Archive for January, 2010

Carolina Hurricanes Team Report: Current Hot Streak, Schedule Preview, & More

The Carolina Hurricanes are so hot at the moment, it seems only the weather might be able to slow them down.

Iginla, Boyd score twice, Flames beat Oilers to end 9-game losing streak

Jarome Iginla had two goals and two assists to help Calgary beat Edmonton 6-1 on Saturday night to end the Flames’ losing streak at nine and extend the Oilers’ skid to 13 games - one off their franchise record.

Buffalo 2 Boston 1

Ryan Miller made 30 saves to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Friday night.

Stars’ Lehtinen returns

Dallas Stars right wing Jere Lehtinen was activated off injured reserve for Sunday’s game against the Phoenix Coyotes.

Last day to see Detroit auto show

While moms were hopping into practical cars like the $21,000 Subaru Forester, their kids were inventing their own lists of cars they’d most like to have Saturday at the Detroit auto show .

Predators Snap 5-game Skid, Down Thrashers 4-3

Jason Arnott scored 7 seconds into the third period, and the Nashville Predators snapped a five-game skid by holding off the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 Saturday night.

Sutter, Cullen score in 26-second span, Hurricanes beat Blackhawks 4-2

Brandon Sutter and Matt Cullen scored in a 26-second span in the third period, and Cam Ward made 39 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Saturday night.

Dion Phaneuf stats

PERFORMANCE: HOT 2 pts in last 3 GP CURRENT STATUS: On roster ASSETS: Hits everything that moves.

NHL Capsules

Mike Fisher scored at 3:33 of overtime to give Ottawa its team-record ninth straight victory.

Source: Maple Leafs ’shakeup’ coming Sunday

The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired veteran goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere from the Anaheim Ducks, pending his approval, a source told ESPN.com. As of 11:30 a.m. ET, Giguere had not yet waived his no-trade clause but a source close to the situation expected he would.

Kopitar’s 2 goals power Kings past Blue Jackets

Slovenian center Anze Kopitar scored his 100th and 101st NHL goals in the Los Angeles Kings’ 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL on Thursday.

Avalanche, Rangers both aim to end losing streaks in Colorado

The Colorado Avalanche will try to avoid matching their longest losing streak of the season tonight in a clash at the Pepsi Center with the visiting New York Rangers, who will try to avoid a sixth defeat in a row.

Kovalchuk market cooling

The Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes are cooling off, just at the wrong time for Atlanta Thrashers GM Don Waddell.

Kovalchuk market cooling

The Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes are cooling off, just at the wrong time for Atlanta Thrashers GM Don Waddell.

Kings’ Johnson out for tonight’s game vs. Boston

Kings defenseman Jack Johnson will miss today’s contest vs. the Boston Bruins due to an upper body injury.

Climie stops 34, Waither scores winner as Stars beat Abbotsford 4-2

Matt Climie made 34 saves and Francis Waither scored the game-winner on a power play midway through the third period as the Texas Stars defeated the Abbotsford Heat 4-2 Saturday night in American Hockey League action.

SHARKS vs. CHICAGO

Faceoff: 7:30 p.m. at HP Pavilion. TV/Radio: CSNCA; 98.5-FM. Head to head: The Sharks took three points in two games at the United Center this season, but the night that sticks in everyone’s memory is Nov.

Sabres snap slide, shoot down Devils

THE Buffalo Sabres snapped out of a four-game slide with a 2-1 shootout victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday.

Carolina Hurricanes’ singer injured in sledding accident

Rex Healthcare said at least 20 people showed up Saturday at the Raleigh hospital with winter storm-related injuries.

Sources: San Jose Sharks, Columbus Blue Jackets to open next season in Sweden

The Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets are set to open next season in Stockholm, Sweden.

Flames snap eight-game losing skid

On blood lust alone, the matchup once qualified as must-see hockey. On Saturday, though, it must have been morbid curiosity that had fans flocking to their television sets for the latest instalment of the Battle of Alberta.

Falcons give up five power play goals in 8-2 loss to Providence Bruins

Falcons goalie J.P. Levasseur was kept a little too budy Saturday night, and wound up allowing five power-play goals, SPRINGFIELD - Penalties, penalty shots, power plays .

New coach isn’t quick fix for Dallas Stars’ problems

By MAC ENGEL DALLAS - Dave Tippett is not a masochist, but he’s close. Of all the jobs the former Dallas Stars coach could have landed after he was fired last off-season, the Phoenix Coyotes remain firmly entrenched between impossible and hopeless.’When I told my wife I was thinking about it she said, ‘You can’t […]

Wings’ Kris Draper dons red, white and blue

Hockey players who get a chance to slip on the USA sweater usually talk about the pride they feel when they don the red, white and blue.

Bruins may have bottomed out against Carolina

If the ninth-place Boston Bruins woke up Sunday morning thinking everything was fine and that they could just flip a switch and start playing the hockey they were expected to play this season, Sunday at Raleigh, N.C., the message was hammered home: Something is wrong.

All talk, little action for Jackets after loss

Two NHL teams, headed in opposite directions geographically and metaphorically, assembled yesterday morning in Nationwide Arena.

Bruins struggle to remain successful

The line of succession was set. The Bruins were ready to follow the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics as a championship team from Boston.

Bruins struggle to remain successful

The line of succession was set. The Bruins were ready to follow the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics as a championship team from Boston.

Story | GameDay: Dallas Stars vs. Calgary Flames

Calgary: RW David Moss and LW Nigel Dawes are out. Notable: Rookie center Tom Wandell will need surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee and will be out for the remainder of the season…. Stars captain Brenden Morrow and right wing Jere Lehtinen are expected to return.

Sheldon Souray the Solution to the Colorado Avalanche’s Woes?

In a recent blog by Adrian Dater of the Denver Post , the beat writer emphatically suggests the Avalanche should try to acquire defenseman Sheldon Souray from the Edmonton Oilers.