Month: January 2010

NASHVILLE – The Nashville Predators outshot another opponent. This time, Jason Arnott made sure they also had the advantage on the scoreboard, too

BOSTON – The Los Angeles Kings are winning on the road. The Boston Bruins are losing everywhere.Jarret Stoll beat Tim Thomas in the sixth round of the shootout, giving the Kings their fifth straight victory and fourth on their current trip – a 3-2 decision over Boston on Saturday night that sent the Bruins to their seventh straight loss

ST. LOUIS – The Columbus Blue Jackets hadn’t won a game in St. Louis since 2007, but that didn’t faze Kris Russell.The Columbus defenceman joined what appeared to be a busted play in the Blues’ zone, skated into the left faceoff circle and beat Blues goalie Chris Mason 1:32 into overtime to give the Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory Saturday night

RALEIGH, N.C. – Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltender Cam Ward found his Conn Smythe form against one of the NHL’s best teams Saturday night.Ward made 39 saves, and Brandon Sutter and Matt Cullen scored in a 26-second span to help the Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

TORONTO – They built a three-goal lead and chased an Olympic-bound goaltender to the bench before the beginning of the second period, but the Toronto Maple Leafs were powerless against what might be the best line in hockey, falling as much to Alex Burrows and the Sedin twins as they did to the Vancouver Canucks

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Sergei Shirokov scored twice in the first period as the Manitoba Moose snapped a six-game losing streak by beating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 6-4 Saturday night in American Hockey League action

TORONTO – Tyler Plante had to be good to hold the Toronto Marlies off the scoreboard in the first period. After that, it was all Rochester.The Americans goalie stopped 14 first-period shots as the Marlies were blanked 2-0 in American Hockey League action Saturday

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators made a little history Saturday afternoon in a 3-2 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens thanks to Mike Fisher

PITTSBURGH – Officials with knowledge of the talks say the owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates declined to listen to separate proposals to buy the team last year, including one from Pittsburgh Penguins owner Mario Lemieux

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers’ dominance over the New York Islanders has reached record proportions.Danny Briere and Scott Hartnell scored for the Flyers in a 2-1 victory over the Islanders on Saturday, giving Philadelphia its 14th straight win over New York

TORONTO – The National Hockey League suspended Washington Capitals defenceman Mike Green for three games Saturday.He delivered an elbow to the head of Florida forward Michael Frolik in the first period of Friday night’s 4-1 win over the Panthers

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks signed Jonas Hiller to a four-year deal Saturday, taking the goaltender off this summer’s free-agent market

Jeffery Vinik has reportedly already agreed to cover the Bolts next payroll, but whether that include Lecavalier is still in question. – Sources say the sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning to Boston-based hedge fund manager Jeffrey Vinik is all but complete and could be official as early as Saturday or Sunday

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCOLORADO AVALANCHE-Activated D Adam Foote. Reassigned D Wes O’Neill to Lake Erie (AHL)

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Maple Leafs 4 at Devils 5 (OT)First Period1. Toronto, Gunnarsson 1 (Mayers, Beauchemin) 6:112. New Jersey, Parise 24 (Zubrus, Zajac) 7:103

CEDAR PARK, Texas – Garrett Stafford scored twice and Matt Climie made 36 saves to lead the Texas Stars over the Abbotsford Heat 6-1 on Friday in the AHL

TAMPA, Fla. – James Wisniewski is becoming a shootout specialist.The defenceman scored in regulation and added the winner in a shootout in the Anaheim Ducks’ 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night

DALLAS – Mike Modano scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, to lead the Dallas Stars past the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2 on Friday night

WORCESTER, Mass. – Alex Stalock made 29 saves as the Worcester Sharks defeated the Manitoba Moose 5-3 in American Hockey League play Friday.Brandon Mashinter, Jamie McGinn, Frazer McLaren, John McCarthy and Dwight Helminen each scored for the Sharks, who improved to 29-14-3