Puck Podcast

PHILADELPHIA – Ray Emery stopped the puck when it mattered most.Emery made up for a third-period blunder by making a key save with 23 seconds left, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes

PITTSBURGH – Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury went through a full practice Saturday and is expected to start Sunday in Philadelphia.Fleury, a member of the Canadian Olympic team, has missed three games with a broken ring finger on his left hand

BOSTON – It’s no great secret that the Ottawa Senators are a better team with Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza in their lineup.So now that both are back from injuries it’s not surprising the Senators are on a roll

MONTREAL – New York Rangers star Marian Gaborik says his fight with Philadelphia Flyers enforcer Dan Carcillo happened spontaneously and he doesn’t expect the two to drop the gloves when the teams meet again in March

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers winger Nathan Horton will miss four to six weeks with a fractured tibia.Panthers general manager Randy Sexton on Saturday said Horton’s injury doesn’t require surgery

MONTREAL – Defenceman Paul Mara has an upper-body injury and will not be in the Montreal Canadiens lineup against the New York Rangers on Saturday night

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Canadiens 3 at Devils 1First Period1. New Jersey, Parise 21 (Langenbrunner, Mottau) 5:162. Montreal, Pouliot 11 (Gomez, Moen) 16:10Penalty – Metropolit Mtl (hooking) 2:54

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Fatigue was not a factor for Maxim Noreau on Friday night.The Aeros defenceman scored twice and added an assist in Houston’s 7-1 drubbing of the Abbotford Heat in American Hockey League action

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers keep finding new and devastating ways to lose.James Neal’s goal with just 22.2 seconds remaining helped the Dallas Stars snap a 10-game road losing trip, defeating the struggling Oilers 4-3 on Friday night

DENVER – No one expected the Colorado Avalanche to be in first place this late in the season – except the Colorado Avalanche.Craig Anderson stopped 29 shots, rookie Matt Duchene and Brandon Yip both scored, and the Avalanche won their season-high fifth straight by topping the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Friday night

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Thrashers have assigned goalie Kari Lehtonen to Chicago of the American Hockey League on Friday for conditioning as he comes back from two back operations

HERSHEY, Pa. – Hershey forward Andrew Gordon kick started a four-goal third period as the Bears cruised past the Manitoba Moose 8-3 in American Hockey League action Friday

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Joey MacDonald made 24 saves for Toronto as the Marlies beat the Grand Rapids Griffins 4-1 in American Hockey League play Friday

NEWARK, N.J. – Jaroslav Halak and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils at their own game by combining sharp goaltending and timely goals

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Defenceman Nolan Baumgartner has been called up by the ailing Vancouver Canucks to fill in for Sami Salo.Baumgartner has played 131 games in the NHL but none since the 2006-07 season

MONTREAL – Hospital officials say hockey legend Jean Beliveau is recovering from a mild stroke and his condition is continuing to improve.The Montreal General Hospital says Beliveau and his family are appreciative of all the support they have received

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins reassigned forward Nick Johnson to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL, indicating that injured forwards Pascal Dupuis and Max Talbot will be ready to play against the Flyers

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings got their sixth straight shootout victory – all on home ice. It was hard to tell by listening to their coach, who all these years later still isn’t a fan of the tie-breaker

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Even with high-scoring defenceman Dan Boyle injured, the San Jose Sharks managed to find generate some offence from the blue-line