11/20/2009 08:52 PM |
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The NHL has suspended Dallas Stars forward James Neal two games for a boarding infraction that injured the Columbus Blue Jackets' Derek Dorsett. The NHL announced the discipline on Friday. Neal will miss games against New Jersey on Saturday and Carolina on Monday. Neal also will forfeit $8,515 in salary, with the money going to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.
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11/20/2009 11:42 PM |
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The Colorado Avalanche have activated rookie forward T.J. Galiardi and defenseman John-Michael Liles from the injured reserve list. Both were activated before the team's game Friday night against the Vancouver Canucks. Galiardi has missed nine games since injuring his ankle Oct. 28 at Calgary. He has one goal and five assists for Colorado this season.
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11/20/2009 11:38 PM |
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The Carolina Hurricanes sent defenseman Bryan Rodney back to their AHL affiliate in Albany. The team made the move Friday after bringing him up Nov. 11. Rodney had two assists in five games and averaged nearly 18 minutes of ice time during his first stint with the team this season. The Hurricanes host Tampa Bay on Saturday.
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11/20/2009 07:01 AM |
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The Chicago Blackhawks overpowered the Calgary Flames in a rematch of their first-round playoff series. Kris Versteeg scored two power-play goals in Chicago's five-goal second period to help the Blackhawks rout the Flames 7-1 on Thursday night. "Great game across the board, I'm very happy with all aspects and areas of our game," Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said.
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11/20/2009 03:57 AM |
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Rallying from big deficits, scoring timely goals with the clock winding down. These are the kinds of dramatics that helped the Carolina Hurricanes reach the Eastern Conference finals last season. They're also the kind of meltdowns that have left the Toronto Maple Leafs as the NHL's worst team.
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11/20/2009 04:17 AM |
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Chris Phillips waited a long time to reveal his offensive skills. Phillips scored twice in his 800th regular-season game, and Pascal Leclaire made 25 saves, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Phillips, who entered with one goal in 18 games, scored goals 2:03 apart in the third to put Ottawa up 5-1 and chase Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre...
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11/20/2009 03:59 AM |
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The Boston Bruins finally figured out how to win a game after 60 minutes were up. Patrice Bergeron had the only goal of the shootout after Michael Ryder scored twice in regulation, lifting Boston to a 4-3 victory over Atlanta that snapped the Thrashers' four-game winning streak Thursday night. Boston halted a three-game slide, which included an overtime loss and another that went to a shootout.
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11/20/2009 05:18 AM |
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The Columbus Blue Jackets didn't back down in a fight-filled first period, using a pair of special-teams goals to maintain the best start in franchise history. Rick Nash scored on a power play, and Kristian Huselius added a short-handed goal in the final second of an opening period that included 57 penalty minutes, sending the Blue Jackets to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday...
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11/20/2009 06:57 AM |
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After blowing a three-goal lead, the Anaheim Ducks needed someone to come to the rescue. Captain Scott Niedermayer came through when it counted most, scoring a power-play goal 52 seconds into overtime to give the Ducks a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Niedermayer scored his 13th career OT goal, an NHL record for defenseman, to snap the Ducks' four-game losing...
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11/20/2009 05:02 AM |
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After coming within one game of setting an NHL record for road wins to start the season, the New Jersey Devils have dropped two consecutive games away from the Garden State. Mike Santorelli and Martin Erat scored shootout goals, and Jason Arnott had two goals in regulation in the Nashville Predators' 3-2 victory over the Devils on Thursday night.
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