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MONTREAL — Brian Gionta wasn’t going to be left behind by his fellow newcomers to the Montreal Canadiens.
The veteran winger scored with 4:24 left in the third period on Friday night to lift the Canadiens to a 2-1 NHL pre-season victory over the Ottawa Senators.
That matched Montreal’s two other high profile forward acquisitions in the off-season, Scott Gomez and Mike Cammalleri, who Continue reading ‘Gionta lifts Habs over Senators’
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens aren’t even officially for sale yet but speculation is already swirling over who would buy one of the economic crown jewels of the National Hockey League.
Could it be Rene Angelil, the mastermind behind pop megastar Celine Dion? What about the Cirque du soleil? Or even the Quebec’s pension-fund manager, the Caisse de depot et placement?
The debate has spilled onto the floor of Quebec’s legislature, Continue reading ‘Rumours swirling over Habs sale’
OTTAWA — Dany Heatley scored his 30th goal of the season Tuesday and the Ottawa Senators went on to beat the Hurricanes 4-2.
It’s the fifth time in his seven NHL seasons that he’s reached the 30-goal mark and fourth year in a row.
Heatley and Chris Kelly scored goals 46 seconds apart in the first period.
Mike Comrie, acquired from the New York Islanders along with defenceman Chris Campoli in a trade last Friday, also Continue reading ‘Sens chase Ward in win over Canes’
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RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes are playing playoff hockey just to get into the post-season.
“We’ve been playing some pretty good playoff hockey, I think,” Matt Cullen said after scoring three goals in the Hurricanes’ 6-2 victory over Colorado on Sunday.
“I think the guys have realized the opportunity that we have in front of us. We’re right on the doorstep. We’ve talked Continue reading ‘Cullen trick leads Canes over Avs’
DALLAS — Raymond Sawada scored his first NHL goal on his 24th birthday, and Fabian Brunnstrom had a goal and an assist to lead the Dallas Stars past the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Thursday night.
Sawada, recalled from the minors earlier in the day, gave the Stars a 2-0 lead in his first career game. After Edmonton rallied to tie it in the second, Brunnstrom’s goal gave the Stars the lead for good.
The Stars, who have won 10 of Continue reading ‘Pair of rookies power Stars over Oil’
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The Saturday night skills competition at the NHL all-star weekend is meant to showcase the game’s best players, but for goaltenders it can be an injury waiting to happen.
Last year the Islanders’ Rick DiPietro tweaked his hip during the skills competition, which began a cycle of injuries for the 27-year-old netminder. The DiPietro injury was enough precedent for the Vancouver Canucks Continue reading ‘Goalies gun-shy over skills comp.’
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PHILADELPHIA — Sidney Crosby promised he’d try and lead slumping Pittsburgh with words as much by his actions. Usually, though, the way Sid the Kid delivers with the puck helps the Penguins more than a pep talk.
Against another sellout crowd in Philadelphia that bellowed nothing but derogatory words toward the Pittsburgh captain, Crosby and the Penguins showed a flicker of hope Continue reading ‘Malkin nets pair in win over Flyers’
WASHINGTON — Brooks Laich quickly forgave Alex Ovechkin for not passing the puck as Washington Capitals teammates approached an empty net in the final minute of a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.
After all, Laich was satisfied to have scored twice already.
And he was pleased that the Capitals wrapped up yet another victory, one that moved them into second place in the Eastern Conference, Continue reading ‘Ovechkin, Laich lift Caps over Leafs’
RALEIGH, N.C. — Being patient is paying off for the Atlanta Thrashers.
Marty Reasoner scored two goals and Johan Hedberg made 35 saves in a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday that gave the Thrashers their fourth win in a row and second straight on the road.
“Our team, we feel if we keep playing hard and don’t get too crazy taking chances, we know we will get our own chances,” Reasoner said. “We’ve been able Continue reading ‘Hedberg backs Thrashers over Canes’
MONTREAL — A nasty hit on Andrei Kostitsyn opened the door for Georges Laraque to show why the Montreal Canadiens went looking for an enforcer last summer.
Laraque was front and centre in a rough and chippy second period as the Canadiens downed the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 on two goals from Alex Tanguay and a goal and two assists from Saku Koivu on Saturday night, although they look to have lost their gifted left winger Kostitsyn Continue reading ‘Habs win chippy affair over Phoenix’
