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Avalanche activate Galiardi, Liles
DENVER (AP) -The Colorado Avalanche have activated rookie forward T.J. Galiardi and defenseman John-Michael Liles from the injured reserve list.
Both were activated before the team's game Friday night against the Vancouver Canucks.
Galiardi has...
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Hurricanes send Rodney to minors
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -The Carolina Hurricanes sent defenseman Bryan Rodney back to their AHL affiliate in Albany.
The team made the move Friday after bringing him up Nov. 11.
Rodney had two assists in five games and averaged nearly 18 minutes of ...
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Dallas Stars forward James Neal given two-game suspension from NHL
TORONTO - Dallas Stars forward James Neal has been suspended two games for hitting Derek Dorsett of the Columbus Blue Jackets from behind.
The NHL handed down the ban on Friday.
Neal was assessed a major penalty for boarding and giv...
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Last-minute heroes in first quarter reaches 15
NHL.COM'S QUARTERLY REPORT
With the 2009-10 NHL season reaching the quarter mark, NHL.com examines the trends and stories from the season's first 20 games.
What we've learned through first 20 games
Trophy Tracker: Hart, Richar...
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NHL suspends Stars' Neal for 2 games
TORONTO (AP) -The NHL has suspended Dallas Stars forward James Neal two games for a boarding infraction that injured the Columbus Blue Jackets' Derek Dorsett.
The NHL announced the discipline on Friday. Neal will miss games against New Jersey on...
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Breaking News: Stars' Neal suspended 2 games
Dallas Stars left wing James Neal was suspended two games by the NHL on Friday for a hit from behind on Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Derek Dorsett at 13:01 of the second period of Thursday's game.
Dorsett was among a group of players battli...
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Cullen, Olczyk on NHL Live!
Carolina Hurricanes center Matt Cullen and NHL television analyst Ed Olczyk will be among the guests on Friday's edition of NHL Live!, which airs from 12-2 p.m. ET on the NHL Network and NHL.com.
Also appearing with hosts Deb Placey and E.J. Hr...
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Thursday's NHL scoring summaries
Penguins 2 at Senators 6
First Period
1. Pittsburgh, Staal 6 (Dupuis, Guerin) 1:09
2. Ottawa, Carkner 2 (Fisher, Foligno) 12:16
Penalties - Talbot Pgh (tripping) 1:48, Carkner Ott (hooking) 19:45.
Second Period
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Thursday's Grouped Hockey Results
AHL
Hartford 5 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3
ECHL
No Games Scheduled.
IHL
No Games Scheduled.
Central
Allen 4 Arizona 2
Bossier-Shreveport 3 Mississippi 1
Texas 7 Odessa 3
Canada-Russia S...
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Scott Niedermayer scores power-play goal in overtime, Ducks beat Lightning 4-3
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Scott Niedermayer scored a power-play goal 52 seconds into overtime as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night after blowing a three-goal lead.
Corey Perry extended his career-best point stre...
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Hockey transactions
Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS-Assigned F Erik Christensen to Manitoba (ECHL) for conditioning.
CAROLINA HURRICANES-Placed G Cam Ward on the long-term injured list and C Eric St...
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Kris Versteeg scores twice as Blackhawks manhandle Calgary Flames 7-1
CALGARY - Kris Versteeg scored twice Thursday night as the Chicago Blackhawks cruised to their fifth straight victory with a 7-1 rout of the Calgary Flames.
In the battle between two hot teams that entered the night with identical records...
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First-period goals by Nash, Huselius propel Blue Jackets over Stars
DALLAS - Rick Nash scored on a power play and Kristian Huselius added a short-handed goal in the final seconds of the fight-filled opening period, sending the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.
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Phillips scores two in 800th career game as Senators blast Penguins 6-2
OTTAWA - The 800-game mark will only come along once in Chris Phillips' career.
Scoring two goals in the same game has arrived with only slightly more frequency for the Ottawa Senators defenceman. Playing in the 800th regular-season conte...
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Mike Santorelli, Martin Erat score in shootout, Predators beat Devils 3-2
NASHVILLE - Mike Santorelli and Martin Erat scored shootout goals, and Jason Arnott had two goals in regulation in the Nashville Predators' 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.
Pekka Rinne stopped two of New Jersey's ...
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Boston snaps 3-game slide, ends Atlanta's 4-game streak with 4-3 shootout win
ATLANTA - Michael Ryder scored twice, Patrice Bergeron had the only goal of the shootout and the Boston Bruins snapped Atlanta's four-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory over the Thrashers on Thursday night.
Boston halted a three-game ...
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Erik Johnson scores in overtime, Blues beat Coyotes 3-2
ST. LOUIS - Erik Johnson scored on an end-to-end rush 17 seconds into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.
The win was the first for St. Louis in five overtimes (1-4) this season a...
