Month: October 2009

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Panthers 2 at Penguins 3 (SO)First Period1. Florida, Reinprecht 3 (Stillman, McCabe) 12:39 (pp)2. Florida, Reinprecht 4 (Horton, Stillman) 15:16Penalties – Skoula Pgh (interference) 4:02, Goligoski Pgh (cross-checking) 11:41

DENVER – Seeing Darcy Tucker injured on a check into the boards was bad enough. Colorado coach Joe Sacco tried to make sure things didn’t get any worse, urging his team to rein in its emotions after seeing Tucker taken off the ice on a backboard

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Mike Keane and Matt Pettinger scored in the shootout while Cory Schneider made 24 saves as the Manitoba Moose defeated the Chicago Wolves 1-0 on Friday in AHL action

ST. LOUIS – David Perron took a move to the St. Louis Blues’ checking line as an opportunity, not a demotion.The slick-skating forward had a goal and an assist for his first points of the season, helping the St

SAN ANTONIO – Curtis Sanford stopped all 24 shots he faced as the Hamilton Bulldogs picked up a 3-0 road win over the San Antonio Rampage Friday in AHL action

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby found a lot of ways to score in his 300th career NHL regular-season game.Crosby had a power-play goal and a short-handed score in the third period, and had the only goal in a shootout to help the Pittsburgh Penguins win their seventh straight game, 3-2 over the Florida Panthers on Friday night

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Kris Newbury scored a tiebreaking game-winner with just over a minute to play as the Grand Rapids Griffins beat the Abbotsford Heat 5-3 Friday night in AHL action

VANCOUVER, B.C. – One Vancouver Canuck recovering from shoulder surgery could be in the lineup this weekend but another has had a major setback

TORONTO – The NHL Players’ Association announced Friday it intends to form a committee to review and evaluate the union’s internal operations

VANCOUVER, B.C. – It doesn’t matter to Kevin Bieksa that the Toronto Maple Leafs remain winless this NHL season.The Vancouver Canucks defenceman just wants to see them lose again on Saturday

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Despite facing an uncertain future, hockey fans in the Phoenix area have high hopes that their beloved Coyotes will remain in the desert

EDMONTON – If Dustin Penner hadn’t already put two difficult seasons behind him in his first eight games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, he did it in Thursday’s 6-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets

OTTAWA – It’s been a few years since Jonathan Cheechoo topped the 50-goal mark. It must seem even longer after games like the Ottawa Senators’ last one

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings signed goaltender Jonathan Quick and defenceman Davis Drewiske to three-year contract extensions Friday.Quick’s deal is worth US$5

BROSSARD, Que. – As Scott Gomez sees it, Montreal Canadiens teammate Andrei Markov didn’t suffer the severed tendon in his foot in a cut from goaltender Carey Price’s skate

CHICAGO – Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, still recovering after taking a thunderous hit two days ago, missed his second straight practice Friday

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators sent forward Jesse Winchester to the team’s AHL affiliate in Binghamton on Friday for a two-week conditioning assignment

ST-GEORGES, Que. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he’d like to see more National Hockey League teams in Canada.The first question Harper faced during a news conference in Quebec’s Beauce region Friday was about a plan to bring back the defunct Quebec Nordiques

LOS ANGELES – Michal Handzus made sure Kings teammate Anze Kopitar’s first career hat trick wasn’t wasted after a third-period meltdown.Handzus scored at 55 seconds of overtime, and Kopitar had his first three-goal game in the NHL in the Kings’ 5-4 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night