Articles by Doug Stolhand

LOS ANGELES – Evgeny Artyukhin and Mark Recchi scored 41 seconds apart late in the first period, Vincent Lecavalier also had a goal, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 Monday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueBOSTON BRUINS-Recalled G Kevin Regan from Providence (AHL).COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Placed LW Rick Nash on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan.

DALLAS – Trevor Daley knocked his own rebound into the goal 1:51 into overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 5-4 victory over Detroit on Monday night, ending the Red Wings’ six-game winning streak.

The second time around at the NHL all-star game will be a little more satisfying for Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas.The 34-year-old was the winning goalie in the Eastern Conference’s victory at last year’s all-star game in Atlanta, when he went in as a replacement for another who was injured, but this time, he is part of the NHL’s best goaltending tandem with Manny Fernandez and was an obvious selection for the game Jan.

PITTSBURGH – The losses are mounting, the confidence is sliding and rumours of a coaching change are swirling.The Pittsburgh Penguins, one of the NHL’s best teams the past two seasons, are going through what lesser teams tend to endure.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Rockford IceHogs goaltender Corey Crawford is the American Hockey League’s player of the week.The 24-year-old Montreal native stopped 95 of 97 shots in three appearances, going 2-0-1 with a 0.

BROSSARD, Que. – If the Montreal Canadiens have any interest in Vincent Lecavalier, general manager Bob Gainey says he’ll be the last one to let the public know.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – In early November, Steve Mason was just another promising minor leaguer.Now he’s the hottest goaltender in the NHL.The 20-year-old emerging star also has given hope to the once hopeless Columbus Blue Jackets, the only current NHL franchise to never appear in the post-season.

OTTAWA – With speculation swirling over the future of Ottawa Senators staff and players, general manager Bryan Murray insisted Monday that there will be no quick fix coming in order to save jobs.

According to a report by ESPN.com’s Scott Burnside, the Phoenix Coyotes lost out on 25 percent of the revenue sharing last season after not hitting predetermined goals.

NEW YORK – The Winter Classic drew the biggest American television audience for a regular-season NHL game in nearly 34 years.The Detroit Red Wings’ 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at Wrigley Field on New Year’s Day attracted an average of 4.

TORONTO – Canadian centre John Tavares and Swedish defenceman Victor Hedman are the top draft-eligible skaters from North America and Europe according to the mid-season rankings by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau released Monday.

EDMONTON – A group of 150 Canadian soldiers will be honoured with a tribute video before the Edmonton Oilers take on the Capitals in Washington on Tuesday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets placed forward Rick Nash on injured reserve Monday and recalled forward Derek MacKenzie from Syracuse of the American Hockey League.

NEW YORK – Colorado Avalanche left-winger Wojtek Wolski was named National Hockey League first star of the week Monday.He had six points (4-2) in three games last week.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets placed forward Rick Nash on injured reserve Monday and recalled forward Derek MacKenzie from Syracuse of the American Hockey League.

Results from other leaguesAHL Manitoba 4 Peoria 3 Rochester 6 Hamilton 5Houston 4 Chicago 1Lake Erie 3 Philadelphia 0 Lowell 5 Providence 2 Springfield 4 Portland 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 6 Hershey 2 ECHL Cincinnati 6 Wheeling 4Trenton 5 Dayton 0IHL No Games Scheduled.

Detailed summaries from Sunday’s games:Blues 1 at Oilers 2First Period No Scoring.Penalties – Souray Edm (interference) 2:57, Gagner Edm (hooking) 5:41, Jackman StL (hooking) 10:18, MacIntyre Edm (tripping) 16:30.

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Assigned F Mikael Backlund to Kelowna (WHL).EDMONTON OILERS-Placed F Zack Stortini on injured reserve.