NHL News
Jensen scores winner, Lessio has hat trick as Generals defeat Petes - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Niklas Jensen scored the game-winning goal during a goalmouth scramble as the Oshawa Generals defeated the Peterborough Petes 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League action Tuesday.Jensen's goal came with just over six minutes to play in...
Owen Nolan officially announces his retirement - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
SAN JOSE -- Owen Nolan was known as one of the NHL's toughest and most skilled power forwards during his 18 seasons, including eight with the San Jose Sharks. But when it came time to leave the game he loves, Nolan faced one of his toughest fight...
Owen Nolan announces retirement from NHL - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Owen Nolan, who hasn't played in the NHL since the 2009-10 season, announced his retirement Tuesday at the San Jose Sharks' home rink."I guess I've known this day was here for a while," said Nolan, a five-time all-star and ...
Capitals' Laich plays 2 days after hurting knee - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Brooks Laich played for the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night, just two days after hurting his left knee.Laich skated well during the team's warm-up session and was on the bench for the start of Washington's game against Flori...
Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins out 7-10 days with shoulder injury - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
DETROIT - Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is expected to miss seven to 10 days due to a left shoulder injury. The 18-year-old rookie was hurt after taking a hit from Mike Brown early in the third period of Monday's 6-3 loss to the Mapl...
Zajac to have tests on ailing Achilles - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
NEW YORK -- Lou Lamoriello believes everything is OK with center Travis Zajac and his ailing left Achilles' tendon, but he'll find out for sure very soon. The New Jersey Devils' CEO, president and general manager said Tuesday that Zajac will head...
Owen Nolan announces retirement from NHL. - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Owen Nolan, who hasn't played in the NHL since the 2009-10 season, announced his retirement Tuesday at the San Jose Sharks home rink.Nolan, who lives in San Jose, played 18 seasons and scored 422 goals with 463 assists in 1...
Former Sharks captain Owen Nolan announces retirement from NHL - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Owen Nolan, who hasn't played in the NHL since the 2009-10 season, announced his retirement Tuesday at the San Jose Sharks' home rink."I guess I've known this day was here for a while," said Nolan, a five-time all-star and Olymp...
Malkin takes the helm again as Penguins await return of Crosby, Staal - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
MONTREAL - The Pittsburgh Penguins' dream is to have their Big Three centres healthy by the end of the season, but for now Evgeni Malkin is carrying the load on his own.The 25-year-old Russian leads the NHL scoring race and has been a workhorse fo...
Michigan regents call special meeting about renting the Big House to NHL for Winter Classic - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The University of Michigan Board of Regents has called a special meeting to discuss renting Michigan Stadium to the NHL for the Winter Classic.The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday morning. If the regents give their OK as expec...
Michigan regents call meeting about Winter Classic - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The University of Michigan Board of Regents has called a special meeting to discuss renting Michigan Stadium to the NHL for the Winter Classic.The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday morning. If the regents give their OK as ...
Sabres coach Ruff day to day after breaking 3 ribs - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The pain from three broken ribs was too much to allow Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff to attend practice Tuesday. It wasn't enough to prevent Ruff from cracking a few jokes."He still has his sense of humor," assistant coach Ja...
Rampage scored four unanswered goals in 4-2 victory over Bulldogs in AHL matinee - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
HAMILTON - The San Antonio Rampage scored four unanswered goals in a 4-2 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs on Tuesday in an American Hockey League matinee.Evan Barlow scored the winner with about three minutes left in the second period. Bill Thom...
Sabres coach Ruff day to day after breaking 3 ribs - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff is still in severe pain, and it's unclear when he'll be able to resume coaching a day after breaking three ribs during an on-ice collision with defenseman Jordan Leopold.General manager Darcy Re...
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff listed day to day after breaking 3 ribs in on-ice collision - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The pain from three broken ribs was too much to allow Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff to attend practice Tuesday. It wasn't enough to prevent Ruff from cracking a few jokes."He still has his sense of humour," assistant coach James ...
