Tomas Plekanec had an eventful day. Plekanec scored at 3:32 of overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. "Not bad. No complaints today," said Plekanec, who earlier in the day was selected to the Czech Republic Olympic team. "I hope there'll be more days like that." Plekanec beat Mike Smith on a 2-on-1 after a Tampa…
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Ryan O'Reilly and the resurgent Colorado Avalanche pushed aside yet another Eastern Conference opponent. O'Reilly scored the winning goal early in the third period, and Craig Anderson stopped 27 shots in Colorado's 4-3 victory over Ottawa on Wednesday night. O'Reilly's goal gave the Avalanche a 4-1 lead en route to their second straight victory and fourth in five games.
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The Boston Bruins heated up in a hurry for the outdoor Winter Classic. Byron Bitz began a three-goal surge in the first 17 minutes and the Bruins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-0 on Wednesday, gaining momentum for the game Friday at Fenway Park against the Philadelphia Flyers. "Everyone was on board right from the beginning, really focused," captain Zdeno Chara said.
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The Philadelphia Flyers can now hold their heads high in the cold air at Fenway Park. That 2-10-1 skid is quickly becoming a distant memory for the Flyers, who are using a long road trip to rescue what had all the makings of a lost season not long ago. Simon Gagne scored three goals and added an assist, and the Flyers stretched their winning streak to four games by handing the New York Rangers…
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Martin Brodeur shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins — again. Brodeur made 32 saves for his second straight shutout against Pittsburgh and record 105th overall, leading the Devils to a 2-0 victory Wednesday night. "It was like a playoff game," Brodeur said. "Guys were going to the net and their were a lot of good scoring chances on both sides.
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Tomas Plekanec had an eventful day. Plekanec scored at 3:32 of overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. "Not bad. No complaints today," said Plekanec, who earlier in the day was selected to the Czech Republic Olympic team. "I hope there'll be more days like that." Plekanec beat Mike Smith on a 2-on-1 after a Tampa…
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Left wing Kyle Calder has cleared waivers and been assigned to the Anaheim Ducks' minor league affiliate in Toronto. The Ducks hoped for a scoring boost from Calder when they signed the nine-year NHL veteran to a one-year contract in late October, but he hasn't scored a goal in 14 games with Anaheim, managing just two assists. Read Original Post Here
Rick Nash smiled as he discussed his selection Wednesday to Team Canada for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, the thrill of playing alongside Sidney Crosby or Joe Thornton, and even the pressures applied on a young superstar by his hockey-mad homeland. Then the topic shifted to the troubles surrounding Nash's NHL team, the Columbus Blue Jackets. Read Original Post Here
The Vancouver Canucks put Mathieu Schneider(notes) on waivers this morning, according to the Vancouver Sun. The team only spent a little less than two weeks trying to trade the veteran defenseman but found no takers so now the Canucks are apparently hoping some other team will pick him and his one-year, $1.55 million salary up.
The 40-year-old signed the one-year deal at the start of the season to provide experience and skills for the back end of the Canucks’ defensive corps, but he missed the first 10 games of the season while recovering from shoulder surgery. He then didn’t play spectacularly in 17 games. Schneider left the team on Dec. 18 because he could obviously see he wasn’t going to get the playing time he wanted since he had been relegated to seventh-defenseman status. So the team has been trying to unload him since then.
"We’re trying to help him out," assistant general manager Lorne Henning said. "He still has that fire and wants to play. Some teams have shown interest in him but everyone has to fit their salary cap around him."
It is believe the Detroit Red Wings have interest in Schneider since three of its defensemen are out with injuries.
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Bobby Ryan substantially improved his chances of making the U.S. Olympic team with a solid offensive performance against the Minnesota Wild. More importantly, he helped the Anaheim Ducks grab a critical two points in their bid to get back into playoff contention. Ryan scored two goals and set up another by red-hot rookie Dan Sexton, leading the Ducks to a 4-2 victory on Tuesday night and helping put…
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