Articles by Doug Stolhand

DENVER – Miikka Kiprusoff made 18 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Daymond Langkow scored his fifth goal in the Calgary Flames’ 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueCOLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Recalled RW Derek Dorsett from Syracuse (AHL).MINNESOTA WILD-Assigned G Nolan Schaefer to Houston (AHL).

DALLAS – Kris Versteeg scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 30 seconds left in the second period, and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 31 shots to help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Thursday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two players made triumphant returns and the Vancouver Canucks picked up two more points.Daniel Sedin scored the winner midway through the third period in the Canucks’ 3-2 victory over the Minnesota on Thursday night.

OTTAWA – Something had to give Thursday night when two slumping teams met at Scotiabank Place and Montreal coach Guy Carbonneau was happy to see it wasn’t the Canadiens making way to the Ottawa Senators.

ATLANTA – Petr Sykora redirected Sidney Crosby’s slap shot on a power play with 2:40 remaining to give Pittsburgh a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night, the Penguins’ seventh win in their last eight games.

NEWARK, N.J. – Patrik Elias and Brian Gionta each had a goal and an assist in the New Jersey Devils’ 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues defenceman Erik Johnson, out for the season after injuring his knee during a pre-season team golf outing in September, had surgery to repair a damaged ligament.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Anaheim Ducks defenceman Francois Beauchemin underwent surgery Thursday to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

DETROIT – It would be hard to find better value anywhere in hockey.The Detroit Red Wings are set to release $9 tickets for some of their December and January games.

Scoring summaries from Wednesday’s NHL games:Canucks 6 at Rangers 3First Period1. Vancouver, Wellwood 8 (Ohlund, Pyatt) 4:162. Vancouver, Burrows 5 (Hansen) 9:38 (sh)Penalties – O’Brien Vcr (high-sticking) 8:07, Voros NYR (boarding) 17:17.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Alex Ovechkin extended his goal streak to five games and added three assists, sending the Washington Capitals to a 6-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Marlies winger Jeremy Williams scored two goals as Toronto defeated the Rochester Americans 5-2 in the American Hockey League on Wednesday.

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueCOLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Placed D Rostislav Klesla on injured reserve. Assigned RW Derek Dorsett to Syracuse (AHL).

NEW YORK – Alex Burrows scored two of Vancouver’s five goals against Henrik Lundqvist, and the Canucks feasted on turnovers Wednesday night in a 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers.

HAMILTON – Centre Justin Azevedo picked up three assists in his professional debut to help the Manchester Monarchs defeat the Hamilton Bulldogs 4-2 in American Hockey League action Wednesday.

BOSTON – Zdeno Chara and Chuck Kobasew each scored two goals, Marc Savard had a goal and three assists and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 on Wednesday night.

PITTSBURGH – If there’s anything Pittsburgh Penguins fans are learning this season, it’s to not leave during the third period. Ever.Their season isn’t a quarter over yet, and already the Penguins (11-4-3) are playing overtime games at a remarkable pace.

MONTREAL – Patrick Roy hopes that by having his jersey retired by the Montreal Canadiens, he will undo some of the bad memories of his last game with the Red, White and Blue.

OTTAWA – Not many people expected the Ottawa Senators to be stuck in last place almost a quarter of the way into the NHL season and probably even fewer would have guessed goaltending wouldn’t be to blame for their precarious situation.