Month: November 2009

ANAHEIM, Calif. – For one night, everything came together for the Anaheim Ducks.Jonas Hiller stopped 40 shots – including 10 by Patric Hornqvist – to earn his fifth NHL shutout and Teemu Selanne scored two goals to overtake Hall of Famer Jean Beliveau on the career points list, in the Ducks’ 4-0 victory over the short-handed Nashville Predators on Thursday night

EDMONTON – Ales Kotalik had a goal and two assists as the New York Rangers halted a four-game road losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Peter Mueller had little trouble expressing his relief after scoring his first goal of the season.”Finally,” Mueller said after the Coyotes’ 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night

ST. LOUIS – The Calgary Flames don’t mind playing a little longer to get a win.Dion Phaneuf scored 2:50 into overtime to give the Flames a 2-1 victory over the St

HOUSTON – Danny Irmen and Maxim Noreau both scored twice to lead the Houston Aeros over Manitoba 4-1 on Thursday in the AHL, extending the Moose’s losing streak to three games

OTTAWA – As Jason Spezza raised his arms in celebration Thursday night, he also let out a huge sigh of relief.Spezza’s first goal of season came on a power-play at 4:17 of overtime as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Vancouver Canucks are so banged up, they will take offence from anybody these days.That’s just what they got against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings followed their new game plan perfectly.Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the shootout to lift Detroit to a 2-1 win over San Jose, halting the Sharks’ six-game winning streak

BOSTON – For the Boston Bruins, a shootout loss was an improvement over a shutout loss.Patrice Bergeron’s goal with 52 seconds left in regulation helped the Bruins avoid a historic third straight shutout, but Michael Cammalleri scored in the shootout to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over Boston on Thursday night

ATLANTA – Raffi Torres is making two-goal games look astonishingly easy.Torres scored two uncontested second-period goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets held off the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 on Thursday night

The reeling Carolina Hurricanes are hoping last year’s first-round draft pick, Zach Boychuk, can help them snap their long losing streak.The Hurricanes on Thursday said they are recalling the centre from their AHL Albany affiliate, and that he will be available to play Friday night against Toronto

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins have signed backup goalie Tuukka Rask to a US$2.5-million, two-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2011-12 season

DETROIT – Tomas Holmstrom is very motivated to get off to a strong start with the Detroit Red Wings.The 36-year-old forward wants to show he’s not a washed-up player, whose lacklustre production last season was a result of injuries, not years of hits taking a toll

As tough as it’s been for Ron Wilson to watch his Toronto Maple Leafs play on some nights this season, he’s been given reason to smile when watching other NHL teams on television

Even in retirement, Brett Hull finds himself defending the controversial goal that won the Dallas Stars the 1999 Stanley Cup.The most memorable moment of his Hall of Fame career continues to be tainted in the eyes of some – the majority of whom Hull figures will never truly listen to his explanation

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks placed defenceman Rob Blake on injured reserve with an undisclosed upper-body injury Thursday.The team also recalled defenceman Derek Joslin from Worcester of the American Hockey League

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus may have trouble holding on to the NHL’s Blue Jackets because the club has been losing US$12 million a year in central Ohio, according to a report released Thursday by a business group

TORONTO – The National Hockey League suspended Vancouver Canucks defenceman Shane O’Brien for one game Thursday.His stick made contact with Sean Avery of the New York Rangers while both players were on their respective benches in a game last Tuesday

BOSTON – Boston Bruins centre David Krejci will stay away from the team for the next 3-5 days while he is quarantined with the swine flu.General manager Peter Chiarelli said Thursday that the team’s medical staff confirmed a diagnosis of the H1N1 virus that will keep the 23-year-old forward at home

DENVER – Feeling much better after a recent bout with swine flu, Peter Budaj made his long-awaited season debut.Not that many were on hand to see it