Puck Podcast

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Alex Burrows deflected the puck into his own net, was the victim of a boarding penalty and even had a goal disallowed.Instead of getting upset, he kept his temper in check and helped the Vancouver Canucks to another win

CALGARY – Ben Eager scored the go-ahead goal at 5:52 of the third period Thursday night as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the struggling Calgary Flames 3-1

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Scottie Upshall wasn’t sure what was more memorable, his first career hat trick or the damage he inflicted on teammates during his post-goal celebrations

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Thanks to Drew Miller, the Detroit Red Wings avoided an embarrassing loss and finally won a shootout.Miller scored his first career shootout goal in the eighth round and the Red Wings survived Minnesota’s third-period rally to beat the Wild 4-3 on Thursday night

PITTSBURGH – If there can be a playoff game in January, this was it. The Washington Capitals only hope that beating the Pittsburgh Penguins during the season will show them how to get it done when the games truly count

Matt Moulson and the New York Islanders are making themselves right at home at Nassau Coliseum.Moulson scored the decisive goal in a shootout and the Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight home victory

BOSTON – Anton Stralman’s stick helped Columbus at both ends of the ice in the closing minutes against the Boston Bruins.The defenceman appeared to clip teammate Derick Brassard in the face with his stick at one end, only to have referee Dean Morton call a double-minor on Boston’s Milan Lucic

TAMPA, Fla. – A careless penalty helped cost the Toronto Maple Leafs another road game.Martin St. Louis scored a power-play goal with 9.8 seconds left in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 comeback victory over Toronto on Thursday night

ATLANTA – It didn’t take Eric Staal long to show how well he can lead the Carolina Hurricanes.Staal scored a season-high three goals in his first game since becoming Carolina’s captain and the Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5-2 on Thursday night for a rare road victory

OTTAWA – From a five-game slide to a five-game win streak, the Ottawa Senators appear to have made a complete turnaround.Chris Phillips scored a tiebreaking game-winner in the third period as the Ottawa Senators defeated the St

PHILADELPHIA – Dan Carcillo’s bloody knuckles came at the expense of an unlikely victim.Ray Emery made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season, and James van Riemsdyk and Mike Richards scored in the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild backup goalie Josh Harding left after the first period Thursday night against the Detroit Red Wings with a hip injury and was replaced by regular starter Niklas Backstrom

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Defenceman Dan Boyle could miss the next two games for the San Jose Sharks because of an undisclosed upper-body injury.Boyle was hurt in the third period of Tuesday night’s win in Los Angeles

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota defenceman Brent Burns returned to the Wild on Thursday night against Detroit after missing 29 games because of a concussion

CALGARY – No decision is coming any time soon on the future participation of NHL players in the Olympic hockey tournament, but the issue will require extensive discussions between the league and the NHL Players’ Association, according to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman

EDMONTON – If Pat Quinn was ready to take it easy, he’d be spending his days spoiling his grandchildren or hitting golf balls at his vacation home in California

MONTREAL – Hockey legend Jean Beliveau was listed in stable condition on Thursday after being admitted to hospital for unspecified tests.A spokeswoman for the McGill University Health Centre said more information on the health of the Montreal Canadiens legend would be released as it became available

HALIFAX, N.S. – It was only a few short steps from his chair to the podium and a wall of television cameras, but for Mike Danton it was a walk he hoped would take him a million miles from his past

BROSSARD, Que. – General manager Bob Gainey feels his Montreal Canadiens have a far better chance of making the playoffs without enforcer Georges Laraque than they do with him

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Sweden coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson will quit his job at the end of the season and will be replaced by Par Marts.The Swedish Ice Hockey Association announced the move Thursday, saying Marts will take over the position on June 1