Month: January 2010

MONTREAL – The old and the new U.S. Olympic hockey teams are represented on the St. Louis Blues, so first-time Olympians David Backes and Erik Johnson have their own grizzled veteran to turn to if they need advice heading into the Winter Games next month in Vancouver

TORONTO – New York Islanders defenceman Andy Sutton was suspended two games Wednesday after leaving Pittsburgh’s Pascal Dupuis bloodied with a hit from behind

HALIFAX, N.S. – Former NHL player Mike Danton, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, will break his silence to discuss his move to a Halifax university to play varsity hockey

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have placed Jere Lehtinen on the injured list.The move announced on Wednesday is retroactive to Saturday, when Lehtinen suffered an upper body injury against Detroit

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes decided not to wait any longer before signalling a changing of the guard.The last-place team has turned to a new leader, with veteran forward Rod Brind’Amour handing over the captaincy to 25-year-old Eric Staal on Wednesday

PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Team officials for the Czech Republic believe captain Patrik Elias will recover in time for next month’s Vancouver Olympics even though the New Jersey Devils have put him on the injured list with a concussion

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Blackhawks 1 at Senators 4First Period1. Ottawa, Smith 2 (Neil) 6:512. Ottawa, Shannon 5 (Regin, Kovalev) 12:31Penalties – Byfuglien Chi (delay of game) 9:50, Carkner Ott (hooking) 13:43, Brouwer Chi (interference) 14:57, Kovalev Ott (slashing) 15:16, Kane Chi (hooking) 18:05

LOS ANGELES – Patrick Marleau and Ryane Clowe scored two goals apiece, and the San Jose Sharks completed a remarkable two-day scoring barrage with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ryan Getzlaf and Evgeny Artyukhin scored 62 seconds apart to trigger a four-goal first period, Bobby Ryan connected on a power play, and the Anaheim Ducks extended their home winning streak to eight games with a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueBOSTON BRUINS-Assigned D Adam McQuaid and F Drew Larman to Providence (AHL).COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Activated LW Fredrik Modin from injured reserve

PHILADELPHIA – Jeff Carter found a unique way to break a tie.The Philadelphia centre won a faceoff and rifled a goal past Columbus’ Mathieu Garon, helping to lift the Flyers to a 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday

PITTSBURGH – Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis sustained an undisclosed facial injury after being rammed from behind into the boards by the Islanders defenceman Andy Sutton with 2:55 remaining in Pittsburgh’s 6-4 victory on Tuesday night

PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin broke out of a slump with three goals and Sidney Crosby scored twice while figuring in every Pittsburgh goal as the Penguins recovered after blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Islanders 6-4 on Tuesday, ending New York’s four-game winning streak

NEW YORK – While one New York Rangers offensive outburst looked like a fluke, scoring has suddenly become a trend.Vinny Prospal had a goal and assist in New York’s big first period, and linemate Marian Gaborik tied a career high with four assists as the Rangers used their resurgent offence to overpower the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-2 on Tuesday night

OTTAWA – To say the Ottawa Senators’ win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night was big would be an understatement.For a team that just last week was in free fall in the Eastern Conference, things are looking up

PORTLAND, Maine – Defenceman Bryan Rodney didn’t make it onto the scoresheet at the American Hockey League all-star game, but many of his Canadian teammates consider him the game’s MVP

WINDSOR, Ont. – Hall of Fame defenceman Bobby Orr led his team of Canadian Hockey League prospects to a 23-17 win over hockey commentator Don Cherry’s squad in the NHL/CHL Top Prospects skills competition Tuesday

WASHINGTON – Forty minutes of Detroit domination wasn’t enough to subdue the streaking Washington Capitals, whose offence finally came to life deep in the third period

ATLANTA – Ilya Kovalchuk came out shooting against the NHL’s most porous defence.Kovalchuk scored two goals for the first time in two months, giving him 30 for the season, and the Atlanta Thrashers beat Toronto 4-3 on Tuesday night to extend the Maple Leafs’ road woes

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks will be thinner on the blue-line Wednesday when they face the Oilers in Edmonton.While top-four defenceman Kevin Bieksa continues his rehabilitation from a serious skate cut, stay-at-home rearguard Willie Mitchell, is not on the trip