Articles by Doug Stolhand

PITTSBURGH – Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo left the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday with an apparent left leg injury.

NEW YORK – New Jersey defenceman Mike Mottau received a two-game suspension from the NHL on Saturday for elbowing New York Islanders forward Frans Nielsen.

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche called up Brian Willsie from its AHL affiliate on Saturday and placed centre Ben Guite on injured reserve because of a rib injury.

Detailed summaries from Friday’s games:Panthers 2 at Bruins 4First Period1. Boston, Kessel 10 (Savard, Wideman) 2:462. Florida, Booth 9 (Horton, McCabe) 8:013.

WINNIPEG – Jason Jaffray scored twice as the Manitoba Moose beat the San Antonio Rampage 4-1 in AHL action Friday.Manitoba forwards Mark Cullen and Alexandre Bolduc also scored as the Moose continue to roll at 14-3-0-0.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Recalled RW Joey Crabb from Chicago (AHL).DALLAS STARS-Recalled LW Landon Wilson from Grand Rapids (AHL).

ST. LOUIS – Lee Stempniak scored an unassisted goal with 2:21 left in overtime, giving the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over Anaheim and ending the Ducks’ five-game road winning streak Friday night.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Adam Munro earned his first shutout of the season as the Toronto Marlies beat the Binghamton Senators 3-0 in AHL action Friday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Martin Biron made 40 saves for his first shutout of the season and 24th overall in the Philadelphia Flyers’ 3-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

TAMPA, Fla. – Vincent Lecavalier had two goals to help Tampa Bay interim coach Rick Tocchet get his first NHL victory in the Lightning’s 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Friday night.

BOSTON – Marc Savard and Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist each to lead Boston to its eighth victory in nine games, a 4-2 decision over Florida on Friday night that moved the Bruins into a tie for the Eastern Conference lead.

NEWARK, N.J. – David Clarkson and Travis Zajac scored 10 seconds apart late in the first period, and Kevin Weekes made 25 saves for his 100th career victory in the New Jersey Devils’ 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Eric Staal scored three goals in less than 24 minutes to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the Phoenix Coyotes, 5-2 on Friday night.

MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Komisarek will be out for at least another month after already missing more than a week with what the team is calling an upper-body injury.

FRISCO, Texas – The Dallas Stars could be without captain Brendan Morrow for the rest of the season.He suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that will require surgery.

Scoring summaries from Thursday’s NHL games:Canadiens 3 at Senators 2 (SO) First Period1. Ottawa, Heatley 11 (Alfredsson, Picard) 4:212. Montreal, Koivu 7 (Kovalev, S.

LOS ANGELES – Patrick O’Sullivan scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and Dustin Brown added a power-play goal, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-2 victory over the injury-riddled Washington Capitals on Thursday night.

EDMONTON – Jiri Hudler scored a pair of goals as the Detroit Red Wings won their fourth straight, edging the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night.

WINNIPEG – Moose goalie Cory Schneider recorded his 10th consecutive win Thursday as Manitoba defeated the San Antonio Rampage 5-2 in the AHL.