checking) 5:29, D

CALGARY – The Calgary Flames went home vowing to do a better job of caging the slippery, resilient Chicago Blackhawks than they did in The Windy City

ST. LOUIS – Roberto Luongo carried the Vancouver Canucks for two games against the St. Louis Blues. On Sunday, their special teams helped them take a 3-0 series lead

PHILADELPHIA – The Flyers opened to a throwback video from the Stanley Cup glory days, then displayed a quick fuse that showed flashes of the old Broad Street Bullies spirit and revved up the crowd

SAN JOSE, Calif. – With a little bit of timely scoring and a whole lot of stellar goaltending, the Anaheim Ducks are halfway to an improbable playoff upset of the top-seeded San Jose Sharks

GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Henrik Lundqvist looked as calm and cool as possible, and had every reason to.The Rangers goalie earned the right to relax after being the biggest factor in New York’s back-to-back road playoff wins that have put the Washington Capitals in big trouble in the first round of the NHL playoffs

TORONTO – The NHL has suspended Bruins left-winger Milan Lucic one game for his blow to the head on Montreal’s Maxim Lapierre in Boston’s Game 2 victory Saturday

RALEIGH, N.C. – Travis Zajac fired a critical shot off Carolina goalie Cam Ward’s pads, and it came right back to the New Jersey forward.Home-ice advantage bounced back to the Devils just as quickly

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Boston F Milan Lucic one game for a blow to the head against Montreal F Maxim Lapierre in an April 18 playoff game

ST. LOUIS – Mats Sundin was scratched from the Vancouver Canucks’ lineup for Game 3 against St. Louis on Sunday night because of a groin injury

SAN JOSE, Calif. — With a little bit of timely scoring and a whole lot of stellar goaltending, the Anaheim Ducks are halfway to an improbable playoff upset of the top-seeded San Jose Sharks

RALEIGH, N.C. — Travis Zajac scored 4:58 into overtime as the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Sunday night in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference playoff series

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames went home vowing to do a better job of caging the slippery, resilient Chicago Blackhawks than they did in The Windy City

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Henrik Lundqvist looked as calm and cool as possible, and had every reason to.

The Rangers goalie earned the right to relax after being the biggest factor in New York’s back-to-back road playoff wins that have put the Washington Capitals in big trouble in the first round of the NHL playoffs