Articles by Doug Stolhand

NASHVILLE – Although it took longer than the Predators would have liked, the result was worth the wait.Martin Erat scored the only goal of the shootout to lead the Nashville to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night

TAMPA, Fla. – Officially, it will go down as historic victory for the Coyotes. However, Phoenix coach Dave Tippett doesn’t want to hear it.Vernon Fiddler and Matthew Lombardi scored in a two-minute span midway through the first period, Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 27 shots and Phoenix beat the Tampa Bay Lighting 2-1 Tuesday night for the Coyotes’ franchise record-tying 43rd victory

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild needs to be almost perfect if they want to sneak into the playoffs. Even that might not be enough, but so far so good

OTTAWA – The Toronto Maple Leafs spent most of Tuesday night looking like a team headed for the playoffs, while the Ottawa Senators looked like one on the outside looking in

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks have started games so well since returning from a marathon road trip that it doesn’t seem to matter how much gas they have left in the tank at the finish

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Daniel and Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler scored first-period goals Sunday as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks haven’t had much to pat themselves on the back about. A great deal of their misery has been caused by the San Jose Sharks

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Strong goaltending has been a hallmark of the Minnesota Wild’s nine-season existence.During this transition to a new coach and a new playing style in front of those nets, the goalie play has dropped off a bit

ATLANTA – Lee Stempniak only wonders why the Phoenix Coyotes didn’t trade for him sooner.”It’s been a really good fit for me,” he said. “It was a fresh start, leaving Toronto

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The New York Islanders defied their recent history to knock off a Stanley Cup contender and a bottom-feeder in less than 24 hours

TAMPA, Fla. – The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning are far apart in the Eastern Conference standings. It didn’t seem that way as they treated a sellout crowd of 20,230 to a playoff atmosphere

DALLAS – The Colorado Avalanche needed a standout performance from goaltender Craig Anderson to deal another blow to the Dallas Stars’ fading playoff chances

NEW YORK – Sean Avery was all talked out after popping in two goals following a one-game benching.The noted agitator had little to say after leading the Rangers to a key 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers that gave New York’s late-season playoff push a much-needed confidence boost

LOS ANGELES – While the Los Angeles Kings argued the finer points of interference, the Nashville Predators celebrated a California road trip that might have cleared up their path to the playoffs

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have reassigned goalie Jonathan Bernier to their AHL affiliate after the 21-year-old prospect impressively won a fill-in start in Dallas

CHICAGO – Alex Ovechkin was kicked out early, the Washington Capitals fell behind 3-0 and that’s when they showed why they have the NHL’s best record and highest-scoring offence

CHICAGO – NHL scoring leader Alex Ovechkin is out of the Capitals’ game against the Blackhawks after receiving a five-minute major and a game misconduct in the first period for driving Chicago’s Brian Campbell into the boards from behind

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Scoring summaries from Saturday’s games in the NHL:Oilers 4 at Maple Leafs 6First Period1. Toronto, Kulemin 14 (Bozak) 13:342. Toronto, Bozak 6 (Kessel, Kulemin) 18:05Penalty – Wallin Tor (holding) 7:35

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks’ frantic travel schedule is behind them but Mikael Samuelsson is maintaining his torrid scoring pace