Articles by Doug Stolhand

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby scored in regulation and the shootout and the Penguins overcame Jimmy Howard’s second successive 46-save game to beat the Red Wings 2-1 on Sunday in the rivals’ first game since Pittsburgh won Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals in Detroit

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs sacrificed offence for work ethic Sunday – and GM Brian Burke is hoping the two big-name players he acquired will rub off on their new teammates

Scoring summaries from Saturday’s NHL games:Canadiens 2 at Senators 3 (OT)First Period1. Ottawa, Kovalev 14 (Kuba, Karlsson) 17:21Penalties – O’Byrne Mtl (charging) 18:27, Michalek Ott (roughing) 18:27

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Patrick Marleau reflexively got his stick up in time to make enough contact to score yet again. It’s just the kind of season he’s having

CALGARY – Jarome Iginla busted out of a slump and in doing so led the Flames to a historic victory over Edmonton in the storied Battle of Alberta

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Shawn Belle and P.K. Subban scored in the shootout as the Hamilton Bulldogs edged the Chicago Wolves 3-2 Saturday night to extend their lead atop the American Hockey League’s Western Conference

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Shane Doan and the Phoenix Coyotes scored three early goals and hung on from there.Doan scored in his third straight game and the Coyotes withstood a late rally to beat the reeling New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday night

ST. LOUIS – The Columbus Blue Jackets hadn’t won a game in St. Louis since 2007, but that didn’t faze Kris Russell.The Columbus defenceman joined what appeared to be a busted play in the Blues’ zone, skated into the left faceoff circle and beat Blues goalie Chris Mason 1:32 into overtime to give the Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory Saturday night

BOSTON – The Los Angeles Kings are winning on the road. The Boston Bruins are losing everywhere.Jarret Stoll beat Tim Thomas in the sixth round of the shootout, giving the Kings their fifth straight victory and fourth on their current trip – a 3-2 decision over Boston on Saturday night that sent the Bruins to their seventh straight loss

NASHVILLE – The Nashville Predators outshot another opponent. This time, Jason Arnott made sure they also had the advantage on the scoreboard, too

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Sergei Shirokov scored twice in the first period as the Manitoba Moose snapped a six-game losing streak by beating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 6-4 Saturday night in American Hockey League action

TORONTO – They built a three-goal lead and chased an Olympic-bound goaltender to the bench before the beginning of the second period, but the Toronto Maple Leafs were powerless against what might be the best line in hockey, falling as much to Alex Burrows and the Sedin twins as they did to the Vancouver Canucks

RALEIGH, N.C. – Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltender Cam Ward found his Conn Smythe form against one of the NHL’s best teams Saturday night.Ward made 39 saves, and Brandon Sutter and Matt Cullen scored in a 26-second span to help the Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

TORONTO – Tyler Plante had to be good to hold the Toronto Marlies off the scoreboard in the first period. After that, it was all Rochester.The Americans goalie stopped 14 first-period shots as the Marlies were blanked 2-0 in American Hockey League action Saturday

PITTSBURGH – Officials with knowledge of the talks say the owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates declined to listen to separate proposals to buy the team last year, including one from Pittsburgh Penguins owner Mario Lemieux

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators made a little history Saturday afternoon in a 3-2 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens thanks to Mike Fisher

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers’ dominance over the New York Islanders has reached record proportions.Danny Briere and Scott Hartnell scored for the Flyers in a 2-1 victory over the Islanders on Saturday, giving Philadelphia its 14th straight win over New York

TORONTO – The National Hockey League suspended Washington Capitals defenceman Mike Green for three games Saturday.He delivered an elbow to the head of Florida forward Michael Frolik in the first period of Friday night’s 4-1 win over the Panthers

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks signed Jonas Hiller to a four-year deal Saturday, taking the goaltender off this summer’s free-agent market

Jeffery Vinik has reportedly already agreed to cover the Bolts next payroll, but whether that include Lecavalier is still in question. – Sources say the sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning to Boston-based hedge fund manager Jeffrey Vinik is all but complete and could be official as early as Saturday or Sunday