Month: October 2009

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

BOSTON – The Colorado Avalanche are enjoying an unexpectedly strong start. The Boston Bruins are surprising for another reason.David Jones scored a short-handed goal to lift the Avalanche over the Bruins 4-3 on Monday, sending the top team in the Eastern Conference last season to its third loss in five games

NEW YORK – San Jose Sharks left-winger Dany Heatley is the NHL’s first star of the week after recording five goals and three assists in three games

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s games:Stars 3 at Canucks 4 (SO) First Period1. Dallas, Ribiero 2 (Morrow, Richards) 6:09 (pp)2. Vancouver, Kesler 2 (Samuelsson, Ehrhoff) 14:45 (pp)Penalties – Bieksa Vcr (tripping) 0:32, Salo Vcr (hooking) 5:02, Desbiens Vcr (hooking) 6:46, Grossman Dal (hooking) 12:56, Wandell Dal (interference) 19:20

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Ryan Kesler’s shootout goal led the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night.The Canucks (2-3-0) posted their second straight victory after starting the season with three losses

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Recalled D Brendan Mikkelson from Toronto (AHL).CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Reassigned RW Jack Skille to Rockford (AHL)

NEW YORK – Ales Kotalik’s power-play goal snapped a third-period tie, and backup Steve Valiquette made 18 saves in the New York Rangers’ fourth straight victory, 3-0 over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks will be without one of their top forwards for at least a month.Daniel Sedin, the team’s leading scorer last season with 31 goals, will miss four to six weeks due to a broken left foot, the NHL team said Sunday

EDMONTON – A new hockey book says the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs almost swapped cities in the early 1980s.The biography of one-time Oilers owner Peter Pocklington says the scheme called for the entire team to move to Toronto to play in Maple Leaf Gardens

TORONTO – Four games into a new season is certainly no time to panic and while their fans might be climbing up the walls, the Toronto Maple Leafs are doing nothing of the sort

Results Saturday:AHL Manitoba 2 Chicago 1Toronto 3 Grand Rapids 2San Antonio 2 Abbotsford 1 (OT) Albany 6 Rochester 1Bridgeport 2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1Hartford 7 Springfield 3Hershey 8 Binghamton 1Houston 2 Texas 1 (SO)Norfolk 2 Manchester 0Portland 4 Providence 2Rockford 3 Lake Erie 0Syracuse 6 Adirondack 1Worcester 5 Lowell 4QMJHLMoncton 2 Lewiston 0Montreal 3 Baie-Comeau 2P

Scoring summaries from Saturday’s NHL games:Thrashers 2 at Senators 4First Period1. Ottawa, Kovalev 1 (Fisher, Alfredsson) :432. Ottawa, Ruutu 1 (Kelly, Donovan) 2:253

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Dany Heatley scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play late in the second period and the San Jose Sharks overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Saturday night

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes slashed ticket prices and gave away T-shirts to create a “whiteout” for their home opener.The Columbus Blue Jackets handed them a shutout instead

CHICAGO – Andrew Ladd scored on a high shot in the ninth round of the shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night in their home opener

TORONTO – Just like last year, the Pittsburgh Penguins are back on top.With four wins in their first five games to start the 2009-10 NHL regular season, the defending Stanley Cup champs have taken an early lead in the Eastern Conference standings

ST. LOUIS – Jonathan Quick was appreciative of the Los Angeles Kings’ special-team units. Because of their success, his workload was fairly light despite 30 shots

NASHVILLLE, Tenn. – Mike Grier told his teammates between periods to continue to believe in the system even though the Buffalo Sabres weren’t scoring goals

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Ice Edge chief operating office Daryl Jones attended the Phoenix Coyotes’ home opener Saturday night.Someday, that might not be newsworthy – if Jones’ Ice Edge group buys the team