Articles by Doug Stolhand

MONTREAL – Alex Kovalev made a triumphant return from his two-game banishment by the Montreal Canadiens, scoring a goal and adding two assists in a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Jeremy Roenick returned to the San Jose Sharks’ lineup on Saturday after missing 28 games with a shoulder injury.Roenick hadn’t played since Dec.

DALLAS – Patrick Kane scored his fourth goal against Dallas this season, Cristobal Huet stopped 30 shots and the Chicago Blackhawks completed a season sweep of the Stars with a 3-1 victory on Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA – Sidney Crosby had two goals and two assists to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to their first road win in nearly six weeks, 5-4 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.

NEW YORK – The NHL suspended Los Angeles Kings defenceman Denis Gauthier for two games Saturday.The punishment is the result of an incident midway through the third period in last Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

TORONTO – Mats Sundin feels like he’s arrived back home.The Vancouver Canucks forward was back at Air Canada Centre on Saturday morning and indicated that he was looking forward to facing his former team.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets placed Ole-Kristian Tollefsen on injured reserve Saturday and recalled fellow defenceman Aaron Rome from their AHL affiliate in Syracuse.

AHL Grand Rapids 5 Manitoba 1Hamilton 4 Toronto 3Hartford 5 Lowell 2Lake Erie 3 Rockford 1Milwaukee 1 Chicago 0Norfolk 5 Binghamton 2Philadelphia 7 Portland 2Providence 5 Manchester 2Quad City 5 San Antonio 4 (SO)Rochester 3 Hershey 2Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3 Syracuse 1Worcester 2 Springfield 1 (OT)Bridgeport at Albany (ppd.

Detailed summaries from yesterday’s games:Lightning 1 at Hurricanes 4First Period1. Carolina, Staal 27 (Samsonov, Ruutu) 8:30Penalties – Downie TB, Conboy Car (fighting) 8:34, Gleason Car (interference) 19:41.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Recalled F Jamie Lundmark from Quad City (AHL).OTTAWA SENATORS-Reassigned F Josh Hennessy to Binghamton (AHL).

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Cory Emmerton scored twice and Darren Haydar had three assists as the Grand Rapids Griffins exploded with four goals in the second to beat the Manibota Moose 5-1 in American Hockey League action Friday.

TORONTO – Marc Denis made 36 saves and the Hamilton Bulldogs scored three unanswered goals to beat the Toronto Marlies 4-3 in AHL action Friday.

DETROIT – Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and two assists, and Ty Conklin made 24 saves for the Detroit Red Wings in his 11th straight home victory, 5-2 over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

WASHINGTON – Ryan Smyth had a goal and two assists, and Andrew Raycroft made 28 saves in the Colorado Avalanche’s 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Joe Corvo scored two 5-on-3 goals 39 seconds apart, Jussi Jokinen scored the go-ahead goal against his former team and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Friday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. – NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the Carolina Hurricanes will host the all-star game. He just isn’t ready to say when.Speaking Friday before the Hurricanes faced Tampa Bay, Bettman offered his words as “a renewal of the commitment.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild left wing Andrew Brunette’s streak of consecutive games played is in jeopardy again.Brunette was hurt Thursday night in the first period of Minnesota’s overtime loss to Calgary.

TORONTO – As Mats Sundin prepares to make his first ever appearance at Air Canada Centre with a visiting team, it’s worth remembering that he never wanted to make such a return in the first place.