Articles by Doug Stolhand

Scoring summary from Friday’s NHL game:Stars 2 at Sharks 3 (OT)First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Robidas Dal (holding) 5:50, Grossman Dal (holding) 15:57, Brown SJ (hooking) 19:14.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – When the San Jose Sharks discarded all caution and finally decided to attack in Game 5, they were down two goals on the scoreboard and two games in the series, with playoff elimination just 14 minutes away.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks just won’t go away – and now they’re going back to Dallas.Joe Pavelski scored 65 seconds into overtime and the Sharks evaded playoff elimination for the second straight game Friday night, improbably rallying from a late two-goal deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in Game 5.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Signed C Mikael Backlund.LACROSSEMajor League LacrosseNEW JERSEY PRIDE-Waived G Howard Krongard.

TORONTO – The Toronto Marlies admitted they looked more like spectators than hockey players Friday night.Derek MacKenzie and Clay Wilson each had a goal and two assists as the Syracuse Crunch opened the American Hockey League’s North Division Final with a convincing win over the Marlies.

HALIFAX – On a United States team full of youth, its youngest player led the team to victory Friday night.Chicago Blackhawks 19-year-old sniper Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists as the U.

DENVER – The Reunion Tour didn’t go exactly as planned for the Colorado Avalanche.Peter Forsberg and Adam Foote rejoined Colorado captain Joe Sakic in Denver for the second half of the season and helped the Avalanche return to the playoffs after a one-year absence.

HALIFAX – Somebody, give this kid a chance.Goalie Robert Kristan came into the IIHF World Hockey Championship about as unheralded as you can be and promptly made 60 saves for Slovenia during a 5-1 loss to Canada in Friday’s opening game.

HALIFAX – It’s only one game into the IIHF World Hockey Championship and Dany Heatley has already found a pretty cool souvenir.He’ll be taking a puck back to his home in Ottawa after passing Marcel Dionne to become Canada’s all-time leading scorer at this event.

MONTREAL – Rookie Carey Price will be back in goal as the Montreal Canadiens try to stave off elimination from the NHL playoffs by the Philadelphia Flyers.

HALIFAX – Drums pounded, beer was swilled by the bucketful and the wild and crazy guys of international hockey worked their over-refreshed charm as the IIHF World Hockey Championship came to Canada for the first time Friday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild star winger Marian Gaborik had minor arthroscopic surgery on his right hip on Friday to relieve “irritation” that bothered him for most of the season.

CALGARY – The Calgary Flames signed first-round draft pick Mikael Backlund to a contract Friday.The six-foot, 194-pounder was selected with the 24th overall pick of the 2007 NHL entry draft.

QUEBEC – The Russian Ice Hockey Federation’s top boss says the National Hockey League is still the destination of choice among most Russian players.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings lack the household names they had the last time they hoisted the Stanley Cup.The way they’re playing, though, anybody remotely interested in hockey knows – or will find out soon – who’s on the team.

Scoring summaries from Thursday’s NHL games:Penguins 0 at Rangers 3First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – M.Staal NYR (goaltender interference) 1:53, Hossa Pgh (holding) 6:32, M.

DENVER – Johan Franzen keeps pushing aside Gordie Howe’s records.In March, his six game-winning goals bested the franchise record of five established by Howe in 1952, and on Thursday night, he scored three goals in the Detroit Red Wings’ series-clinching 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche, giving him nine in the four-game sweep.

DENVER – Johan Franzen outscored the Colorado Avalanche by himself.Franzen’s second hat trick in three games fueled the Detroit Red Wings’ 8-2 rout Thursday night that completed a sweep of the injury-riddled Avalanche.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:American Hockey LeagueCHICAGO WOLVES-Signed G Craig Kowalski..