Month: October 2009

CHICAGO – Patrick Sharp ended a long goal drought – and finished off the Montreal Canadiens, too.Sharp, who had just one assist in his previous six games, scored with 4:10 left to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over Montreal on Friday night

Ryan Miller and Tim Connolly were at their best with the game on the line for the Buffalo Sabres.Connolly scored on a power play 1:04 into overtime – his second goal of the game – and Miller made 33 saves to help the surging Sabres beat Toronto 3-2 on Friday night

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Petr Sykora tried to act as if it wasn’t a big deal. Minnesota coach Todd Richards, however, saw a motivated player.Two days after being banished to the press box as a healthy scratch, Sykora had a goal and to help Minnesota win for the first time in regulation this season, 3-2 over the New York Rangers on Friday night

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The big pads circled the puck and Steve Mason thought he had it corralled. Then it started tumbling away, wobbling inches over the goal line

WASHINGTON – The New York Islanders have quickly become experts at playing overtime. On Friday night, they became the first NHL team to play seven overtime games before Nov

DETROIT – Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula is out indefinitely after breaking his right wrist.Filppula was injured Thursday night in a loss in Edmonton

CHICAGO – Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews missed his fourth straight game because of concussion-like symptoms, sitting out Friday night against Montreal

CALGARY – Flames coach Brent Sutter is hoping to get Calgary back on track Saturday against Detroit.After squandering an early two-goal lead in a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at home on Wednesday, the Flames (7-3-2) will be looking to finish their five-game homestand with a solid effort against the Wings (8 p

PHILADELPHIA – Ed Snider sits on a ledge in front of the owner’s box, a stage set up for a Pearl Jam concert in front of him. He surveys the scene of an arena stripped of banners celebrating championships and retired numbers, folding chairs placed where Dr

OTTAWA – Fans in Ottawa affectionately dubbed Martin Havlat as Mach 9 during his days as a member of the Senators.These days, compatriot Milan Michalek is sporting the No

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Marian Gaborik returned to Minnesota, but only as a spectator.In his first season with the New York Rangers, Gaborik has 10 goals and eight assists in 12 games

DALLAS – Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco has flulike symptoms and will not play against the Florida Panthers.Dallas recalled goaltender Matt Climie from Texas of the AHL before the Stars’ home game Friday night against the Panthers

TORONTO – The revolving door at the NHL Players’ Association continued to spin Friday as Ian Penny’s brief run as interim executive director came to an end

MONTREAL – Imagine if an NHL goaltender skated out to start a game not wearing a mask.Today it’s unthinkable. But until Nov. 1, 1959, all goalies played without them, exposing their faces to bone-crushing shots that sometimes left them bleeding and unconscious in the crease

Results Thursday:AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1 Manitoba 0 (OT)Grand Rapids 2 Houston 0ECHLReading 4 Toledo 3 (SO)Utah 9 Las Vegas 2IHLNo Games Scheduled

Scoring summaries from Thursday’s NHL games:Senators 2 at Lightning 5First Period1. Tampa Bay, Stamkos 8 (Lecavalier, St. Louis) 7:20 (pp)Penalties – Cheechoo Ott (high-sticking) 6:19, Picard Ott (tripping) 12:26, Michalek Ott, Hedman TB (roughing) 19:18

LOS ANGELES – Mikael Samuelsson scored in the first period and again in the third round of the shootout, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night

EDMONTON – What looked like a lopsided win quickly turned into a nail-biter for the Edmonton Oilers.Patrick O’Sullivan scored the shootout winner as the Oilers blew a four-goal lead before salvaging a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueLOS ANGELES KINGS-Claimed D Randy Jones off re-entry waivers. Placed D Alec Martinez on injured reserve retroactive to Oct

WINNIPEG – Ryan Bayda scored the only goal of the game 39 seconds into overtime and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins beat the Manitoba Moose 1-0 in American Hockey League action Thursday