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Skinner scores twice as OHL beats Russian Selects 5-2 in Game 3 of Super Series
BARRIE, Ont. - Jeff Skinner scored twice on the power play as the Ontario Hockey League all-stars downed the undisciplined Russian Selects 5-2 in the third game of the Super Series on Thursday night.
The Kitchener Rangers centre opened th...
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Tuomo Ruutu's shootout goal lifts Hurricanes past Maple Leafs, 6-5
Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored in the shootout as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from three goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Thursday night.
The latest meeting of the NHL's worst teams had a wild finish. Ian White ...
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NHL Capsules
OTTAWA (AP) -Chris Phillips scored twice in his 800th regular-season game and Pascal Leclaire made 25 saves, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.
Phillips, who entered with one goal in 18 g...
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Lucic returns to Boston lineup
ATLANTA (AP) -Milan Lucic was back in the Boston Bruins' lineup after missing 14 games because of a broken finger.
Lucic was hurt in an Oct. 16 game against Dallas and underwent surgery two days later. He rejoined the Bruins for their Thursday n...
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Synchro swimmers use Habs-Nordiques rivalry to spruce up routine for World Trophy
MONTREAL - Canada's synchronized swimming team didn't have to think long about a theme that represents their country for one of the top acts at the upcoming FINA World Trophy competition - hockey.
And so they split into two six-player gro...
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Team Canada brass criss-crosses continent as Olympic search narrows
Team Canada's management group continues to traverse the continent with an eye on assembling a squad capable of winning Olympic gold in Vancouver.
Executive director Steve Yzerman has kept a pretty busy travel schedule over the first seve...
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Regier: Miller's Olympic ambition benefits Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres have been leading the Northeast Division all season primarily because of the play of goalie Ryan Miller, Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier told NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman today on "The NHL Hour with Commissione...
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Hurricanes place Staal, Ward on injured list, recall Dwyer from AHL
The Carolina Hurricanes have placed goalie Cam Ward and All-star centre Eric Staal on the injured list.
The team said Thursday that Ward was put on the long-term injured list, while Staal was placed on injured list.
Ward has been ou...
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Stars winger Fabian Brunnstrom placed on injured list after hurting shoulder
DALLAS - The Dallas Stars have placed winger Fabian Brunnstrom on the injured list with a shoulder injury.
The move Thursday was retroactive to Nov. 7, the last time Brunnstrom played before hurting the shoulder in practice.
He has ...
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Gonchar, Talbot to suit up for Pens tonight
Max Talbot and Sergei Gonchar will be in the lineup for Pittsburgh tonight against the Ottawa Senators.
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NHL's Murphy explains no-goal call in Detroit
NHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Mike Murphy explained Thursday on NHL Live! why the controversial no-goal call by referee Dennis LaRue in the Detroit-Dallas game Wednesday night was not reviewable.
Brad May had an apparent game-t...
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Stars' Brunnstrom on injured list with shoulder
DALLAS (AP) -The Dallas Stars have placed winger Fabian Brunnstrom on the injured list with a shoulder injury.
The move Thursday was retroactive to Nov. 7, the last time Brunnstrom played before hurting the shoulder in practice.
He has one goal...
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'Canes place Staal, Ward on injured list
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -The Carolina Hurricanes have placed goalie Cam Ward and All-Star center Eric Staal on the injured list.
The team said on Thursday that Ward was put on the long-term injured list, while Staal was placed on injured list.
Ward ...
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Columbus Blue Jackets activate veteran forward Raffi Torres off injured list
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated forward Raffi Torres off injured reserve, and he is expected to play in the club's game on Thursday night in Dallas.
General manager Scott Howson announced the move Thursday mornin...
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Torres activated by Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated forward Raffi Torres off injured reserve, and he is expected to play in the club's game on Thursday night in Dallas.
General manager Scott Howson announced the move Thursday morning.
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Wednesday's Grouped Hockey Results
AHL
Hamilton 2 Abbotsford 1
Adirondack 2 Toronto 0
Albany 5 Syracuse 2
Binghamton 2 Hartford 1 (SO)
Houston 1 Peoria 0
Norfolk 2 Manchester 1 (SO)
Portland 5 Worcester 3
Springfield 4 Lowell 3
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Hamilton Bulldogs down Abbotsford Heat 2-1 in AHL action
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Hamilton Bulldogs picked up a 2-1 win over the Abbotsford Heat in American Hockey League action Wednesday night.
Hamilton (10-3-4) took a 2-0 lead early in the second when David Desharnais completed a 2-on-1 with Mi...
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Kings LW Smyth out a while with upper-body injury
LOS ANGELES (AP) -Just when the Los Angeles Kings had grown to love Ryan Smyth's contributions to their top line, they lost the gritty left wing for perhaps a month.