Sabres coach Ruff absent day after breaking 3 ribs - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff is absent from practice a day after breaking three ribs during an on-ice collision in practice with defenseman Jordan Leopold.General manager Darcy Regier is scheduled to update Ruff's status la...
Capitals' Brooks Laich suits up for big game just 2 days after hurting left knee - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
WASHINGTON - Brooks Laich played for the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night, just two days after hurting his left knee.Laich skated well during the team's warm-up session and was on the bench for the start of Washington's game against Florida, a...
Capitals' Laich skates, 2 days after hurting knee - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Brooks Laich is skating again with the Washington Capitals, just two days hurting his left knee.Laich took part in the morning skate ahead of Tuesday night's game against the Florida Panthers.Laich was on crutches and wearing a k...
NHL Live covers Nolan's announcement - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
The San Jose Sharks will hold a press conference on Tuesday, February 7, at which point Owen Nolan will make an announcement regarding the future of his hockey career. The media event at HP Pavilion will be carried live on SJSharks.com, NHL.com, a...
NHL Capsules: Coyotes end seven-game losing streak to Detroit - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Mike Smith stopped 30 shots, Martin Hanzal scored twice and the Phoenix Coyotes ended a seven-game losing streak to Detroit with a 3-1 win over the Red Wings on Monday night.Boyd Gordon had a short-handed goal in the first period...
NHL Capsules - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Mike Smith stopped 30 shots, Martin Hanzal scored twice and the Phoenix Coyotes ended a seven-game losing streak to Detroit with a 3-1 win over the Red Wings on Monday night.Boyd Gordon had a short-handed goal in the first p...
Hagman scores winner in 8th round of shootout to lift Ducks over Flames 3-2 - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Another visit to Orange County, another frustrating loss for the Calgary Flames. And this one came at the hands of a former teammate.Niklas Hagman put the puck past Miikka Kiprusoff in the eighth round of a shootout and the Anahe...
Flames-Ducks Sum - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
Calgary 0 1 1 0-2Anaheim 2 0 0 0-3First Period-1, Anaheim, Ryan 20 (Visnovsky, Getzlaf), 15:52. 2, Anaheim, Beleskey 4 (Brookbank, Selanne), 17:51.Second Period-3, Calgary, Tanguay 6 (Jones, Hannan), 4:41.Third Period-4, Calgary, Iginla 20 (Jokine...
Bartschi has two goals, assist on winner as Winterhawks defeat Giants - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
PORTLAND, Ore. - Sven Bartschi scored three second-period goals and added an assist on Cam Reid's game-clinching goal in the third as the Portland Winterhawks beat the Vancouver Giants 5-4 in the Western Hockey League on Monday.Troy Rutkowski also...
Mike Aviani's three-point night leads Chiefs past Thunderbirds 7-3 - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
SPOKANE, Wash. - Mike Aviani's goal capped Spokane's victory as the Chiefs downed the Seattle Thunderbirds 7-3 on Monday in Western Hockey League play.Aviani scored for Spokane (30-16-7) with 3:23 left in the game, adding to his two assists from e...
Whitney's 2 short-handed goals lead BC past Northeastern 7-1, into Beanpot final - Tue, 07 Feb 2012
BOSTON - The Beanpot will stay on Commonwealth Avenue this year, one end or the other.Steven Whitney had two short-handed goals in the second period and Johnny Gaudreau also scored twice to lift Boston College to a 7-1 victory over Northeastern in...
NHL Capsules: Coyotes end seven-game losing streak to Detroit - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Mike Smith stopped 30 shots, Martin Hanzal scored twice and the Phoenix Coyotes ended a seven-game losing streak to Detroit with a 3-1 win over the Red Wings on Monday night.Boyd Gordon had a short-handed goal in the first period...
