Articles by Doug Stolhand

PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin broke out of a slump with three goals and Sidney Crosby scored twice while figuring in every Pittsburgh goal as the Penguins recovered after blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Islanders 6-4 on Tuesday, ending New York’s four-game winning streak

OTTAWA – To say the Ottawa Senators’ win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night was big would be an understatement.For a team that just last week was in free fall in the Eastern Conference, things are looking up

PORTLAND, Maine – Defenceman Bryan Rodney didn’t make it onto the scoresheet at the American Hockey League all-star game, but many of his Canadian teammates consider him the game’s MVP

ATLANTA – Ilya Kovalchuk came out shooting against the NHL’s most porous defence.Kovalchuk scored two goals for the first time in two months, giving him 30 for the season, and the Atlanta Thrashers beat Toronto 4-3 on Tuesday night to extend the Maple Leafs’ road woes

WASHINGTON – Forty minutes of Detroit domination wasn’t enough to subdue the streaking Washington Capitals, whose offence finally came to life deep in the third period

WINDSOR, Ont. – Hall of Fame defenceman Bobby Orr led his team of Canadian Hockey League prospects to a 23-17 win over hockey commentator Don Cherry’s squad in the NHL/CHL Top Prospects skills competition Tuesday

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks will be thinner on the blue-line Wednesday when they face the Oilers in Edmonton.While top-four defenceman Kevin Bieksa continues his rehabilitation from a serious skate cut, stay-at-home rearguard Willie Mitchell, is not on the trip

NASHVILLE – When the Suters gather together and talk turns to Olympic hockey, Bob has top bragging rights with his gold medal from the 1980 Miracle on Ice in Lake Placid

EDMONTON – As the losses mount and the frustration grows, the Edmonton Oilers are quickly running out of things to say about a season gone wrong, and about a stretch in which they’ve won only once in 16 games

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Feisty forward Alex Burrows of the Vancouver Canucks says he wants to put his allegations of biased NHL refereeing and their treatment by the CBC behind him

BROSSARD, Que. – A pair of losses to close rivals over the weekend left the Montreal Canadiens feeling down, but by no means out, of the NHL’s Eastern Conference playoff picture

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have placed right-winger Petr Sykora on waivers.Sykora and rookie Robbie Earl were placed on waivers Tuesday

TORONTO – Michael Peca is retiring from hockey.The 35-year-old announced Tuesday that he’s calling it quits after 13 seasons in the NHL. Peca spent last season with the Columbus Blue Jackets and was unsigned this year

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A day after he was put on injured reserve, veteran left wing Fredrik Modin was activated by the Columbus Blue Jackets.General manager Scott Howson also announced Tuesday that the club had assigned forward Alexandre Picard to its American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Senators 5 at Bruins 1First Period1. Ottawa, Kovalev 12 (Fisher) 7:392. Ottawa, Alfredsson 11 (Fisher, Phillips) 14:24Penalty – Stuart Bos (hooking) 9:27

SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose coach Todd McLellan juggled his lines over the weekend in hopes of finding the secondary scoring that had been lacking for much of this season for the Sharks

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueCAROLINA HURRICANES-Reassigned LW Drayson Bowman to Albany (AHL).COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Placed F Fredrik Modin on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan

DENVER – Craig Anderson had few sprawling saves, no flashy stops.In fact, the Colorado Avalanche netminder made everything appear rather easy

DALLAS – Brad Richards and the Dallas Stars are earning points on home ice. Now they have to take that same sense of urgency on the road.Mike Modano scored his 551st career goal, Richards had three assists, and the Stars maintained their home dominance over the Minnesota Wild with a 4-3 victory on Monday night

NASHVILLE – Phil Kessel picked the perfect time to bust out of his scoring slump.The Maple Leafs’ winger beat Nashville’s Dan Ellis with under six minutes to go in the third to give Toronto a 4-3 win over the Predators on Monday night