Smyth is expected to be out of the Kings' lineup for a few weeks because of an ...
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Wednesday's WHL roundup
The Chilliwack Bruins earned a surprising win in Vancouver on Wednesday - and how easily they did it was an even bigger shock.
David Robinson scored two goals and added an assist as the Bruins upset the Giants 6-1 in Western Hockey League...
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Rookie Niederreiter's goal, assist help Portland get past Kelowna 4-2
KELOWNA, B.C. - Swiss rookie Nino Niederreiter had a goal and assist for Portland, and Brad Ross added a pair of goals as the Winterhawks beat the Kelowna Rockets 4-2 in WHL action on Wednesday night.
Jacob Berglund, with his second goal,...
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Hockey transactions
Movements in the world of hockey Friday:
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS-Reassigned LW Matt Beleskey, RW Troy Bodie and D Brett Festerling to Toronto (AHL) and LW Ryan Donally to Bakersfield (ECHL).
ATLANTA THRASHERS-Assi...
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Wednesday's NHL scoring summaries
Scoring summaries from Wednesday's games in the NHL:
Avalanche 4 at Oilers 6
First Period
1. Colorado, Hejduk 9 (Preissing, Duchene) 8:26
2. Edmonton, Horcoff 4 (Hemsky, Visnovsky) 16:39
3. Colorado, Hejduk 10 (Dur...
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Brian Boucher stars in net, Flyers keep rolling on road with 3-2 win over Kings
LOS ANGELES - Mika Pyorala scored his first NHL goal, backup goalie Brian Boucher made 37 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers opened a trip with their seventh victory in eight games, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.
Mike R...
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Robinson scores twice as Chilliwack cruises to 6-1 win over Vancouver
VANCOUVER, B.C. - David Robinson scored two goals and added an assist as the Chilliwack Bruins upset the Vancouver Giants 6-1 in WHL action Wednesday night.
The Bruins (10-12-4) posted only their second win at the Pacific Coliseum since e...
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Harper scores in shootout as Everett rallies for 4-3 win over Kamloops
EVERETT, Wash. - Shane Harper scored the shootout winner as the Everett Silvertips came from behind three times on the way to a 4-3 win over the Kamloops Blazers on Wednesday night in WHL action.
Kamloops took the lead in all three period...
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Garrett Zemlak, Prince Albert Raiders shut out Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-0
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Garrett Zemlak stopped all 26 shots he faced as the Prince Albert Raiders shut out the Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-0 in Western Hockey League action Wednesday.
Brandon Herrod led the way for Prince Albert with a goal and a...
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Glennie scores a pair of goals to pace Brandon past Swift Current 5-4
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Scott Glennie scored twice to lead the Brandon Wheat Kings to a 5-4 win over the Swift Current Broncos on Wednesday night in the Western Hockey League.
Glennie had a shorthanded goal and a power-play marker to lead ...
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Johan Backlund makes 25 saves as Phantoms shut out Toronto Marlies 2-0
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. - Johan Backlund stopped all 25 shots he faced Wednesday as the Adironack Phantoms shut out the Toronto Marlies 2-0 in American Hockey League action.
Jon Matsumoto got Adirondack on the board at 2:28 of the first on the ...
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Vrbata has goal and assist, Bryzgalov stops 24 shots as Coyotes beat Wild 3-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Phoenix Coyotes found a quick and effective way to quiet a hostile crowd Wednesday night.
Radim Vrbata had a goal and an assist, and Ilya Bryzgalov made 24 saves in the Coyotes' 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild. B...
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Stone scores two, including OT winner, in Calgary's 2-1 victory over Moose Jaw
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Michael Stone's second goal of the game at 2:24 of overtime lifted the Calgary Hitmen past the Moose Jaw Warriors 2-1 Wednesday night in the Western Hockey League.
Stone's second period power-play goal gave the Hitmen (...
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Kings LW Ryan Smyth could miss a month because of upper body injury
LOS ANGELES - Left wing Ryan Smyth could be out of the Los Angeles Kings' lineup for a month because of an upper body injury.
Smyth has nine goals and 14 assists in his first 22 games with the Kings, who acquired him from Colorado during ...
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Wednesday's OHL roundup
If Peter Di Salvo continues his recent hot streak on Thursday night, a group of Russian teenagers won't stand a chance.
Di Salvo turned aside 37 shots and Luke Pither scored twice as the Barrie Colts ran their winning streak to nine games...
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Nigro, Cuma score in shootout to lead Ottawa to 3-2 win over Belleville
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Anthony Nigro and Tyler Cuma had shootout goals Wednesday to lead the Ottawa 67's to a 3-2 win over the Belleville Bulls in OHL action.
After Nigro and Cuma beat Bulls netminder Phillip Grubauer, Andy Bathgate scored to...
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