Month: April 2009

Scoring summaries from Thursday’s NHL playoff games:Flyers 3 at Penguins 0First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Staal Pgh (roughing) 8:59, Parent Pha (interference) 14:26

Results Thursday:AHL PlayoffsDivision Semifinals(Best-of-7)North DivisionManitoba 5 Toronto 2(Manitoba leads series 3-2)Atlantic DivisionProvidence 2 Portland 1(Providence leads series 3-1)Worcester 3 Hartford 1(Worcester leads series 3-2)ECHL PlayoffsNo Games Scheduled

ANAHEIM, Calif. – In between Bobby Ryan’s two electric goals in a four-minute span of Game 4, Anaheim’s remarkable rookie accidentally broke a big pane of glass between the benches

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Calgary F Andre Roy for one game and fined $2,500 for initiating contact with Chicago D Aaron Johnson in the pre-game warmup Tuesday night

NEWARK, N.J. – Martin Brodeur overcame a bloody ankle and put the New Jersey Devils on the verge of eliminating the Carolina Hurricanes.Brodeur played through a first-period skate cut and tied Patrick Roy’s NHL record for playoff shutouts at 23, making 44 saves in New Jersey’s 1-0 victory over the Hurricanes on Thursday night

PITTSBURGH – The Philadelphia Flyers were determined and desperate, angry at themselves for being on the brink of elimination against the team that embarrassed them while ending their season a year ago

COLUMBUS, Ohio – After three easy victories, the Detroit Red Wings found themselves in a dogfight in Game 4 of their first-round playoff matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets

TORONTO – Cory Schneider held the fort long enough for the red-hot Jason Jaffray to work his magic as the Manitoba Moose beat the Toronto Marlies 5-2 on Thursday in Game 5 of their American Hockey League North Division semifinal

BROSSARD, Que. – For the first time in his 14-year career with the Montreal Canadiens, captain Saku Koivu is expressing some doubt over his future with the team

ARLINGTON, Va. – The world’s greatest hockey player has his back against the wall, so he coped as only a modern athlete can – by logging on to the Internet

BROSSARD, Que. – Carey Price said he knew what he doing when he raised his arms to the Bell Centre crowd in defiance of their booing, but he doesn’t want to leave the Montreal Canadiens

NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey Devils right wing Jamie Langenbrunner and defenceman Bryce Salvador are expected to miss Game 5 of the Devils’ first-round playoff series with the Carolina Hurricanes

With the Canucks enjoying a break in the Stanley Cup playoffs, goaltender Roberto Luongo is taking in the rest of the action from the comfort of his own couch

TORONTO – Calgary Flames forward Andre Roy has been suspended for one game following an incident in Wednesday’s pre-game warmup with Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Aaron Johnson

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Defenceman Brent Burns is the latest Minnesota Wild player to have surgery since the season ended.Burns had surgery on his right shoulder Thursday and the team said it went well

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks are longing for the din of their home arena after two losses in Calgary tied the Western Conference quarter-finals at 2-2

TORONTO – The NHL has confirmed that deputy commissioner Bill Daly met with a group of business people interested in bringing a second team to the Toronto area

NEW YORK – Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings, Mike Green of the Washington Capitals and Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins are the finalists for the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenceman, the league announced Thursday

PITTSBURGH – Money isn’t the only kind of green the Pittsburgh Penguins are seeking at their new US$321 million arena.The team is pursuing gold status under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification system, known as LEED