Henrik Zetterberg, Mikael Samuelsson and Johan Franzen scored third-period goals and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night. Pavel Datsyuk also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions, and Chris Osgood had 15 saves to improve to 17-0 against Tampa Bay. Mark Recchi, Jussi Jokinen and Matt Pettinger scored for the Lightning, who were outshot 39-18 and lost…
Kyle Okposo and Trent Hunter scored power-play goals, and Joey MacDonald made 29 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Bill Guerin also scored for New York, which had lost three straight (0-2-1). Islanders rookie Josh Bailey, who made his NHL debut on Tuesday, recorded his first point when he set up Okposo’s second goal of the season 12:42 in,…
Marco Sturm and Stephane Yelle each scored two goals and the Boston Bruins snapped a 12-game losing streak against the Montreal Canadiens with a 6-1 victory Thursday night. On a night when most of Boston focused on the NFL game between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets, the Bruins extended their winning streak to five games and won for the eighth time in nine contests.
The St. Louis Blues returned promising rookie defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to his junior team. The 18-year-old Pietrangelo was the fourth overall pick in the draft. He played eight games with St. Louis, recording an assist and an even plus-minus rating. The Blues could use Pietrangelo in nine games before his season counted as a full year.
The Washington Capitals signed 2008 first-round draft pick John Carlson to a three-year, entry-level contract Thursday. The 18-year-old Carlson was the 27th overall pick. He is in his first season with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.
The Minnesota Wild activated right wing Owen Nolan from injured reserve on Thursday. Nolan missed eight of the last 11 games with a leg injury. He has one goal and three assists in five games this season. To make room for Nolan, the Wild sent center Krys Kolanos to their AHL affiliate in Houston. Kolanos scored one goal in two games while filling in for Nolan.
Former coach Denis Savard is back with the Chicago Blackhawks. A Hockey Hall of Fame player and one of the franchise’s most popular figures, Savard returned to the organization as a team ambassador on Thursday after being fired as coach last month. He joins former Blackhawks Tony Esposito, Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita in the community relations role.
The Colorado Avalanche’s game tying goal against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday was scored by Marek Svatos, not Paul Stastny. The team announced Thursday that NHL’s scoring change also gave assists to Stastny and Wojtek Wolski. Svatos’ early third-period power play goal sent the game into overtime that ended in a shootout and 2-1 Avalanche victory.
Wojtek Wolski and Marek Svatos scored in a shootout and Peter Budaj made 31 saves in regulation and overtime in the Colorado Avalanche’s 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Alex Burrows matched Wolski’s opening goal in the third round for Vancouver, but Svatos won it with Colorado’s final shot, roofing a shot over Roberto Luongo’s glove.
P.J. Axelsson scored in the third round of a shootout to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Blake Wheeler also scored in the shootout to help Boston run its winning streak to four games and spoil a big night for Chicago that began with the retirement of No.