Koivu lifts Ducks past Islanders in OT
(Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:26:40 PDT)
The Anaheim Ducks found a way to bounce back -- literally. Saku Koivu blocked a pass from Bruno Gervais that bounced off his stick and helmet, and turned the carom into a breakaway goal 14 seconds into overtime as the Ducks rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Friday night.

Surging Flames get by struggling Sharks
(Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:44:43 PDT)
Mikael Backlund was able to laugh off an embarrassing mistake that almost let the San Jose Sharks back in the game. The Calgary rookie set up second-period goals by Nigel Dawes and Eric Nystrom, and the Flames held on to defeat the struggling Sharks 4-3 on Friday night. Backlund's two assists came two minutes apart as Calgary opened up a 4-1 lead in the second period, but it was his mistake...

Nash scores 2 in return as Jackets win
(Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:34:28 PDT)
The Columbus Blue Jackets needed their captain to make a big play. So, Rick Nash went out and won them a game. Nash scored two third-period goals in his return from an injury that sidelined him four games, and the Blue Jackets overcame a two-goal deficit Friday night to hand the Minnesota Wild a costly 4-2 loss.

Oilers' Dubnyk beats Wings for first win
(Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:50:39 PDT)
It was beginning to look as if rookie Devan Dubynk would never get his first NHL win. The Edmonton Oilers were ahead 2-1 and holding on in the final minutes when Detroit's Brian Rafalski beat Dubnyk on a scramble in front of the net with just two-tenths of a second left and sent the game to overtime.

Canucks sign Kesler to 6-year, $30M deal
(Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:53:23 PDT)
Canucks center Ryan Kesler signed a six-year, $30 million contract extension on Friday that will keep him in Vancouver through the 2015-16 season. In his sixth season with the Canucks, the 25-year-old Kesler has already set a new career high with 66 points in 71 games, exceeding the 59 points he recorded last season, when he was a Selke Trophy finalist as the NHL's top defensive forward.

Ducks D Wisniewski suspended 8 games
(Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:38:33 PDT)
Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski was suspended for eight games without pay Thursday for knocking Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook out of a game at Anaheim. The incident occurred at 2:22 of the second period during the Blackhawks' 4-2 loss on Wednesday. Seabrook's head struck the glass with such force that it left him with a dazed expression a couple of seconds before he...

Bruins pay back Cooke, Penguins win 3-0
(Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:11:30 PDT)
The revenge-minded Boston Bruins got in some early shots. The Pittsburgh Penguins connected on the ones that counted. Marc-Andre Fleury made 17 saves for Pittsburgh's first shutout of the season and the Penguins won 3-0 as the Bruins got little spark from their retaliation against Matt Cooke less than 2 minutes into the game Thursday night.

Kopecky, Niemi help Chicago blank Kings
(Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:32:53 PDT)
A couple of timely goals by a fourth-line forward and a pair of stellar defensive plays by one of Chicago's few healthy defensemen helped the Blackhawks move into a tie with San Jose for the Western Conference lead. Tomas Kopecky scored twice in a 3:20 span in the third period, and Antti Niemi made 17 saves for his fifth career shutout in the Blackhawks' 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles...

Carolina beats Ovechkin-less Caps in OT
(Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:05:43 PDT)
Ray Whitney has found himself a leader of a very young Carolina Hurricanes team as the regular season winds down. On Thursday night, he showed the youngsters how to get it done against the best team in the NHL. Whitney ripped the puck through the left armpit of rookie goalie Semyon Varlamov at 4:02 of overtime, giving the Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals.