Month: January 2010

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s NHL games:Red Wings 1 at Penguins 2 (SO)First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Datsyuk Det (high-sticking) 3:31, Filppula Det (hooking) 12:15, Gonchar Pgh (tripping) 15:59

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Assigned F Dan Sexton to Manitoba (AHL).BOSTON BRUINS-Assigned D Adam McQuaid to Providence (AHL)

DENVER – Marian Gaborik 3, Colorado Avalanche 1.Gaborik had his 10th career hat trick, Chad Johnson made 34 saves for his first NHL win, and the Rangers ended a five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Avalanche on Sunday night

DALLAS – Phoenix Coyotes coach Dave Tippett refused to gloat after his new team beat his old one.Shane Doan had a goal and two assists, Ilya Bryzgalov made 38 saves, and Phoenix stretched its winning streak to four games with a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday in Tippett’s return to Texas

MILWAUKEE – Brock Trotter scored twice on the power play to lead the Hamilton Bulldogs past the Milwaukee Admirals 3-2 for their fourth straight victory Sunday afternoon in the American Hockey League

NEWARK, N.J. – When coach Terry Murray talks about his Los Angeles Kings these days, he doesn’t hesitate using the word character.The Kings have it in abundance

CALGARY – Looking to add depth and scoring punch to the Calgary Flames, general manager Darryl Sutter swung a seven-player deal Sunday morning with the Toronto Maple Leafs

TORONTO – If his coach is correct, Tim Brent contributing to wins by the Toronto Marlies will quickly become a familiar storyline.Brent had a goal and an assist as the Marlies dropped the Lake Erie Monsters 4-2 in front of 3,920 fans at the Ricoh Coliseum in American Hockey League action on Sunday afternoon

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida goalie Tomas Vokoun must be sorry to see January end.Vokoun stopped 33 shots to earn his seventh shutout this season and the Panthers beat the slumping New York Islanders 2-0 on Sunday

DALLAS – Dallas Stars right wing Jere Lehtinen was activated off injured reserve for Sunday’s game against the Phoenix Coyotes.Lehtinen, a member of Finland’s Olympic team, missed the previous six games with a neck injury

DALLAS – Phoenix Coyotes forward Scottie Upshall is out indefinitely with a torn ACL in his right knee.General manager Don Maloney made the announcement before Sunday’s game against the Dallas Stars

WASHINGTON – It’s a perfect 10 for the Washington Capitals, whose superstar woke up in a sleepy game to score the goal that kept the winning streak alive Sunday

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby scored in regulation and the shootout and the Penguins overcame Jimmy Howard’s second successive 46-save game to beat the Red Wings 2-1 on Sunday in the rivals’ first game since Pittsburgh won Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals in Detroit

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers left-winger David Booth has returned from a concussion that had left him sidelined since October.Booth was included in Florida’s lineup for the first time since suffering the concussion during a game against Philadelphia on Oct

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs sacrificed offence for work ethic Sunday – and GM Brian Burke is hoping the two big-name players he acquired will rub off on their new teammates

Scoring summaries from Saturday’s NHL games:Canadiens 2 at Senators 3 (OT)First Period1. Ottawa, Kovalev 14 (Kuba, Karlsson) 17:21Penalties – O’Byrne Mtl (charging) 18:27, Michalek Ott (roughing) 18:27

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Patrick Marleau reflexively got his stick up in time to make enough contact to score yet again. It’s just the kind of season he’s having

CALGARY – Jarome Iginla busted out of a slump and in doing so led the Flames to a historic victory over Edmonton in the storied Battle of Alberta

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Shawn Belle and P.K. Subban scored in the shootout as the Hamilton Bulldogs edged the Chicago Wolves 3-2 Saturday night to extend their lead atop the American Hockey League’s Western Conference

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Shane Doan and the Phoenix Coyotes scored three early goals and hung on from there.Doan scored in his third straight game and the Coyotes withstood a late rally to beat the reeling New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday night