Scottie Upshall and Jeff Carter scored second-period goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Philadelphia, which eliminated Montreal from the playoffs in five games last spring, ended a seven-game losing streak against the Canadiens in the regular season, including a 5-3 loss at the Wachovia Center on Oct.
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NHL scoring leader Alexander Semin sat out the Washington Capitals’ game against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Semin, who leads the league in goals and assists, missed the third period of the Capitals’ 3-1 win over the Devils in Washington on Friday with an undisclosed upper-body injury. Semin skated out for the pregame warmup Saturday, the second game of the home-and-home series, but…
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Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin will miss about six months after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. An MRI done Saturday revealed the tear that Beauchemin sustained in a 4-3 overtime loss to Nashville on Friday. He will be placed on long-term injured reserve. The Ducks recalled forward Bobby Ryan and defenseman Brett Festerling from their AHL affiliate in Iowa.
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Interim coach Rick Tocchet had players breathing hard during his first practice Saturday, looking to install high-tempo play for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tocchet’s coaching style will include lessons learned from the coaches he played and worked for, such as Scotty Bowman, Mike Keenan, Wayne Gretzky and Jim Schoenfeld.
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The Nashville Predators got a rare — and needed — win in Anaheim. Dan Hamhuis scored at 2:17 of OT and set up a power play goal by Ryan Jones in Nashville’s 4-3 win over the Ducks on Friday night. “This is a tough place to come into,” said Barry Trotz, the only coach the Predators have had. “It was a good battle and a good win for us.
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Andy McDonald helped the St. Louis Blues end a draining road trip on an up note. McDonald scored his second goal on a power play 2:15 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night, ending their trip 1-3-1. “That was an intense hockey game,” Blues coach Andy Murray said.
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The Atlanta Thrashers are finally starting to get coach John Anderson’s system. Better late than never. “They’re recognizing things that a month ago I never thought they’d get,” the first-year coach said. “I wish we had October back.” Slava Kozlov scored his ninth goal of the season and Atlanta tied a team record with its fifth consecutive win, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night.
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Pascal Leclaire and R.J. Umberger made sure the Columbus Blue Jackets didn’t cut any corners. Two days after coach Ken Hitchcock called his team out for a lackadaisical effort in a three-goal loss to Phoenix, the Blue Jackets had no such issues in their greatest offensive output of the season, a 6-1 rout of the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
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Washington Capitals goalie Jose Theodore hadn’t made a start in nearly two weeks thanks to teammate Brent Johnson’s winning streak. When Theodore had a chance to get back into net for the Capitals Friday night, he made it count. His only blemish was a late breakaway goal against his 32 saves. His goaltending, along with goals by Brooks Laich and Tomas Fleischmann, led to the Capitals’ 3-1 win…
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Johan Franzen scored on the power play early in the third period to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday night. Marian Hossa had the first two goals for the Red Wings, who improved their NHL-best road record to 8-1-1. Niklas Kronwall had two assists. Franzen’s game-winner came at 4:40 when he tipped Kronwall’s slap shot from the point while standing in…
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