Articles by Doug Stolhand

Avalanche 1 at Red Wings 5First Period1. Detroit, Franzen 5 (Samuelsson, Kronvall) 4:22 (pp)Penalties – Finger Col (roughing) 2:42, Zetterberg Det (roughing) 5:35.

WINNIPEG – Derek MacKenzie’s goal 10:54 into overtime lifted the Syracuse Crunch to a 3-2 victory over the Manitoba Moose on Saturday, and a 3-2 lead in their American Hockey League North Division semifinal.

MONTREAL – If ever there was a loss that could give a team momentum, the Montreal Canadiens believe Saturday night’s 4-2 setback against the Philadelphia Flyers was it.

MONTREAL – It was Martin Biron’s night to shine in goal for the Philadelphia Flyers.Biron made 34 saves and his good friend Daniel Briere got the game-winner as the Flyers downed the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in the NHL playoffs on Saturday night.

MONTREAL – Daniel Briere scored in the second period and Martin Biron had a brilliant game in goal as the Philadelphia Flyers held off a 36-shot Montreal attack to defeat the Canadiens 4-2 Saturday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.

ARNPRIOR, Ont. – Mark Stone and Michael Hay scored 22 seconds apart early in the first period as the Winnipeg Thrashers earned a 4-1 win over the Seminaire Saint-Francois Blizzard in Saturday’s early semifinal at the Telus Cup Canadian midget hockey championship.

ARNPRIOR, Ont. – Mark Stone and Michael Hay scored 22 seconds apart early in the first period as the Winnipeg Thrashers earned a 4-1 win over the Seminaire Saint-Francois Blizzard in Saturday’s early semifinal at the Telus Cup Canadian midget hockey championship.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sharks coach Ron Wilson sees the Dallas Stars as a slowly swinging pocketwatch. If you watch them for too long, they’ll probably put you to sleep.

DETROIT – Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings are kicking the Colorado Avalanche when they’re down.Franzen scored three times to lift Detroit to a 5-1 victory Saturday over the banged-up Avs, giving the NHL’s top-seeded team a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal.

MONTREAL – The knock on the Montreal Canadiens before the playoffs was that they were too small and too European to do well in the rough and tumble of post-season hockey.

PITTSBURGH – Pardon the Pittsburgh Penguins for wondering what all the fuss is about.They’re up 3-1 in their second-round series and can finish off the New York Rangers in Game 5 on Sunday at home.

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins answered the New York Rangers’ desperation with frustration, and with a predictable result.Sidney Crosby looked unhappy and exasperated during the Penguins’ first playoff loss in eight games, their 3-0 defeat to the Rangers on Thursday night in Game 4 of the second-round series.

PITTSBURGH – Only one game into the NHL’s Eastern Conference semifinal between the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins and already the heat is rising.

DETROIT – The Colorado Avalanche were without centre Peter Forsberg, defenceman Scott Hannan and winger Wojtek Wolski for Game 2 against the Detroit Red Wings.

MONTREAL – Scott Hartnell is expected to be back on the Philadelphia Flyers top line for Game 2 of their NHL playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Rangers 4 at Penguins 5First Period1. N.Y. Rangers, Straka 2 (Jagr, Rozsival) 13:40 (pp)Penalties – Jagr NYR (cross-checking) 0:23, Backman NYR (interference) 6:48, Whitney Pgh (high-sticking) 13:11, Sykora Pgh (hooking) 17:30, Shanahan NYR (interference) 18:35.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Even in the playoffs, Brenden Morrow and his “San Jose Stars” still rock the Shark Tank.Morrow scored his second goal of the night 4:39 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars opened their second-round series with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueNEW YORK RANGERS-Agreed to terms with G Miika Wiikman. Recalled G David LeNeveu, D Andrew Hutchinson, D Corey Potter, D Bobby Sanguinetti, F Artem Anisimov, F Dane Byers, F Brodie Dupont, F Lauri Korpikoski, F Greg Moore and F P.

WINNIPEG – Jason Jaffray didn’t need any extra motivation in his return to the Manitoba lineup – and he wasted no time making an impact on the final outcome.