Articles by Doug Stolhand

MILWAUKEE – Jason Krog scored two second-period goals as the Manitoba Moose capped a 10-game road trip with a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Admirals in AHL action Tuesday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueCOLORADO AVALANCHE-Activated C Paul Stastny from injured reserve.DALLAS STARS-Placed C Toby Petersen on injured reserved.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Los Angeles Kings are fighting hard to stay in the playoff picture and will take wins any way they can get them.Drew Doughty scored the deciding shootout goal and the Kings beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL – Coach Guy Carbonneau gave Jaroslav Halak the chance to be a starting goaltender, and the Montreal Canadiens backup seized it with relish.

OTTAWA – After getting killed by several slow starts, the Ottawa Senators got out of the gate quickly against the Carolina Hurricanes.The Senators scored three first-period goals, two in a 46-second span, then rode the goaltending of Alex Auld to deal a blow to the Hurricanes’ playoff hopes with a 4-2 victory Tuesday.

ATLANTA – Ilya Kovalchuk got his 10th goal in eight games, and the Atlanta Thrashers had two short-handed goals to break a four-game home losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.

BOSTON – Rookie fourth-line winger Byron Bitz scored his second and third NHL goals Tuesday night, leading the struggling Bruins to a 6-1 win over the Florida Panthers in the opener of Boston’s six-game homestand.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 34 shots – including 26 through the first two periods – keeping the Anaheim Ducks in the playoff hunt with a 3-2 win over the injury-depleted Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.

WASHINGTON – Scott Hartnell and Jeff Carter scored two of Philadelphia’s three goals in a 3 1/2-minute span of the third period Tuesday night as the Flyers rallied to beat Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Tuesday night.

The city of Glendale, Ariz., has been quietly bailing out the money-losing Phoenix Coyotes for several months, according to documents obtained by a Phoenix television station.

CANONSBURG, Pa. – The puck is going into the net a lot more since the Pittsburgh Penguins changed coaches, reconfigured their offence and adapted a more aggressive, go-get-’em system.

WASHINGTON – The Washington Capitals are reaching out to women.The Capitals have started Club Scarlet, which the team says is the NHL’s first female fan club and is free to join.

LONDON, Ont. – Former NHL referee-in-chief Bryan Lewis says fighting in hockey is on the way out.Lewis was part of a Violence in Hockey Symposium staged Tuesday by the Middlesex-London Health Unit, a gathering of hockey officials, coaches, media members and a former professional player at the London Convention Centre.

DENVER – Paul Stastny is set to make his return to the Colorado Avalanche lineup.The Avalanche activated the young centre from the injured reserve list before Tuesday night’s game at Atlanta.

NEW YORK – John Tortorella made his presence felt right away during his first day as coach of the New York Rangers.He went to work on the practice rink Tuesday morning, along with new assistant coach Jim Schoenfeld, as they worked to change the philosophy and tenor of a team that is struggling to hold onto a place in the playoffs.

CANONSBURG, Pa. – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has left practice early because of a sore groin, but is listed as probable for Wednesday night’s home game against the New York Islanders.

Scoring summary from Monday’s NHL game:First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Lundqvist Dal (holding stick) 6:25, San Jose bench (too many men; served by Setoguchi) 8:55, Turco Dal (tripping; served by Ott) 17:22.

DALLAS – The San Jose Sharks got a perfect shot from Devin Setoguchi and perfect goaltending from Evgeni Nabokov.Setoguchi scored with 12:05 remaining, Nabokov stopped 29 shots for his 45th career shutout, and the Sharks extended their winning streak to four games with a 1-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueFLORIDA PANTHERS-Assigned G Chris Beckford-Tseu to Phoenix (AHL).LOS ANGELES KINGS-Recalled RW Teddy Purcell from Manchester (AHL).

DALLAS – Dallas Stars centre Mike Modano missed Monday night’s game against the San Jose Sharks due to the flu.Modano, the all-time leader among U.