Articles by Doug Stolhand

The first time Cam Ward got hurt this season, the Carolina Hurricanes had a hard time winning. This time around, they can’t lose.Joni Pitkanen scored the go-ahead goal, and Manny Legace made 19 saves to help Carolina beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Tuesday night

The Atlanta Thrashers have moved goalie Kari Lehtonen to Dallas for defense prospect Ivan Vishnevskiy and a fourth round draft pick.

Lehtonen, who hasn’t played all season due to a back injury, is set to become a restricted free agent this off-season

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ryan Getzlaf is still planning to join Team Canada.An MRI on his sprained left ankle Tuesday showed no significant ligament damage, leaving the Anaheim Ducks centre hopeful that he can still compete in the Olympics

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Phoenix has recalled forwards Mikkel Boedker and Jeff Hoggan from its San Antonio affiliate and placed forward Joel Perrault on injured reserve after one game with the Coyotes

NEW YORK – Six NHL teams will open the 2010-11 season in Europe, the fourth straight year the league will begin play overseas.The NHL announced on Tuesday that the Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, Phoenix Coyotes and San Jose Sharks will combine to play a total of six games in Europe at the start of next season

OKLAHOMA CITY – Pro hockey will return to Oklahoma City starting next season.Representatives of Prodigal Hockey LLC and the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers said Tuesday that Oklahoma City will be the home of the Oilers’ now-dormant American Hockey League franchise

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Since becoming the interim head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets a week ago, Claude Noel has received over 1,000 calls, texts and emails offering congratulations

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens are still dealing with the surprise of hearing their general manager was stepping down, but one of their key players was pleased with the message sent by the man taking his place

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes activated Finnish forward Tuomo Ruutu from injured reserve Tuesday.Ruutu had missed 15 games since sustaining an upper-body injury in a fight with Colorado’s Darcy Tucker on Jan

GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Marian Gaborik limped off the ice Tuesday after the New York Rangers’ leading scorer was cut on the right knee by the ice skate of goalie Henrik Lundqvist in a collision during practice

Ryan Getzlaf says he’s feeling much better after spraining his left ankle during the second period of Anaheim’s game against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night

CANTON, Mass. – Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke and an advocate for gay rights, was remembered Tuesday for his compassion and courage, four days after his death in a car crash on a snowy Indiana road

NEW YORK – A record six teams will open the 2010-11 NHL regular season with games in Europe, the league and NHL Players’ Association announced Tuesday

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ducks centre Ryan Getzlaf sprained his left ankle during the second period of Anaheim’s game against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Josh Engel scored the winner in the shootout for Toronto as the Marlies beat the Abbotsford Heat 3-2 in American Hockey League action Monday

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Sharks 3 at Maple Leafs 2 First Period1. Toronto, Bozak 3 (Kessel) 10:36Penalties – Nichol SJ (holding) 6:08, Shelley SJ, Orr Tor (fighting) 9:55, Beauchemin Tor (tripping) 18:40

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Corey Perry had a goal and two assists, and the Anaheim Ducks snapped the Los Angeles Kings’ franchise-record nine-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory in the latest Freeway Faceoff on Monday night

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Matthew Lombardi had two goals and three assists for a career-high five points and the Phoenix Coyotes routed sputtering Edmonton 6-1 on Monday night for their 36th victory, matching their total from last season

DENVER – Brandon Yip scored two goals, Chris Stewart had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Monday night

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueDALLAS STARS-Activated C Mike Ribeiro from injured reserve. Recalled F Raymond Sawada and F Francis Wathier from Texas