The ailing Colorado Avalanche lost leading scorer Paul Stastny to a knee injury in the first period of Game 3 against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. It wasn’t immediately apparent how Stastny was injured, but he was examined in the locker room during the first intermission and the team said he was through for the night. Read Original Post Here
Thanks to an unlikely goal from Mattias Norstrom, the Dallas Stars are one victory shy of the Western Conference finals. Norstrom scored from the top of the left circle 4:37 into overtime Tuesday night to give the Stars a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks and a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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The Dallas Stars signed center Steve Ott to a two-year contract worth $2.85 million on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old Ott’s contract was set to expire after the season. He is signed through the 2009-10 season. The new deal was announced during Dallas’ playoff game against the San Jose Sharks. Ott scored a career-high 11 goals this season and equaled a career-best with 22 points. Read Original Post Here
Evgeni Malkin and the perfect Pittsburgh Penguins pushed the New York Rangers to the brink of elimination. Malkin, hours after being announced as a finalist for the NHL MVP award, scored two power-play goals and added an assist to lift Pittsburgh to a 5-3 victory Tuesday night that stretched the Penguins’ lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series to 3-0.
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The NHL and its players’ union have formed a group to examine the size and configuration of goalie equipment. They will meet June 11 in Toronto. The NHL representatives include Doug Risebrough of Minnesota, Garth Snow of the New York Islanders, Jim Rutherford of Carolina and Brett Hull of Dallas. Three goalies and two skaters will represent the players — Martin Brodeur of New Jersey, Rick DiPietro… Read Original Post Here
The Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman Jan Hejda to a three-year contract, bringing back a player who was one of their best finds a year ago. Terms of the deal announced Tuesday were not disclosed. The 29-year-old Hejda is coming off a solid season. An unrestricted free agent signed to a one-year deal last summer, he had 13 assists in 81 games and set a franchise record with a plus-20… Read Original Post Here
The captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins was charged with indecent exposure after a police officer saw him running naked on a downtown street early Sunday, and a teammate was arrested for public drunkenness. Nathan Smith told the officer he acted on a bet. Officials said Smith, a center for the AHL team, was charged with misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure, open lewdness and disorderly… Read Original Post Here
Carey Price’s inconsistent series could land him on Montreal’s bench. Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau declined to announce his starting goaltender for the pivotal Game 4 against Philadelphia on Wednesday night. The Flyers lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series 2-1. Price was replaced by Jaroslav Halak after allowing three goals on 12 shots in a 3-2 loss Monday night. Read Original Post Here
Center Ryan Carter, who appeared in 34 games for Anaheim as a rookie this past season, signed a three-year contract with the Ducks. The 24-year-old Carter had four goals and four assists, with 36 penalty minutes. He scored his first NHL goals on Feb. 8 against New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur, with his goals less than 8 minutes apart leading Anaheim to a 2-1 win. Read Original Post Here
The Colorado Avalanche expect to have center Peter Forsberg and defenseman Scott Hannan back for Game 3 against the Detroit Red Wings, but forward Ryan Smyth is out with a foot injury. Forsberg didn’t skate before Tuesday night’s game, but “he skated well yesterday, so we think that everything could work out for him playing tonight,” Colorado coach Joel Quenneville said. Read Original Post Here
