Articles by Doug Stolhand

DALLAS – Shawn Horcoff implored his coach to give him a turn in the shootout.He didn’t disappoint. Horcoff scored in the fifth round and Jeff Deslauriers denied four of five Dallas shooters to give the Edmonton Oilers a rare win in Texas, 3-2 over the Stars on Saturday

RALEIGH, N.C. – At least for a game, Erik Cole and the Carolina Hurricanes played like contenders again.Cole scored three goals and the Hurricanes held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 5-3 victory Saturday, ending their five-game skid

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens assigned forward Ryan White to AHL Hamilton on Saturday.The 21-year-old has been with the NHL team since Nov

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated centre Andrew Murray off injured reserve and assigned forward Alexandre Picard to the club’s AHL affiliate in Syracuse

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Bruins 1 at Canadiens 5First Period1. Montreal, Spacek 3 (Gomez, Metropolit) 8:30Penalties – Krejci Bos (hooking) 6:26, O’Byrne Mtl (interference) 15:10, Wheeler Bos (tripping) 17:13

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Recalled F Dan Sexton from Manitoba (AHL).FLORIDA PANTHERS-Reassigned G Alexander Salak to the Rochester (AHL)

CHICAGO – Dan Ellis saw a lot of shots, and got plenty of support from his teammates.Ellis made 34 saves, and Dan Hamhuis, Martin Erat and Jordin Tootoo each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win over Chicago on Friday night, snapping the Blackhawks’ eight-game home winning streak

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Like camping and outhouses or flies on a dung heap, hockey gear and stink have long made a nose-plugging, knock-em-dead team

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Mark Flood scored the winning goal and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers picked up their third consecutive win Friday night with a 3-1 victory over the Abbotsford Heat in American Hockey League action

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Canadiens 3 at Capitals 2First Period1. Washington, Fehr 3 (Perreault, Green) 11:52Penalties – Gorges Mtl (interference) 3:43, Spacek Mtl (tripping) 13:20, Laraque Mtl, Erskine Wash (fighting) 19:59

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Dany Heatley scored three times, Joe Thornton recorded his 600th NHL assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Friday night

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Dallas F James Neal for two games for delivering a hit from behind that caused injury to Derek Dorsett of Columbus in a Nov

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Christian Ehrhoff scored twice to spark the Vancouver Canucks’ comeback from a two-goal deficit Friday, but he says he’d just as soon prevent scoring chances as create them

WINNIPEG – Manitoba Moose captain Mike Keane scored a pair of empty-net goals to preserve a 5-3 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs in American League Hockey play Friday

ST. PAUL, Minn. – In this transitional season, new Minnesota Wild coach Todd Richards and his staff have relied on veteran Owen Nolan more than any other player

DETROIT – Scott Clemmensen kept the Florida Panthers in the game until the rest of his teammates got their act together.Bryan McCabe’s goal 40 seconds into overtime gave Florida a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night