Nhl
With a month left in the regular season, the New Jersey Devils are somewhat of a question mark.
There is little doubt Jacques Lemaire's team is going to the post-season for the 13th consecutive season.
The head scratcher is which team is going to show up.
Will it be the one
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs are bidding for either the 2012 or 2013 NHL all-star festivities.
The club has also applied to host the 2011 NHL Entry Draft at Air Canada Centre as well as the 2012 NHL Winter Classic at BMO Field, home of MLS soccer club Toronto FC.
Toronto last
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bill Guerin says the NHL must outlaw hits to the head.
That includes the kind of hit levelled by Guerin's teammate, Matt Cooke, against the Boston Bruins' Marc Savard.
Savard is out indefinitely with a Grade 2 concussion sustained during a
MONTREAL - Rookie goalie Devan Dubnyk will go for his first NHL win when the Edmonton Oilers face the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
Dubnyk is 0-7-1 with a 4.26 goals-against average. He'll start ahead of Jeff Deslauriers, who is from nearby St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu,
AHL
Binghamton 5 Manchester 3
Milwaukee 5 Lake Erie 1
Texas 3 Peoria 2
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4 Albany 3 (SO)
Worcester 6 Hartford 4
ECHL
Idaho 5 Victoria 2
Las Vegas 3 Bakersfield 2
Ontario 5 Alaska 4 (SO)
Trenton 9 Toledo
Scoring summaries from Wednesday's games in the NHL:
Canucks 3 at Coyotes 4 (SO)
First Period
1. Phoenix, Stempniak 16 (Yandle) 10:16
2. Vancouver, H.Sedin 27 (Samuelsson, D.Sedin) 19:14
Penalties - Wolski Pho (interference) 1:56, Samuelsson Vcr (slashing),
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Adrian Aucoin beat Andrew Raycroft in a shootout with a little help from Phoenix backup goalie Jason LaBarbera.
Aucoin scored in the sixth round of a shootout, and Ilya Bryzgalov deflected Mason Raymond's final attempt for Vancouver high over the net to give the Coyotes a
CHICAGO - Chicago's Patrick Sharp was all alone, hanging back a bit in overtime and waiting for a chance the puck might come his way.
And when Los Angeles' Brad Richardson made an errant pass in the centre of the rink, Dave Bolland picked it off and quickly sent it in Sharp's
Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS-Recalled D Chris Chelios from Chicago (AHL). Reassigned D Mike Vernace from Chicago (AHL) to Hamilton (AHL).
BOSTON BRUINS-Assigned G Matt Dalton from Providence (AHL) to Reading
WASHINGTON - On Monday night, Tomas Fleischmann was a healthy scratch for the first time all season. On Wednesday night, he scored in overtime for the Washington Capitals.
Proving a point, Tomas? "It's a little message," he said. "Don't sit me out again."
Fleischmann was smiling when
BUFFALO, N.Y. - As tall as he is, Tyler Myers' stock on the Buffalo Sabres grew even larger after the rookie defenceman enjoyed a career-best performance.
At six-foot-eight, Myers had a goal and three assists to spark the Sabres' sluggish offence in a 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars on
NEWARK, N.J. - The struggling New Jersey Devils aren't going to let playoff security turn into complacency.
Coming off a disappointing Western trip following the Olympic break, the Devils faced their problems head-on during a team meeting before their first home game in nearly a
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Daniel and Henrik Sedin are donating $1.5 million to help build a new children's hospital in Vancouver.
The Swedish twins, who were drafted by the Canucks and have lived in Vancouver for 10 years, said their donation will be used to help build the intensive care unit and
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Thrashers have a newcomer in 48-year-old defenceman Chris Chelios, an 11-time all-star.
Chelios has played in more games than any other American-born NHL player, and he joins the Thrashers after getting five goals and 17 assists in 46 games with Chicago of the AHL.
LOS ANGELES - A California state appeals court has upheld a US$26-million award in a fraud lawsuit against the owner of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres and a company he founded.
The court in Los Angeles affirmed previous jury verdicts against Tom Golisano, Rapid Payroll Inc. and others on
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with former Notre Dame defenceman Kyle Lawson on a two-year, entry-level deal.
Lawson, selected in the seventh round of the 2005 draft, recently completed his senior season for the Irish. He would earn US$500,000 on the NHL level