NHL Capsules - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Mike Smith stopped 30 shots, Martin Hanzal scored twice and the Phoenix Coyotes ended a seven-game losing streak to Detroit with a 3-1 win over the Red Wings on Monday night.Boyd Gordon had a short-handed goal in the first p...
Krueger gets first taste as an NHL head coach after Renney suffers injury - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
TORONTO - Ralph Krueger's first taste of being an NHL head coach ended with mixed results.Krueger led the Oilers from behind the bench after Edmonton head coach Tom Renney suffered an injury in practice. While the Oilers under Krueger got off to a...
NBCSP to televise Kings-Lightning on Tuesday - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
With points in seven of their last 10 games, the Tampa Bay Lightning are doing their best to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff race. They'll continue their pursuit Tuesday night in front of a nationally-televised audience. The Lightning --...
Red Wings-Coyotes Sum - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
Detroit 0 1 0-1Phoenix 1 1 1-3First Period-1, Phoenix, Gordon 6, 7:22 (sh).Second Period-2, Phoenix, Hanzal 7 (Whitney, Vrbata), 6:55 (pp). 3, Detroit, Franzen 20 (Zetterberg, Datsyuk), 17:24 (pp).Third Period-4, Phoenix, Hanzal 8 (Whitney), 19:31...
As offence falters and losses pile up, Senators remain confident of playoffs - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
OTTAWA - The goals have dried up and the losses are piling up, but the Ottawa Senators are refusing to panic.Mired in a six-game losing streak and barely holding on to a playoff spot, the Senators (21-21-7) spoke with confidence about their abilit...
Mikhail Grabovski stretches points streak, Maple Leafs beat Edmonton 6-3 - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs are scaling heights not seen in these parts since the lockout. But they're not taking any time to look around and enjoy the view.Mikhail Grabovski set up two important early goals to pull the Maple Leafs out of a ...
Oilers-Maple Leafs Sum - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
Edmonton 2 1 0-3Toronto 2 3 1-6First Period-1, Edmonton, Eberle 23 (Hall, Gagner), :21. 2, Toronto, MacArthur 17 (Grabovski, Kessel), 8:21. 3, Toronto, Gardiner 2 (Grabovski), 13:45. 4, Edmonton, Eberle 24 (Petry, Hall), 17:30.Second Period-5, Tor...
Nolan to make announcement on future of career - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
The San Jose Sharks will hold a press conference on Tuesday, February 7, at which point Owen Nolan will make an announcement regarding the future of his hockey career. The media event at HP Pavilion will be carried live on SJSharks.com, NHL.com, a...
Oilers' Renney struck by puck, misses Monday's game - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
TORONTO -- Edmonton Oilers coach Tom Renney was forced to miss Monday night's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs after being struck in the head with a puck during the morning skate. Assistant coach Ralph Kreuger took the reigns for what is expe...
Whitney's 2 short-handed goals lead BC past Northeastern 7-1, into Beanpot final - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
BOSTON - Steven Whitney had two short-handed goals in the second period and Johnny Gaudreau also scored twice to lift Boston College to a 7-1 victory over Northeastern in the 60th Beanpot tournament Monday night.The Eagles (17-10-1) will face top-...
Edmonton Oilers coach Tom Renney misses game after getting hit by puck - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
TORONTO - Edmonton Oilers coach Tom Renney missed Monday night's game at Air Canada Centre after taking a puck in the side of the head at the morning skate.A team spokesman said Renney was experiencing headaches and remained at the team hotel whil...
Sidney Crosby practices with Penguins - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
MONTREAL (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby practiced Monday but said he is no closer to returning from a concussion and neck injury that have sidelined him for most of the season.Coach Dan Bylsma felt with Jordan Staal and Simon Des...
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff breaks 3 ribs in practice - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - As if the Buffalo Sabres haven't endured enough injuries already this season. Add coach Lindy Ruff to the list.Ruff sustained three broken ribs in what was described as "a freak accident" after he was upended by defenseman Jor...
