Marian Gaborik is off to the races again, and so are the Minnesota Wild. Gaborik’s scored his fifth goal in five games on a breakaway wrist shot with 2:39 left in overtime to give the Wild a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. With Gaborik and Pavol Demitra healthy, the Wild got off to an NHL-best 7-0-1 start to the season.
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Defenseman Dustin Byfuglien scored three consecutive goals in the first period for his first multigoal game and added an assist in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 6-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday night. Tuomo Ruutu added two goals, rookie Jonathan Toews had a goal and two assists, and NHL rookie scoring leader Patrick Kane also had two assists.
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Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins took full advantage of their time off. After a season-high five days off between games, Pittsburgh scored twice in the first 3:38 of the game and cruised to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday night. Crosby was flying around the ice and had two goals, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 22 of 23 shots for the Penguins, who have won three in a row.
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Rod Brind’Amour scored two goals to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the Washington Capitals, 4-3 on Friday night. Cory Stillman and Matt Cullen also scored for the Southeast Division-leading Hurricanes, who rallied from a 1-0 deficit with three straight goals — just the kind of scoring outburst that could help them snap out of their worst stretch of the season.
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Zach Parise had his first three-goal game, Martin Brodeur made 27 saves for his 94th shutout and the New Jersey Devils extended their winning streak to six with a 4-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night. Parise had a goal in every period and assisted on Brian Gionta’s power-play goal in the third to help the Devils beat the Canadiens for the ninth straight time.
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A jury awarded $9.5 million Friday to the family of former Chicago Blackhawks star Keith Magnuson in a wrongful-death lawsuit against former NHL player Rob Ramage, whose drunken driving accident left Magnuson dead. Magnuson’s wife and two children filed the suit against Ramage and National Car Rentals of Canada. Read Original Post Here
The NHL’s board of governors believes the league’s scoring downturn is just a temporary condition. The league’s owners and top executives adjourned their two-day meeting Friday by agreeing to leave their game alone for the time being. Though they discussed nearly every aspect of the league, commissioner Gary Bettman and many governors believe the extensive rule changes after the lockout deserve… Read Original Post Here
Ottawa defenseman Anton Volchenkov may be sidelined up to a month because of a broken right index finger. Volchenkov was hurt during Ottawa’s 6-5 loss to the Nashville Predators on Thursday night, the Senators’ fifth straight defeat. “I knew right away (it was broken),” Volchenkov said. “It’s a pretty bad injury. Read Original Post Here
The NHL’s board of governors discussed nearly every aspect of the league’s product Friday morning, and most of the league’s rulers headed to their afternoon golf matches with a sunny conclusion. “The sense was just overwhelmingly positive about what’s going on,” Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Ferguson said. Read Original Post Here
Coyotes defenseman Ed Jovanovski was suspended one game by the NHL on Friday for a blow to the head of Wild forward Marian Gaborik during a 3-1 loss in Minnesota. Jovanovski was given a minor penalty for roughing at 19:43 of the third period Wednesday night. Gaborik had scored on a breakaway in the second period to make it 2-0. Read Original Post Here
