Month: April 2009

WINNIPEG – Darryl Boyce’s second-period goal proved to be the winner and Justin Pogge made 34 saves as the Toronto Marlies defeated the Manitoba Moose 3-2 in AHL action on Saturday

TORONTO – Jay Harrison isn’t afraid to come to the defence of his teammates – even if it means dropping the gloves with one of the NHL’s most feared fighters

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ville Koistinen scored the only shootout goal to give the Nashville Predators a 5-4 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars won – and lost.Defenceman Trevor Daley scored 16 seconds into overtime to give Dallas a 5-4 victory over the Blues on Saturday night

HAMILTON, Ont. – Ryan Russell’s short-handed goal late in the second period stood as the game winner as the Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Grand Rapids Griffins 4-2 in American Hockey League action Saturday night

OTTAWA – Mike Fisher scored the shootout winner as the Ottawa Senators rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Saturday.Fisher’s goal came after the shootout went five shooters deep

RALEIGH, N.C. – Anton Babchuk scored at 1:11 of overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday night to clinch their first playoff berth since 2006

TORONTO – The Montreal Canadiens sure know how to atone for a painful loss.Jaroslav Halak made 34 saves and Alex Kovalev had a goal and three assists Saturday as the Canadiens hammered the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Yann Danis made 29 saves, and the New York Islanders snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Martin Brodeur stopped 35 shots – including 21 in the third period alone – to turn back the Buffalo Sabres’ furious rally and secure the New Jersey Devils’ 3-2 victory Saturday night

BUFFALO, N.Y. – New Jersey Devils backup goalie Kevin Weekes will miss between two and three weeks with what the team called a lower-body injury

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have reassigned defenceman Wes O’Neill to the AHL Lake Erie Monsters and recalled defenceman Aaron MacKenzie to play Sunday against Vancouver

BOSTON – A boost to his bank account and a stick to the head couldn’t throw Tim Thomas off his game.One day after signing a US$20-million, four-year contract extension and 5 1/2 minutes after being hit in the back of his helmet by Sean Avery, Thomas was mobbed by teammates celebrating the Boston Bruins’ 1-0 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday

BOSTON – Tim Thomas was struggling to get ice time in the minors. So the young goalie returned US$75,000 of his signing bonus to the Edmonton Oilers a decade ago for a chance to play in Finland

TORONTO – There was one thing the Toronto Maple Leafs were able to offer Tyler Bozak that no one else in the NHL could – a chance to wear the team’s famous blue and white jersey

THE CANADIAN PRESSMaple Leafs 5 at Flyers 8First Period1. Philadelphia, Jones 4 (Briere, Giroux) 4:242. Philadelphia, Giroux 8 (Asham, Briere) 7:483

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Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueBOSTON BRUINS-Signed G Tim Thomas to a multiyear contract extension.CALGARY FLAMES-Recalled D John Negrin and D Matt Pelech from Quad City (AHL)

CHICAGO – Nikolai Khabibulin made 25 saves, and Jonathan Toews’ scored his team-leading 32nd goal as the Chicago Blackhawks clinched their first playoff berth in seven years by beating the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Friday night