Articles by Doug Stolhand

Peter Pocklington – Canada’s formerly famous high-flying millionaire businessman and owner of hockey’s dynastic Edmonton Oilers – was arrested by the FBI in his California condo Wednesday on charges he lied and concealed assets during bankruptcy proceedings

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – The wife of hockey great Gordie Howe was remembered Wednesday as a resilient, “valued woman” who became one of the first female sports agents

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Detailed summaries from Tuesday’s games:.THE CANADIAN PRESSIslanders 2 at Maple Leafs 3 (OT) First Period1. Toronto, Stempniak 12 (Finger, Blake) 17:272

ST. LOUIS – David Perron and the St. Louis Blues got off to a fast start Tuesday night and never let up.Perron had two goals, and the Blues scored on three of their first eight shots in a 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars

DENVER – For the second time in three starts, Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen skated off with a shutout.Lehtonen stopped 35 shots in the Thrashers’ 3-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night for his third shutout of the season and 14th of his NHL career

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sergei Fedorov scored 2:20 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Assigned F David Van der Gulik and F Brett Sutter to Quad City (AHL)

PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin scored Pittsburgh’s first goal and then decided the shootout for the Penguins, who rallied from two goals down in the third period and beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 Tuesday night for their seventh consecutive victory

ST. PAUL, Minn. – On the scoreboard and in the standings, the San Jose Sharks were a winning team again.But on the ice, they’re still struggling to play the part of Western Conference co-leaders

MONTREAL – Saku Koivu scored the tying goal and got the winner on a power play in overtime as the Montreal Canadiens gave new coach Bob Gainey a comeback 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night

DETROIT – Johan Franzen’s goal 3:35 into overtime gave the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night.Franzen skated across the high slot and beat Ilya Bryzgalov for his 27th goal

TORONTO – Two teams going nowhere stumbled into overtime before Mikhail Grabovski’s goal gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Steve Mason earned his NHL-best ninth shutout of the season, stopping 35 shots and making Raffi Torres’ third-period goal stand up in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night

PHILADELPHIA – All Jeff Carter had to do to snap out of a scoring funk was shoot the puck.Carter scored two goals in the third period, Scott Hartnell also had a pair and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Tuesday night

NEWARK, N.J. – Martin Brodeur moved within two wins of tying Patrick Roy’s NHL career record, making 35 saves in the New Jersey Devils’ 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night

TORONTO – Injured Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala underwent surgery to repair a labrum tear in his hip, the club announced Tuesday

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks are offering no new details on right-winger Martin Havlat’s lower body injury while saying he is day-to-day

OTTAWA – Larry Regan, a former NHL rookie of the year who went on to become the first general manager of the Los Angeles Kings, has died. He was 78

MONTREAL – Bob Gainey wants each player on the Montreal Canadiens to know exactly what’s expected of him.That was the message on Tuesday as Gainey took to the ice for a short skate with the team a day after the general manager fired Guy Carbonneau and took over head coaching duties for the second time in three seasons