Sidney Crosby has an undisclosed injury, and it’s unclear if the Pittsburgh Penguins star will be able to play Saturday night against St. Louis. Crosby left Thursday night’s game at Phoenix with five minutes left in the second period. After the game, a 4-1 loss by the Penguins, he would only say he had “some discomfort.” Penguins spokesman Frank Buonomo would not not elaborate on the injury Friday. Read Original Post Here
Alex Ovechkin will miss the Washington Capitals’ game at the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. The NHL’s reigning MVP is visiting his ailing grandfather in Russia. Ovechkin also sat out Tuesday’s game, ending his consecutive games streak at 203. Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau says he thinks Ovechkin will be back for practice Monday. Read Original Post Here
The NHL suspended Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jared Boll for one game Friday because of an instigator penalty in the final minutes of the win against Colorado. Boll will miss the home game Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus general manager Scott Howson said. The Blue Jackets earned a rare 4-2 victory at Colorado on Thursday night. Read Original Post Here
Jamie McGinn scored his first career goal during a three-goal outburst midway through the second period that helped the San Jose Sharks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 Thursday night in coach Todd McLellan’s first game against his former team. Patrick Marleau started the scoring spree for San Jose and Ryan Clowe capped it 3:25 later with a power-play goal that gave San Jose a 3-1 lead that proved… Read Original Post Here
By the third period, an apparent injury to Sidney Crosby had him sitting on the bench. The rest of the Penguins defense might just as well have been sitting next to him. Shane Doan scored twice and added an assist, and the Phoenix Coyotes beat Pittsburgh 4-1 on Thursday night. Olli Jokinen also scored, Steven Reinprecht and Zbynek Michalek each had two assists and Ilya Bryzgalov made 27 saves for… Read Original Post Here
A strong second-period power play helped the Calgary Flames extend their winning streak on Thursday night. Dion Phaneuf scored the tying goal then set up Mike Cammalleri’s go-ahead goal as Calgary scored twice on the power play in the second period to beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 for its fifth consecutive victory. Read Original Post Here
Shane Doan scored twice and added an assist to lift the Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-1 victory on Thursday night over the Pittsburgh Penguins, who lost star Sidney Crosby to an undisclosed injury with less than 5 minutes left in the second period. Olli Jokinen also scored, Steven Reinprecht and Zbynek Michalek each had two assists and Ilya Bryzgalov made 27 saves for the Coyotes, who have won two of… Read Original Post Here
The Columbus Blue Jackets have usually struggled to win in Denver. This one looked pretty easy, though. Fredrik Norrena had 30 saves, Jason Chimera and Derick Brassard had a goal and an assist each and Columbus got a rare win in Colorado, beating the Avalanche 4-2. Andrew Murray and Jan Hejda had a goal each and Norrena earned his first win of the season for the Blue Jackets, who ended a three-game… Read Original Post Here
The only other time Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne started a game this season he allowed three goals in a little more than 14 minutes. Despite that performance, Predators coach Barry Trotz said he had no problems in starting Rinne on Thursday night against the Edmonton Oilers. Rinne responded by stopping 27 shots in a 3-1 win Rinne’s only other appearance had been against the Columbus… Read Original Post Here
Just like his go-ahead goal, Hurricanes left winger Tuomo Ruutu deflected any praise. “I just tried to get my stick in the way, and it hit it,” Ruutu said of his third-period goal. Cam Ward made it stand up with 19 saves for his seventh career shutout in Carolina’s 1-0 victory Thursday over the St. Louis Blues. Read Original Post Here
