St Louis Blues defenseman Eric Brewer had surgery Friday to repair a herniated disk in his back, the latest blow to a team ravaged by injuries. Brewer will be sidelined indefinitely, but coach Andy Murray expects the 29-year-old defenseman to be back on the ice sometime this season. “We don’t have an exact time frame,” [...]
Posted on December 20th, 2008 by admin
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NEW JERSEY 5, OTTAWA 1 NEWARK, New Jersey Patrik Elias netted two goals and set up two others and Zach Parise had four assists as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Ottawa Senators, 5-1. Brian Gionta, Travis Zajac and defenseman John Oduya also scored and Scott Clemmensen made 24 saves for the Devils, who are [...]
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Washington Capitals goalie Jose Theodore came off injured reserve Friday, and Simeon Varlamov was assigned back to AHL affiliate Hershey after winning his first two NHL starts in net. Theodore injured his hip last week and returned to practice Wednesday. He has struggled this season after joining Washington on a $9 million, two-year contract, going [...]
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Streaky Ducks look to end losing skid against Kings. Los Angeles (7-7-2) at Anaheim (9-7-2), 8:00 pm EST The Anaheim Ducks have become a streaky team, rolling through winning stretches of five and three games as well as enduring skids of three and four. Caught in a negative wave, the Ducks look to snap a [...]
Posted on November 17th, 2008 by admin
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National Hockey League Capsules for Sunday. MONTREAL 3, ST. LOUIS 2 (SO) ST. LOUIS Alex Kovalev scored the lone goal in the third round of a shootout as the Montreal Canadiens skated to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Carey Price made 24 saves and denied David Perron and Keith Tkachuk in the [...]
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Monday National Hockey League Preseason Capsule. FLORIDA 6, NY ISLANDERS 0 SUNRISE, Florida Goaltender Tomas Vokoun was in midseason form and the Florida Panthers ended their preseason schedule on a positive note with a 6-0 victory over the New York Islanders at the BankAtlantic Center. In his second season with the Panthers, Vokoun stopped all [...]
Posted on October 7th, 2008 by admin
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Maple Leafs Hollweg gets 2-game suspension. Maple Leafs left wing Ryan Hollweg received an automatic two-game suspension Monday after collecting his third boarding or checking from behind major in a 41-game span. The third penalty came in last Wednesday’s 7-3 preseason loss at St. Louis, when Hollweg was assessed a boarding major and game misconduct. [...]
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Lightning, Canucks in 4-player trade. The Vancouver Canucks traded defenseman Lukas Krajicek and minor-league forward Juraj Simek to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday for defenseman Shane O’Brien and right wing Michel Ouellet. Ouellet, with 54 goals in 187 NHL games with Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay, was already in the AHL with Norfolk after clearing [...]
Posted on October 7th, 2008 by admin
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NHL Calendar. Oct. 9 – 2008-09 NHL regular season begins in North America. Nov. 8 – Hockey Hall of Fame Game, Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs. Nov. 10. – Hockey Hall of Fame induction, Toronto. Dec. 1 – Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents. Dec. 19-27 – Holiday roster freeze in effect. No [...]
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New York Islanders defenseman Chris Lee was carried off the ice on a stretcher. After being checked into the boards from behind by Florida’s Rostislav Olesz in a preseason game Monday night. A team spokesman said the 28-year-old Lee had movement, was conscious and was taken to a hospital. Lee stayed on the ice for [...]
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