Month: December 2009

WINNIPEG – Cory Schneider made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Manitoba Moose beat the Lake Erie Monsters 1-0 in American Hockey League action Friday night

CHICAGO – Jonathan Toews showed Team Canada general manager Steve Yzerman why he’d be a pretty good Olympian – especially if games are decided by shootouts

ST. LOUIS – Vincent Lecavalier had no idea he was two points away from 700 for his career. Jeff Halpern couldn’t figure out how the Lightning took a sudden turn for the incompetent

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – Cedrick Desjardins made 26 saves for his second consecutive shutout as the Hamilton Bulldogs blanked the Adirondack Phantoms 4-0

SUNRISE, Fla. – Rostislav Olesz and Radek Dvorak scored goals in a 37-second span early in the third period and the Florida Panthers earned a 6-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night

HARTFORD, Conn. – Dane Byers scored twice as the Hartford Wolf Pack routed the Toronto Marlies 6-1 on Friday in the American Hockey League.Byers opened the scoring two minutes into the game and netted his eighth of the year on the power play in the second period to make it 4-1

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Ryan Miller made 40 saves for his 20th win of the season, and the Buffalo Sabres scored four times in the second period of a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night

Martin Brodeur set a National Hockey League record for games played by a goaltender and helped make the milestone a win with 27 saves and an assist, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night

NEWARK, N.J. – Martin Brodeur broke Patrick Roy’s record for regular-season appearances by a goaltender when he started his 1,030th game for the New Jersey Devils against the Ottawa Senators on Friday night

CALGARY – Calgary Flames coach Brent Sutter says his team will need to get emotional if they hope to cool down red-hot Nashville.The Flames will host the Predators in a rare afternoon affair on Saturday (Sportsnet West, 4 p

VANCOUVER, B.C. – As Washington Capitals star sniper Alexander Ovechkin walks down the busy Vancouver streets, he can go nary a few steps without being recognized

OTTAWA – The Minnesota Wild has been hot lately, but it was the team’s equipment that caught fire Friday and left it scrambling ahead of its game against the Ottawa Senators

EDMONTON – As match-ups go, the suddenly struggling Edmonton Oilers couldn’t find a less favourable one than Saturday’s showdown against the Washington Capitals if they tried

TORONTO – Television viewers are about to be taken on tour with NHL Players’ Association.A one-hour documentary will air Saturday (CBC, 1 p.m

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A captaincy change hasn’t changed how much Patrick Marleau means to the San Jose Sharks.It was natural for an outsider to wonder what kind of season the veteran forward might have after relinquishing the ‘C’ over the summer

DETROIT – Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg, the team’s leading scorer, will be out for a minimum of two weeks after suffering a slight left shoulder separation in a game against the Lightning

The American League is a considerable climb up the career ladder for a goaltender, even one who has sparkled amid the bright lights that come with representing Team Canada

NEW YORK – Former NHL player Reggie Fleming, who died in July, had brain damage due to repeated head trauma, linking hockey for the first time to a condition usually found in boxers, the New York Times reported Friday

Wild 3 at Canadiens 1 First Period1. Minnesota, Earl 3 (Zidlicky) 2:41 2. Montreal, A.Kostitsyn 9 (Gomez) 3:26 3. Minnesota, M.Koivu 10 (Havlat, Brunette) 14:08 (pp) Penalty – Bergeron Mtl (holding) 12:10

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueMONTREAL CANADIENS-Recalled D Yannick Weber from Hamilton (AHL). Released F Ryan Murphy