Month: October 2009

St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray says there’s no secret to his team’s road success early this season.”The bottom line is we just haven’t been very good at home,” Murray said Wednesday night after the Blues improved to 3-1-1 on the road with a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers have been riddled by the flu, but defenceman Ladislav Smid, the lone member of the team to test positive for the H1N1 variety of the virus, hasn’t been the hardest hit

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Left-winger Kyle Calder has signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks, who released him late in training camp.Calder was assigned to the Ducks’ minor-league affiliate in Bakersfield

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks have lost all-star goaltender Roberto Luongo for at least the next two games because of a hairline rib fracture but just how long he’ll miss depends on his stubborn streak

TORONTO – The National Hockey League is watching the progression of H1N1 cases among its players but at this point sees no need for special measures to help prevent spread of the illness

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s games in the NHL:Oilers 0 at Canucks 2First Period1. Vancouver, Grabner 2 (Ehrhoff, Edler) 17:51 (pp)Penalties – Gilbert Edm (interference) 3:47, H

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Roberto Luongo became the Vancouver Canucks’ franchise leader in shutouts Sunday night, but he was more interested in talking about his team’s record than his own

LOS ANGELES – The Columbus Blue Jackets weren’t nearly as upset about losing to Los Angeles as they were about a check the Kings’ Rob Scuderi put on Jason Chimera in the first period with his team holding a two-goal lead

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueCHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Assigned C Jake Dowell to Rockford (AHL).PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Recalled D Oskars Bartulis from Adirondack (AHL)

PHILADELPHIA – The San Jose Sharks looked quite fresh in the finale of a gruelling six-game road trip.Manny Malhotra scored his first two goals of the season, Dany Heatley and Jed Ortmeyer also scored and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 Sunday night

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Vancouver centre Kyle Wellwood became the latest Canucks player injured when he broke his big toe late in Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Toronto

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers winger David Booth has been released from a Philadelphia hospital after suffering a concussion during a game

Scoring summaries from Saturday’s NHL games:Rangers 4 at Canadiens 5 (OT)First Period1. Montreal, Cammalleri 3 (Gionta, Gomez) 4:162. N.Y. Rangers, Anisimov 2 (Voros, Rozsival) 9:223

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Columbus Blue Jackets made the playoffs last season for the first time in team history, and they don’t plan on slipping backward

CALGARY – Rene Bourque’s fast start to the season continued Saturday night.The Calgary forward scored once and set-up a pair of goals by Nigel Dawes as the Flames scored three times in the second period on their way to a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers

DENVER – It took a few years for Craig Anderson to become a No. 1 goalie. He is making the most of his chance.Anderson made a season-high 48 saves, Chris Stewart and T

MILWAUKEE – Ben Guite’s power-play goal 4:12 into overtime lifted the Milwaukee Admirals to a 3-2 win over the Manitoba Moose on Saturday night in the AHL

CEDAR PARK, Texas – Mathieu Darche and Tom Pyatt scored in the shootout for Hamilton as the Bulldogs beat the Texas Stars 2-1 in American Hockey League action Saturday

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jarret Stoll timing was perfect.Stoll scored his first goals of the season, twice giving Los Angeles the lead and the Kings went on to beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5-3 on Saturday night

CHICAGO – Cristobal Huet earned his first shutout of the season – and a measure of redemption.Huet made 27 saves, and Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd scored on rebounds 56 seconds apart in the second period to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night