Articles by Doug Stolhand

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueCAROLINA HURRICANES-Activated D Dennis Seidenberg from injured reserve. Placed D Anton Babchuk on injured reserve.

DALLAS – Martin Hanzal helped the Phoenix Coyotes rebound from their most lopsided loss of the season.Hanzal scored twice, including the third-period tiebreaking goal off a fortunate bounce, and the Coyotes beat Dallas 5-3 on Wednesday night just a few hours after Stars officials met to discuss what to do with suspended forward Sean Avery.

CHICAGO – Cristobal Huet found himself watching more than playing early in the season because the Chicago Blackhawks’ other goaltender, Nikolai Khabibulin, was performing so well.

NEWARK, N.J. – Scott Clemmensen, a minor leaguer for most of his career, wondered if his NHL chance would ever come.Finally given an opportunity, Clemmensen seized it after New Jersey No.

ATLANTA – Scott Gomez scored 15 seconds into overtime and the New York Rangers snapped a two-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the struggling Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night.

DETROIT – Nicklas Lidstrom scored 3:50 into overtime to complete Detroit’s comeback from a two-goal deficit and lift the Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Thomas Vanek scored twice, including his league-leading 22nd goal, in Buffalo’s 4-2 comeback win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday night, the Lightning’s ninth straight defeat.

WASHINGTON – Capitals goalie Brent Johnson shut down the Eastern Conference’s top offence, and Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Alexandre Giroux scored, leading Washington to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.

DALLAS – Stars executives met Wednesday to discuss what to do about Sean Avery, the feisty forward who’s been suspended by the NHL and written off by his teammates and coach.

WASHINGTON – The injury-depleted Washington Capitals dipped into the AHL yet again, recalling forward Oskar Osala from Hershey before Wednesday night’s game against Boston.

Angelo Esposito isn’t looking for any sympathy.
The 19-year-old from Montreal is trying out for the Canadian junior hockey team for a fourth time after getting cut in his three previous attempts.

MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mathieu Dandenault had surgery to repair his broken left arm, the NHL club announced Wednesday.Dandenault left Montreal’s 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night in the second period after being hit along the boards by Dustin Boyd.

DENVER – An accident with a snowblower will sideline Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic until March.Sakic underwent surgery to repair three broken fingers and tendon damage Tuesday night and is expected to miss three months.

While it appears the Canadian team for the World Junior Championship won’t be getting any help from the NHL this year, the Russian team will have its most talented forward.

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Flames 1 at Canadiens 4First Period1. Montreal, Lang 9 (Kovalev, Markov) 3:41Penalties – Gorges Mtl (tripping) 4:27, Sarich Cal (hooking) 17:06, Regehr Cal (boarding) 19:28.

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueCHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Placed RW Adam Burish on injured reserve. Recalled LW Pascal Pelletier from Rockford (AHL).

DENVER – Cody McLeod scored twice, Chris Stewart added his first NHL goal and Colorado routed the Los Angeles Kings 6-1 on Tuesday night, the Avalanche’s fourth straight win at home.

MONTREAL – Calgary Flames coach Mike Keenan didn’t seem overly upset with his team Tuesday after a 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, but he was definitely angry at the officiating tandem of Chris Rooney and Paul Devorski.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Defenceman Alexander Edler scored a power-play goal 24 seconds into the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks pulled out a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL – Robert Lang had two goals and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens overcame injuries to Christopher Higgins and Mathieu Dandenault to post a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.