Puck Podcast

TORONTO – The San Jose Sharks will be well represented at the Vancouver Olympics, but their players might not be well rested when they get there

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers knew one of their shots eventually had to go in. Mike Richards’ was the one that finally counted.The team captain scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with less than eight minutes left in the third period, leading the Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night

TORONTO – Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere will try to pay attention to the Olympic hockey tournament in Vancouver, but admits he might not try very hard, saying before Monday night’s game that he planned to “watch it from the pool there in Mexico – if they have it

PHILADELPHIA – New Jersey Devils defenceman Anssi Salmela has been taken off the ice on a stretcher after taking a hard shoulder to the face from the Philadelphia Flyers’ Jeff Carter

MONTREAL – A quick look at Bob Gainey, who stepped down as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens on Monday:Age: 56Born: Dec. 13, 1953, Peterborough, Ont

KINDERSLEY, Sask. – Memories of the intense cold, the camaraderie and the scratchy old public address system came flooding back to pro hockey player Steve MacIntyre when he heard last month that the old arena in Kindersley, Sask

NEW YORK – Washington Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin has once again been named the NHL’s first star of the week.It’s the third time he’s received the honour this season and the second time in four weeks

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have activated centre Mike Ribeiro a month after he injured his throat in a game against the New York Rangers.Ribeiro came off injured reserve Monday while wingers Raymond Sawada and Francis Wathier were recalled from the Texas Stars of the AHL

MONTREAL – Less than 30 minutes after taking over as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, Pierre Gauthier had already managed to settle two of the biggest questions facing the team

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s NHL games:Bruins 3 at Canadiens 0First Period1. Boston, McQuaid 1 (Savard) 17:322. Boston, Sturm 17 (Bergeron, Chara) 19:56Penalties – Sturm Bos, Gomez Mtl (roughing) 0:39, Wheeler Bos, O’Byrne Mtl (fighting) 12:17

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueDALLAS STARS-Assigned C Warren Peters to Texas (AHL).American Hockey LeagueALBANY RIVER RATS-Returned C Yannick Tifu to Elmira (ECHL)

MONTREAL – The Boston Bruins needed a little bit of luck to break out of one of the worst stretches in the team’s long and storied history.Tuukka Rask made 36 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Bruins snapped a 10-game winless streak with a 3-0 victory Sunday afternoon over the Montreal Canadiens

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks bolstered their defence by acquiring Niclas Wallin in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.San Jose also acquired a fifth-round pick in 2010 and sent a 2010 second-rounder – that previously belonged to Buffalo – to the Hurricanes to complete the deal

WASHINGTON – Neither snow nor ice nor a three-goal deficit could keep Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals from stunning their archrivals and winning a 14th straight game

WASHINGTON – The nationally televised Super Bowl Sunday showdown between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals was a full-go after all – despite 2 feet of snow that paralyzed the nation’s capital and had the visitors scrambling to find a way into town

Scoring summaries from Saturday’s NHL games:Penguins 3 at Canadiens 5First Period1. Montreal, Plekanec 15, 0:292. Pittsburgh, Dupuis 13 (Staal, Malkin) 1:02Penalties – Maxwell Mtl (hooking) 4:59, Adams Pgh (tripping) 17:35, Plekanec Mtl (slashing) 19:55

DENVER – Wojtek Wolski heard it from everyone from his mother to his coach – shoot more.He took their advice and was rewarded with his first goal in nine games in the Colorado Avalanche’s 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night

WINNIPEG – Cory Schneider made 23 saves as the Manitoba Moose edged the San Antonio Rampage 4-3 in a shootout Saturday in American Hockey League play

TORONTO – It was an inglorious end to an 11-game winning streak.The Ottawa Senators, who hadn’t tasted defeat since Jan. 12, were vastly outplayed by their rival Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday night

ST. LOUIS – After dropping three consecutive games, the Chicago Blackhawks were looking to regain their swagger on Saturday.They did just that as Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist, Antti Niemi stopped 34 shots and the Blackhawks snapped a season-high three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory the St