Month: October 2009

TORONTO – Much like his tenure with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Darcy Tucker’s return to the site of his best NHL years was emotional – and productive

WINNIPEG – Centre Jason Jaffray scored the game-winner against his former team as the Abbotsford Heat recorded their first ever American Hockey League victory with a 4-2 win over the Manitoba Moose Tuesday night

Sabres forward Thomas Vanek will be out for what coach Lindy Ruff termed as “weeks” after sustaining an upper body injury in a 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rick Nash stretched his streak of multi-point games to four with a pair of assists 2:04 apart in the second period, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night

TORONTO – Ron Wilson’s next move to try and wake up the winless Toronto Maple Leafs is to give his players the day off.The Leafs coach benched two of his top scorers in favour of rookies and was forced to start third-string goalie Joey MacDonald on Tuesday night and still wound up with the same kind of result – a 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche

Thomas Vanek scored twice and Derek Roy had three assists as part of a four-goal second period in leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night

LONDON, Ont. – While Don Cherry thinks Nazem Kadri should be advancing his career at the knee of Toronto Maple Leafs’ coach Ron Wilson, Kadri was doing it Tuesday at the feet of London Knights’ coach Dale Hunter

MONTREAL – NHL tough guy Georges Laraque is pumping out apologies faster than he pummels his opponents after appearing in an ad that ran afoul of women’s groups and league rules on alcohol

TORONTO – The struggling Toronto Maple Leafs are turning to their third goalie and a pair of rookies in an effort to get a victory.Joey MacDonald will get the start in Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche and he’ll be joined in the Leafs lineup by young forwards Viktor Stalberg and Tyler Bozak

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Lauri Korpikoski scored a shootout goal to give the Phoenix Coyotes a 1-0 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night

CHICAGO – Brent Seabrook scored 26 seconds into overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks matched the biggest comeback in NHL history, rallying from a five-goal deficit to beat the Calgary Flames 6-5 on Monday night

A quick look at Monday’s NHL games:Rangers 7 Maple Leafs 2At New York, Dan Girardi and Sean Avery both scored two goals and the Rangers beat the Maple Leafs for their fifth straight victory

NASHVILLE – Zack Stortini scored two of Edmonton’s four first-period goals to lead the Oilers to a 6-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday night

OTTAWA – Tyler Kennedy must drool at the thought of playing the Ottawa Senators.Kennedy had two goals Monday night and linemate Craig Adams had two assists in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-1 win over the Senators at Scotiabank Place

TAMPA, Fla. – Ryan Malone’s rebound goal in the third period gave the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night

WASHINGTON – First, Martin Brodeur denied the Washington Capitals’ top scorers in a shootout. Then the New Jersey goalie deftly deflected praise for preserving the Devils’ third straight victory

NEW YORK – A year ago, the New York Rangers might not have held on to the scant one-goal lead they carried into the third period.After a strong start that produced a two-goal edge, the Rangers let the Toronto Maple Leafs hang around and get close Monday night

TORONTO – Isabelle Brasseur and Glenn Anderson were the second skating pair voted off of CBC TV’s Battle of The Blades Monday night, but Marie-France Dubreuil and Stephane Richer were saved, yet again

If five games is an indication, the Los Angeles Kings have found something special with their new-look No. 1 line.With Ryan Smyth joining holdovers Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams, the Kings are off to a quick start

Buffalo Sabres defenceman Andrej Sekera will miss at least two weeks because of a rib injury, while Toni Lydman is ready to return after missing Buffalo’s first three games with a hand injury