Puck Podcast

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have been waiting and waiting for goalie Steve Mason to look remotely like the player he was last season

OTTAWA – Alex Kovalev says his lack of production doesn’t bother him, but it appears to be hampering the Ottawa Senators.The enigmatic right-winger has scored just four times in 26 games so far this season and has gone 15 straight without finding the back of the net, not including the three contests he missed last month to attend the funeral of his mother-in-law in Russia

WINNIPEG – Sitting in the basement of his suburban home, amid a smattering of Winnipeg Jets memorabilia, Darren Ford gives voice to the hope felt by many hockey fans across Canada

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have recalled goaltender Michal Neuvirth from the Hershey Bears of the AHL.

The team announced the move on Wednesday, saying that goalie Semyon Varlamov is day-to-day with a lower-body injury

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated forward Derek Dorsett off injured reserve and he is expected to play in the club’s game on Wednesday night at home against Florida

TORONTO – The NHL has suspended Phoenix Coyotes defenceman Ed Jovanovski two games for a forearm to the head of Minnesota Wild centre Andrew Ebbett

TORONTO – Mark Messier is on board. And he hopes to bring Wayne Gretzky with him.The new general manager of Canada’s entry at the 2010 IIHF World Hockey Championship would like to have The Great One coach the team in Germany

Results Tuesday:AHL No Games Scheduled.ECHLNo Games Scheduled.IHLNo Games Scheduled.CentralLaredo 4 Corpus Christi 3 (SO)Rapid City 9 Missouri 2QMJHLMoncton 3 P

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Canadiens 4 at Senators 11. Montreal, Cammalleri 17 (Plekanec, A.Kostitsyn) 18:32Penalties – None

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Saku Koivu and rookie Dan Sexton led the Anaheim Ducks to an improbable comeback against the Dallas Stars, who tried to sit on a two-goal lead

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueMONTREAL CANADIENS-Recalled F Ryan White from Hamilton (AHL).PHOENIX COYOTES-Reassigned F Mikkel Boedker to San Antonio (AHL)

NASHVILLE – The Vancouver Canucks had not lost a game in Nashville in more than three years. Martin Erat took care of that.Erat had his second career NHL hat trick and added an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-2 victory over the Canucks on Tuesday night

OTTAWA – Mike Cammalleri is holding the hot stick, but he credits Tomas Plekanec for the Montreal Canadiens’ current hot streak.”Plecks is playing really well

PHILADELPHIA – The ailing Philadelphia Flyers found the perfect remedy for their losing ways – a timely visit from the New York Islanders.Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux scored two goals apiece, and the Flyers beat the New York Islanders 6-2 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game losing streak and give new coach Peter Laviolette his first win with Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – Flyers goalie Ray Emery will undergo surgery Wednesday to repair a torn muscle in his lower abdomen, and is expected to miss about six weeks

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenceman Brendan Bell and forward Tomas Kana from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for forward Pascal Pelletier

The Carolina Hurricanes have activated goaltender Cam Ward from the long-term injured list.Ward had missed the last 13 games after he was cut on the leg by a skate in a game at Columbus on Nov

TORONTO – It was the kind of moment where Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson couldn’t help but feel a little optimistic.Standing in front of hundreds of kids on an outdoor rink Tuesday, he told the crowd that he expects his 29th-place team to make a run at the playoffs

TORONTO – The Moose is taking his next management role with the national team.Mark Messier will be named Canada’s general manager for the 2010 IIHF World Hockey Championship at a press conference on Wednesday morning, a source told The Canadian Press

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Flyers 1 at Canadiens 3First Period1. Philadelphia, Briere 11, 7:48 Penalties – Cote Pha, Laraque Mtl (fighting) 2:45, Briere Pha (high-sticking) 10:18, O’Byrne Mtl (interference) 17:16