Articles by Doug Stolhand

PHILADELPHIA – Jim Slater’s second goal of the game snapped a tie and lifted the Atlanta Thrashers to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night

PITTSBURGH – The Ottawa Senators were admittedly embarrassed during their last visit to Pittsburgh.Just five weeks later, they left the Steel City on one of the best streaks in franchise history

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jonathan Quick handled the first two minutes, and teammate Anze Kopitar took over from there.Quick, the Los Angeles goalie, made seven saves – most on point-blank shots – at the outset and Kopitar scored his 100th and 101st NHL goals in the Kings’ 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night

RALEIGH, N.C. – Whether it’s a coincidence or not, Eric Staal has been seemingly unstoppable since becoming captain of the Carolina Hurricanes

THN.com has learned from multiple sources the Boston-based financier is the front-runner to buy the team, which may be forced to trade Vinny Lecavalier and his hefty contract

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Hockey players say road trips are great for team bonding.So the Vancouver Canucks should be blood brothers by March 13 when they finally return to GM Place to face the Ottawa Senators

BROSSARD, Que. – At the end of practice Thursday, goaltender Carey Price skated over to teammate Andrei Markov and wrapped him in a big hug.That Price then looked up at the media seats at the Montreal Canadiens practice facility made it clear the gesture was in response to a report this week of a confrontation between the two in the club’s dressing room

WASHINGTON – Goal. Goal. Goal. Game over in 2½ minutes.The Southeast Division race is over with more than two months to spare.It’s no exaggeration to say the Washington Capitals have left the rest of the NHL stranded on the ice when it comes to scoring

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The NHL should realize having its players perform at the Olympics raises the league’s exposure and increases its fan base, the president of the International Olympic Committee said Thursday

TORONTO – It appears the Vancouver Canucks have ended their boycott of Hockey Night in Canada after meeting with officials from the CBC, extinguishing a feud that began when the program was highly critical of winger Alex Burrows

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The St. Louis Blues shut down the Vancouver Canucks’ dangerous top line, but Mason Raymond and Ryan Kesler were there to pick up the slack

DALLAS – Loui Eriksson scored in the third round of the shootout, goalie Alex Auld was perfect in all three rounds, and the Dallas Stars rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 4-3 victory over the slumping Calgary Flames on Wednesday night

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Detroit Red Wings are reeling, and their attention to detail is starting to slip.The Minnesota Wild were focused from start to finish

NEW YORK – Just as the Carolina Hurricanes are finding their way for the first time in a most difficult season, the New York Rangers are trying to figure out again where their fickle offence has gone

WASHINGTON – The score-at-will Washington Capitals put three in the net in a 2½-minute span in the third period Wednesday night, igniting a 5-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks and matching the team’s longest winning streak in 26 years

ROCKFORD, Ill. – Curtis Sanford made 25 saves and Brock Trotter scored twice for Hamilton as the Bulldogs shut out the Rockford IceHogs 5-0 in American Hockey League play Wednesday

WORCESTER, Mass. – Alex Stalock made 29 saves as the Worcester Sharks beat Manitoba 3-1 Wednesday, extending the Moose’s American Hockey League losing streak to five games

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Jochen Hecht and Jason Pominville gave the Buffalo Sabres a full two points in Ryan Miller’s pre-Olympic showdown with Martin Brodeur

TAMPA, Fla. – Key goals and strong goaltending paid off for the Tampa Bay Lightning, who finally have their first three-game winning streak of the season

HALIFAX, N.S. – Mike Danton showed little rust in his first hockey game in almost six years Wednesday night, scoring once, making and receiving big hits, and showing the hustle and skill that took him to the NHL