Articles by Doug Stolhand

After missing training camp and the start of the season after undergoing hip surgery in September, the Dallas Stars have activated defenseman Sergei Zubov from the injured reserve.

MONTREAL – Jim Balsillie denies telling a French-language newspaper that the Montreal Canadiens are for sale.Balsillie’s spokesman says the head of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion was in shock when he heard about the story that appeared in today’s edition of Montreal La Presse.

Is the Hockey Hall of Fame ready to allow women to be inducted?

According to a story that appeared in Friday’s Toronto Star, the Hall is re-writing its bylaws to give women a chance to enter the shrine along with their male counterparts.

Scoring summaries from Thursday’s NHL games:Maple Leafs 2 at Bruins 5First Period1. Boston, Wideman 3 (Ference, Krejci) 5:56 (pp)2. Boston, Wheeler 4 (Wideman) 7:46 (pp)Penalties – Ponikarovsky Tor (interference) 3:57, Antropov Tor (hooking) 7:40, Nokelainen Bos (interference) 12:56, Ponikarovsky Tor (high-sticking) 19:00.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueEDMONTON OILERS-Placed D Denis Grebeshkov on injured reserve. Recalled D Theo Peckham from Springfield (AHL).

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Ryane Clowe followed up his two tying goals in the third period with the winning shootout goal, and the NHL-leading San Jose Sharks remained unbeaten at home with a wild 5-4 victory over the St.

LOS ANGELES – Defenceman Tom Preissing scored on a power play, Brian Boyle also had a goal and the Los Angeles Kings ended a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Goaltender Roberto Luongo picked up his second consecutive shutout and defenceman Kevin Bieksa scored the only goal the Vancouver Canucks would need in a 1-0 win over the Phoenix Coyotes Thursday night.

CALGARY – Craig Conroy’s two goals and an assist led Calgary as the Flames scored four unanswered goals in the first period Thursday, then hung on for a 7-6 victory over the Nashville Predators.

DENVER – Niklas Backstrom made 35 saves and Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Benoit Pouliot and Andrew Brunette scored goals in the Minnesota Wild’s 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

PITTSBURGH – It looked like it was going to be an easy night for the Pittsburgh Penguins after they built a five-goal lead at home against a road-weary Edmonton Oilers team that looked as if it couldn’t wait to get off the ice.

OTTAWA – With his first NHL goal finally in the books, Jesse Winchester’s next order of business is finding a place for the milestone puck.The Ottawa Senators rookie scored and added an assist Thursday to help the Ottawa Senators down the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1.

WASHINGTON – Mired in an unprecedented scoring drought, Alex Ovechkin is finding other ways to help the Capitals win.Alexander Semin scored twice in the final three minutes, getting the game-winner with 10.

BOSTON – Blake Wheeler gave Boston fans a new number pay attention to.Hours after changing his uniform number, Wheeler had his first three-goal game in the NHL to help the Bruins beat Toronto 5-2 on Thursday night.

ATLANTA – Slava Kozlov was pleased that the Atlanta Thrashers responded to coach John Anderson’s fiery talk between the second and third periods.

NEW YORK – New York Rangers coach Tom Renney wouldn’t reveal what wrinkle was added to his team’s struggling power play. Whatever it was, captain Chris Drury made the most of it.

DENVER – Colorado captain Joe Sakic missed the Avalanche’s game Thursday night against Minnesota because of a strained lower back.The 39-year-old Sakic, injured during practice Wednesday, took part in the morning skate Thursday but left the ice early.

ATLANTA – Atlanta defenceman Mathieu Schneider missed the Thrashers’ game against the New York Islanders on Thursday night because of a hip flexor injury.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – One of the first Sabres off the ice after practice Thursday, Thomas Vanek sat patiently at his locker, waiting for the reporters and cameras to gather around.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild defenceman Brent Burns is returning home early from the team’s road trip due to an unspecified upper-body injury that has kept him out of action for the past week.