Articles by Doug Stolhand

PHILADELPHIA – Jeff Carter scored twice in the third period to take the NHL lead with 29 goals and lifted the Philadelphia Flyers to their season-high eighth straight home win, 4-1 over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

MONTREAL – Sergei Kostitsyn scored with 22 seconds left in regulation time to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals in a see-saw NHL battle on Saturday night.

DETROIT – Mikael Samuelsson scored the go-ahead goal with 2:34 left in the third period as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 Saturday night.

BOSTON – Boston Bruins forward Marco Sturm could miss the rest of the season because of a left knee injury.Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said Sturm will undergo left knee surgery on Tuesday to repair meniscus and possibly the anterior cruciate ligament.

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Atlanta Thrashers acquired centre Rich Peverley on waivers from Nashville on Saturday.The 26-year-old Peverley had two goals and seven assists in 27 games for the Predators this season.

DENVER – The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the season aiming for a Stanley Cup title. Now they’re searching for answers.David Jones had two goals and an assist, Andrew Raycroft made 21 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Saturday, handing the Penguins their seventh loss in eight games.

NEW YORK – Forward Brendan Shanahan is heading back to the New Jersey Devils, the team he started his NHL career with more than 20 years ago.

BOSTON – Despite being passed over for the NHL all-star team, David Krejci continues to pile up points.Krejci had a goal and two assists while Michael Ryder scored twice in the Boston Bruins’ 5-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Ville Peltonen scored twice in a five-goal third period to lead the Florida Panthers to an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday.

EDMONTON – The only thing as elusive as a Western Conference playoff position for the Edmonton Oilers this season has been consistency, and that’s probably not a coincidence.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Ville Peltonen scored twice in a five-goal third period to lead the Florida Panthers to an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday.

NEW YORK – Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien will be behind the Eastern Conference bench and San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan will guide the Western Conference squad at the NHL all-star game in Montreal.

MOSCOW – Marcel Hossa scored three times as a foreign squad led by former NHL MVP Jaromir Jagr edged an all-Russian team 7-6 in the Continental Hockey League’s all-star game in Red Square on Saturday.

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired left-wing Mike Blunden from the Chicago Blackhawks in a trade Saturday for right-wing Adam Pineault.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Toronto F Mikhail Grabovski for three games, without pay, for shoving an official during a game on Jan.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ryan Malone scored his second goal of the game with 9:10 left in the third period to put Tampa Bay ahead for good, and Martin St.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Brad Boyes’ power play goal at 17:50 of the third period propelled the St. Louis Blues to 6-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.

Moline, Ill. – Jamie Lundmark scored the overtime winner as the Quad City Flames edged the Toronto Marlies 3-2 in AHL action Friday.Kyle Greentree and David Van der Gulik also scored for the Flames who improved to 14-16-4-3.