Month: January 2010

NASHVILLE – When the Suters gather together and talk turns to Olympic hockey, Bob has top bragging rights with his gold medal from the 1980 Miracle on Ice in Lake Placid

EDMONTON – As the losses mount and the frustration grows, the Edmonton Oilers are quickly running out of things to say about a season gone wrong, and about a stretch in which they’ve won only once in 16 games

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Feisty forward Alex Burrows of the Vancouver Canucks says he wants to put his allegations of biased NHL refereeing and their treatment by the CBC behind him

BROSSARD, Que. – A pair of losses to close rivals over the weekend left the Montreal Canadiens feeling down, but by no means out, of the NHL’s Eastern Conference playoff picture

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have placed right-winger Petr Sykora on waivers.Sykora and rookie Robbie Earl were placed on waivers Tuesday

TORONTO – Michael Peca is retiring from hockey.The 35-year-old announced Tuesday that he’s calling it quits after 13 seasons in the NHL. Peca spent last season with the Columbus Blue Jackets and was unsigned this year

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A day after he was put on injured reserve, veteran left wing Fredrik Modin was activated by the Columbus Blue Jackets.General manager Scott Howson also announced Tuesday that the club had assigned forward Alexandre Picard to its American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Senators 5 at Bruins 1First Period1. Ottawa, Kovalev 12 (Fisher) 7:392. Ottawa, Alfredsson 11 (Fisher, Phillips) 14:24Penalty – Stuart Bos (hooking) 9:27

SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose coach Todd McLellan juggled his lines over the weekend in hopes of finding the secondary scoring that had been lacking for much of this season for the Sharks

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueCAROLINA HURRICANES-Reassigned LW Drayson Bowman to Albany (AHL).COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Placed F Fredrik Modin on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan

DENVER – Craig Anderson had few sprawling saves, no flashy stops.In fact, the Colorado Avalanche netminder made everything appear rather easy

DALLAS – Brad Richards and the Dallas Stars are earning points on home ice. Now they have to take that same sense of urgency on the road.Mike Modano scored his 551st career goal, Richards had three assists, and the Stars maintained their home dominance over the Minnesota Wild with a 4-3 victory on Monday night

NASHVILLE – Phil Kessel picked the perfect time to bust out of his scoring slump.The Maple Leafs’ winger beat Nashville’s Dan Ellis with under six minutes to go in the third to give Toronto a 4-3 win over the Predators on Monday night

SUNRISE, Fla. – Tomas Vokoun keeps getting better.Gregory Campbell scored midway through the second period and Vokoun made 27 saves in the Florida Panthers’ 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday night

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Buffalo Sabres knew before the puck dropped that they had a chance to climb into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Burned once by a fast St. Louis Blues start, the Columbus Blue Jackets made sure it didn’t happen again.Rick Nash scored for his 400th career point and Chris Clark notched his first goal as a Blue Jacket, leading the way to a 4-2 victory over the Blues on Monday

RALEIGH, N.C. – Steve Downie and the Tampa Bay Lightning responded to a pair of frustrating divisional losses by ending a long road losing streak against another rival

PORTLAND, Maine – If history is any indication, Tuesday’s American Hockey League all-star game will have plenty of scoring, little body contact and at least a few intriguing storylines

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby skates hard as he nears the top of the circle on a 3-on-2 break, both of his linemates and the goaltender anticipating one of those on-the-tape passes he makes as well as anyone in hockey

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Mike Yeo has returned to practice and is expected to be behind the bench Tuesday against the Islanders after being hospitalized earlier this month with a blood-pressure problem