Month: November 2009

DALLAS – Calgary coach Brent Sutter recently asked for more from captain Jarome Iginla, and that’s what Sutter got.Iginla scored a power-play goal at 1:25 of overtime – his second goal of the game – to give the Flames a 3-2 comeback victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night

COLUMBUS, Ohio – With the flick of his wrists, San Jose defenceman Dan Boyle kept San Jose’s streak alive in a physical game against Ken Hitchcock’s Blue Jackets

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida goalie Tomas Vokoun simply wouldn’t let the Carolina Hurricanes end their losing streak.Vokoun made 32 saves, including 21 in the first period, for his second straight shutout and the Panthers extended Carolina’s winless streak to 10 games with a 3-0 victory Wednesday night

After being shut out by the New York Islanders four days ago, Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres returned the favour.Miller made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season and 14th overall, and Thomas Vanek had a goal and assist in Buffalo’s 3-0 victory Wednesday night

NEWARK, N.J. – The New Jersey Devils got their first break at home this season when the Washington Capitals scratched injured Alex Ovechkin from the lineup

As expected, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is out of the lineup because of an upper-body strain.Ovechkin has been termed “week to week” by the Capitals, but the two-time NHL MVP was not ruled out beyond Wednesday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings have dry-erase boards in the dressing room, nestled between the showers and training room, that show how they stack up

Luc Robitaille has a conspiracy theory about one of the few bad memories he was left with after a Hall of Fame career.The former Los Angeles Kings star believes the Montreal Canadiens were tipped off during the 1993 Stanley Cup final, when Habs coach Jacques Demers famously had Marty McSorley’s illegal stick measured late in Game 2 – a desperate move that changed the entire series

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars are getting back two of their longtime standout players.Centre Mike Modano and winger Jere Lehtinen have been activated from injured reserve before the Stars’ home game Wednesday night against Calgary

TORONTO – New York Rangers forward Dane Byers was handed a one-game suspension by the NHL on Wednesday while coach John Tortorella was fined US$10,000

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated defenceman Jan Hejda and added centre Derek MacKenzie to the roster on emergency recall from the club’s American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse

KERAVA, Finland – The Canadian women’s hockey team prepared for this.In their third road game in four nights, Canada doubled host Finland 4-2 at the Four Nations Cup hockey tournament in Kerava

EDMONTON – A health employee who let the Calgary Flames jump the swine flu shot queue was sacked Wednesday as the controversy over preferential treatment to celebrity athletes spread to the Flames’ farm team and beyond

ATLANTA – Thrashers goaltender Kari Lehtonen is expected to miss six to eight weeks after undergoing a second round of back surgery.Lehtonen has not played this season as a result of his first round of surgery on July 20, when doctors repaired a herniated disc

Erie Otters left winger Michael Liambas has been suspended for the rest of the 2009-10 Ontario League season, including playoffs, for his hit on Kitchener Rangers defenseman Ben Fanelli Oct

Steve Yzerman has made some pretty important plans for New Year’s Eve.The executive director of Team Canada has selected Dec. 31 as the day he’ll unveil the 23-man roster for the Olympic men’s hockey team

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres have called up goaltender Jhonas Enroth from AHL Portland after backup Patrick Lalime hurt his groin.The move was announced prior to Buffalo’s home game against the New York Islanders on Wednesday night

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Thrashers 5 at Canadiens 4First Period1. Atlanta, Little 1 (Peverley) 17:342. Atlanta, Peverley 7 (White, Little) 19:47Penalties – Hamrlik Mtl (delay of game) 2:14, Enstrom Atl (tripping) 6:40, Gomez Mtl (interference) 11:36

Results Tuesday:AHL Norfolk 3 Manitoba 1ECHLNo Games Scheduled.IHLNo Games Scheduled.CentralMississippi 2 Texas 1 (SO)Tulsa 4 Allen 0 QMJHLNo Games Scheduled

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Mikael Samuelsson thought Ryan Kesler was a good player when they used to face off against each other. Now that they’re both members of the Vancouver Canucks, Samuelsson has a whole new level of respect for his teammate