Articles by Doug Stolhand

MONTREAL – Brian Gionta scored two goals and Montreal beat Florida 4-1 on Thursday night, but even in the Canadiens room after the game the mood was subdued due to what may have been another head injury to Panthers forward David Booth

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The plan for Chicago was to use the final 10 games starting with Columbus to find a groove heading into the playoffs.Well, they’re going to have to reset that to nine games

NEWARK, N.J. – The teetering-on-the-brink New York Rangers were on the verge of a pointless night and somehow found a way to steal a win from the New Jersey Devils

PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia goalie Brian Boucher felt the puck squirt out of his glove, then heard teammate Chris Pronger yell, “In the air!”Next thing Boucher knew, the puck was in the net, after bouncing off Boucher and into the net, giving Kyle Brodziak an overtime goal and sending the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 comeback victory Thursday night

RALEIGH, N.C. – Chad LaRose took full advantage of an unexpected shootout chance for the Carolina Hurricanes.LaRose scored in the fifth round of the tiebreaker to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Calgary’s dressing room door stayed closed for a meeting that lasted almost 20 minutes after the New York Islanders rallied for a pair of third-period goals in a 3-2 victory over the Flames on Thursday night

BOSTON – Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steve Stamkos had a pair of goals to tie a pair of Hart Trophy winners for the NHL lead in goals.That’s not the race he’s interested in

ATLANTA – Atlanta moved one point closer to eighth place in the race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but Thrashers coach John Anderson didn’t feel like celebrating

MONTREAL – Florida Panthers forward David Booth was taken to hospital after a shoulder hit to the head by Montreal Canadiens defenceman Jaroslav Spacek on Thursday night

TORONTO – Donald Fehr didn’t come out and say he was interested in taking the vacant executive director’s position with the NHL Players’ Association, but it’s clear a growing number of people within the game would like to see it happen

When Donald Fehr announced his retirement as head of the Major League Baseball Players’ Association in June of 2009, he had no intention of finding another full-time position

MONTREAL – Pat Burns will be joined by Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a ceremony Friday where plans for a new arena named after the ailing former NHL coach are to be unveiled

PHILADELPHIA – Flyers leading scorer Jeff Carter is having surgery on his broken left foot and hopes to be back in time for the playoffs.Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren says Carter will have a screw placed in the foot on Friday

Former Major League Baseball Players’ Association executive director Donald Fehr shed no light Thursday on whether or not he’ll assume the same role with the NHL Players’ Association in the near future

TORONTO – Blindside hits to the head will no longer be tolerated in the NHL.League disciplinarian Colin Campbell has been given the power to hand out supplemental discipline for hits on unsuspecting players where the primary point of contact is the head

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueDALLAS STARS-Signed C Mathieu Tousignant and C Tomas Vincour to three-year contracts

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Henrik Sedin moved closer to a milestone and helped the Vancouver Canucks get back on the winning track Wednesday night.Sedin had three assists and Vancouver backup Andrew Raycroft made 30 saves as the Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1

DENVER – The new guy rescued the game and quite possibly the season, too.Peter Mueller had one of the two shootout goals and the scuffling Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Wednesday night to end a three-game winless streak

WINNIPEG – Brock Trotter scored a pair of goals as the Hamilton Bulldogs routed the Manitoba Moose 7-1 in American Hockey League action Wednesday night

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres cut it about as close as possible.Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek scored in the shootout after Buffalo rallied with two late third-period goals, giving the Sabres a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night