Month: November 2009

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Phoenix Coyotes found a quick and effective way to quiet a hostile crowd Wednesday night.Radim Vrbata had a goal and an assist, and Ilya Bryzgalov made 24 saves in the Coyotes’ 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild

LOS ANGELES – Just when the Los Angeles Kings had grown to love Ryan Smyth’s contributions to their top line, they lost the gritty winger for what could be a month

DETROIT – The Dallas Stars weren’t spectacular, just effective.Alex Auld made 31 saves, and Mike Ribeiro, Matt Niskanen and Loui Eriksson scored in Dallas’ 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night

The Florida Panthers are making up for a sluggish start.Michael Frolik scored twice, Dominic Moore and Rostislav Olesz had a goal and an assist each, and Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves in the Panthers 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night

PITTSBURGH – The injury-thinned Pittsburgh Penguins are down another player.Defenceman Jay McKee has an infected finger that will keep him out two to four weeks

BROSSARD, Que. – Montreal Canadiens forward Brian Gionta will be out of action indefinitely with a broken bone in his left foot.The 30-year-old right winger, who was on crutches at the team’s practice facility Wednesday, was hit on the foot by a shot Nov

CALGARY – If Theo Fleury decides to pursue criminal charges against former junior hockey coach Graham James, Sheldon Kennedy will be in his former teammate’s corner

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Abbotsford Heat forward Chris Chucko made up for a couple of missed scoring chances in a big way.Chucko scored the game-winner early in the second period and Leland Irving made 33 saves helping the Heat to a 4-1 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs in American Hockey League action Tuesday night

CALGARY – Ryan Wilson’s first career NHL points fittingly came against the team that traded him away.Originally signed as a free agent by Calgary on July 1, 2008, Wilson was dealt to the Colorado Avalanche last March along with forward Lawrence Nycholat and a draft pick for defenceman Jordan Leopold

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-LW Brendan Shanahan announced his retirement.CALGARY FLAMES-Assigned D Staffan Kronwall to Abbotsford (AHL)

NASHVILLE – The Nashville Predators thought they gave away two points to the Sharks a week ago in San Jose. They refused to make the same mistake on their own ice

MONTREAL – Despite moments earlier this season when he felt he needed a new approach, Carey Price stuck with what he was doing.Now, he’s reaping the rewards

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs may be off to uninspiring starts this season, but they proved to a surprisingly low turnout Tuesday that their rivalry is alive and well

DENVER – In game No. 667, Henrik Sedin had a first.The centre – an all-star last season – notched his first NHL hat trick, helping the Vancouver Canucks halt a three-game losing streak with an 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night

PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin returned and woke up the Pittsburgh Penguins’ slumbering offence.Playing for the first time in eight games following a shoulder injury, Malkin had three assists

ST. LOUIS – Even though the San Jose Sharks were decidedly outplayed, they needed only 16 seconds of good play to extend their unbeaten streak to 11 games

TORONTO – Jonas Gustavsson lost some of his rookie shine Saturday night.The 25-year-old Toronto rookie goaltender made just two saves and allowed three goals before being pulled in favour of the embattled Vesa Toskala less than 10 minutes into the Leafs’ 5-2 loss to Calgary

SUNRISE, Fla. – A two-goal lead wasn’t enough for either the New York Islanders or the Florida Panthers.So they settled things in a shootout

PHILADELPHIA – Tyler Ennis described his first game in the NHL as an awesome experience.Ennis scored his first NHL goal and Ryan Miller stopped 29 shots to help the Buffalo Sabres snap the Philadelphia Flyers’ five game winning streak, 3-2 on Saturday night

GLENDALE, Ariz. – David Schlemko and the Phoenix Coyotes made coach Dave Tippett’s first game against his former club a memorable one.Schlemko scored his first career goal, Robert Lang had a goal and an assist and Ilya Bryzgalov made 26 saves to lead the Coyotes past the Dallas Stars 3-2 Saturday night