Anton Babchuk Assists In Hurricanes’ rout of Islanders

Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice thought his team was tense in the opening minutes against New York, but by the time the first period was over, Carolina had a 3-0 lead. By the time Carolina finished scoring a season-high seven goals, there was no anxiety at all in the victorious dressing room. “I didn’t want to

Ilya Kovalchuk And Devils Hang Tough In Win

Up 2-0 in the second period, it seemed as though the hockey gods would again crush the beleaguered Devils when Martin Brodeur left the contest with a bruised elbow. With backup Johan Hedberg between the pipes, the Blackhawks knotted the score at 2 and seemed fated to claim a comeback victory, given the Devils’ early-season

Johan Hedberg Lifts Devils In Relief of Brodeur

Brodeur removed the blocker, shook his arm and rotated his wrist as the trainer attended to him. Play resumed, but Brodeur skated off the ice 21 seconds later following a stoppage and didn’t return. Brodeur stopped all eight shots he faced before he was replaced by Johan Hedberg, who turned aside 21 of 24 shots.

Flyers Coach Laviolette Praises Nikolay Zherdev

“You have to give some time for guys to figure it out. Last night I thought the puck was in his hands more than it had been in any other game. He seemed to be involved in it more with the puck.” Laviolette liked the way Zherdev got into the physical side of the game.

Nikolay Zherdev Scores In 6-3 Victory Over Buffalo

After Philadelphia’s lackluster loss in Columbus on Monday, O’Donnell’s first-period fight provided much-needed energy for his teammates, and helped spur the Flyers’ 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Jeff Carter scored a goal and had two assists, and the Flyers survived a third-period flurry to help forget about a frustrating 2-1 loss

Evgeny Dadonov Goal Sends Amerks Into Overtime

Evgeny Dadonov forced overtime with just 1:17 left on the clock, but it was Jon Rheault’s goal just over a minute into the extra frame that lifted the Abbotsford Heat to a 4-3 win tonight over the Rochester Americans at the Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre. Rochester (3-4-1-0) has now gone winless in three straight

Flyers’ Zherdev goes home to Columbus

His dressing room is located further down the hall. His sweater bears a different team’s colors. And his command of the English language has greatly improved. Other than that, Nikolay Zherdev is the same man who left Columbus on sour terms more than three years ago. Monday morning, Zherdev was back at Nationwide Arena –