26 Oct
PHILADELPHIA -Manny Malhotra got his first two goals of the season, Dany Heatley and Jed Ortmeyer also scored and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 Sunday night.
Patrick Marleau and Dan Boyle had two assists each and backup goalie Thomas Greiss stopped 37 shots for the Sharks, who won for the fourth [...]
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26 Oct
Vancouver center Kyle Wellwood became the latest Canucks player injured when he broke his big toe late in Saturdays 3-1 victory over Toronto.
Wellwood, who has struggled with one assist in 10 games, said he broke the toe on his right foot blocking a Mike Komisarek slap shot in the third period, but was still able [...]
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26 Oct
Florida Panthers left wing David Booth was released from a Philadelphia hospital Sunday, a day after sustaining a concussion on a hit from Flyers captain Mike Richards.
Also Sunday, the NHL said Richards will not be suspended for the hit. He was given a major penalty for interference and a game misconduct for intent to injure.
Booth [...]
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25 Oct
Colorado Avalanche forward Darcy Tucker has been released from the hospital Saturday, a day after suffering a concussion when he was checked into the boards by Carolina forward Tuomo Ruutu.
Tucker, second on the team with four goals this season, will be out indefinitely, a team spokesman said.
Ruutu hit Tucker from behind as the right wing [...]
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25 Oct
Bill The Big Whistle Chadwick, the first US-born official in NHL history who was later a popular broadcaster for the New York Rangers, died Saturday. He was 94.
His death was announced by son Bill and confirmed by John Halligan, a family friend and hockey historian. Chadwick had been in declining health for a number of [...]
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25 Oct
PITTSBURGH -Nicklas Bergfors, Travis Zajac and Zach Parise each had a goal and an assist and the New Jersey Devils snapped the Pittsburgh Penguins winning streak at seven with a 4-1 victory Saturday night.
Mark Fraser added his first career goal, and Martin Brodeur made 32 saves for the Devils, 5-0 on the road for [...]
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22 Oct
Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar will be out four to six weeks with a broken left wrist, his third significant injury in slightly more than a year.
Gonchar, who went into Wednesdays games third in scoring among NHL defensemen with eight points, missed the first 56 games of last season after undergoing left shoulder surgery.
The 35-year-old also [...]
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22 Oct
The Montreal Canadiens suspended forward Sergei Kostitsyn on Wednesday after he left the teams AHL affiliate in Hamilton, the second time he has been suspended this season.
The 22-year-old Kostitsyn, whose older brother Andrei plays for the Canadiens, demanded to be traded after being sent down to the minors during training camp. Kostitsyn held out for [...]
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22 Oct
The Washington Capitals have assigned center Michael Nylander to Grand Rapids of the AHL for a conditioning stint, giving the expensive bench-sitting veteran a chance to get back on the ice.
Nylander hasnt played all season, having fallen out of favor with the coaching staff and front office. The Capitals have found it difficult to trade [...]
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20 Oct
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Max Talbot has practiced with his teammates for the first time since scoring both of their goals in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Talbot, who had surgery in July to repair a torn labrum in left shoulder, wore a red jersey that signified he could not be involved in contact during [...]
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