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Ryder had watched as Elliott stoned Patrice Bergeron, Blake Wheeler and David Krejci in the first three rounds of the shootout.

Ryan Miller made 30 saves, and the Buffalo Sabres scored five goals in the third period to keep the Carolina Hurricanes winless on the road with a 5-1 victory Saturday night.

R.J. Umberger scored three goals for his second career hat trick to lead Columbus past the St.

Almost insulted as the crowd around him grew from a couple of reporters to a handful, Miikka Kiprusoff begged them not to grill him looking for reasons for his spectacular play this season.

Tomas Vokoun is treated on the ice by a trainer Monday night. Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun was taken off the ice on a stretcher after he was accidentally hit in the head by teammate Keith Ballard during Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Thrashers.

The Carolina Hurricanes today reassigned defenseman Bryan Rodney to the Albany River Rats.

Here at Posted Sports, we have five writers and editors ranking the National Hockey League’s 30 teams every week.

What a week for Ducks fans. After dishing out what may have been their best performance of the season against Chicago on Friday afternoon, the Ducks were looking to make it four straight wins at home Sunday night against Phoenix.

But since early last week, his recovery from a concussion has been steady. Yesterday brought about the best news yet.

Mikko Koivu and Andrew Ebbett scored in the shootout, and Josh Harding stopped both of Colorado’s shooters to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Avalanche 3-2 on Saturday night for a home-and-home sweep.

The Boston Bruins may have the player who was the best goalie in the NHL last year.

While the Calgary Flames have been outstanding on the road lately, the Nashville Predators have been nearly unbeatable on home ice over the past month.

The Stars’ power-play unit has been clicking over the past few games. That isn’t good news for the Red Wings.

The Colorado Avalanche haven’t had a problem starting strong lately. Closing out their opponents, though, has been a major concern.

The Atlanta Thrashers will try to match their longest winning streak of the season tonight, when they host the struggling Florida Panthers in a Southeast Division matchup at Philips Arena.

The first-place Washington Capitals will visit the lowly Carolina Hurricanes tonight when the Southeast Division rivals meet for a battle at RBC Center.

After a brief dip below the surface, the NHL’s regular-season dynamos — the San Jose Sharks — are back on top.

In the world of professional sports, there is a phenomenon known as the “letdown game”. A letdown game usually happens after a game where a team achieves an emotional high, usually with a big victory over a big opponent, and it is one of the hardest things in sports to guard against.

The Calgary Flames needed 65 minutes and four shootout rounds to hand the Columbus Blue Jackets their fifth straight loss.

Dave Tippett and Ken Hitchcock won almost 500 games in their 12 seasons in Dallas and averaged about 103 points a year.

Detroit’s Justin Abdelkader is tied for the team lead with 63 hits. DETROIT — Darren Helm created several scoring chances and put pressure on the defense with his speed Saturday night in St.

Goaltender Roberto Luongo won’t have Ales Hemsky in his face Saturday night, or for the rest of the season because of the latter’s shoulder surgery.

Big bodies. Big shots. Big numbers. That’s the nutshell version of what Predators fans will see tonight when Nashville captain Jason Arnott goes head-to-head with his Calgary counterpart, Jarome Iginla.

Ryan Miller made 30 saves, and the Buffalo Sabres scored five goals in the third period to keep the Carolina Hurricanes winless on the road with a 5-1 victory Saturday night.

When the Blackhawks hit the road on their annual Circus Trip, they took along with them coach Joel Quenneville’s goal of accumulating at least seven points during the six-game swing.

27/KTCK-AM 08:07 PM CST on Sunday, November 29, 2009 By MIKE HEIKA / The Dallas Morning News mheika@dallasnews.com Key matchup: Brenden Morrow vs.

Think Jonathan Papelbon [ stats ] in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the 2009 American League Division Series.

27/KTCK-AM 08:07 PM CST on Sunday, November 29, 2009 By MIKE HEIKA / The Dallas Morning News mheika@dallasnews.com Key matchup: Brenden Morrow vs.

The Buffalo Sabres are starting to find the back of the net following a lengthy losing streak.

Anze Kopitar and Jack Johnson scored in the first two rounds of a shootout and Jonathan Quick stopped both Chicago attempts, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Saturday night.