| Battered Blackhawks Pay A Visit To Kings (Sports Network) - When you are one of the top teams in the NHL, you tend to have a target on your back. That term has taken a literal meaning for the Chicago Blackhawks as of late. Chicago will try... | |
| Slumping Sharks Try To Bounce Back Against Canucks (Sports Network) - While the San Jose Sharks are coming off their most lopsided defeat of the season, the Vancouver Canucks are dealing with the loss of one of their biggest weapons. San Jose will... |
| Flyers Vie To End 13-year Winless Drought In Dallas (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Flyers have goaltender Michael Leighton to thank for keeping them alive in the postseason race. However, the team will be without its waiver-wire gem when it goes... |
| Coyotes Shoot For Historic Win In Florida (Sports Network) - The Phoenix Coyotes set their sights on a history-making win when the surprising playoff contenders skate into the BankAtlantic Center this evening to take on the Florida Panthers.... |
| Surging Wild Head To Nashville For Key Late-season Clash (Sports Network) - Both the Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators are riding three-game winning streaks, but only one club is in the playoff picture. The Wild look to continue their playoff push... |
| Road-weary Sabres Make A Stop In Tampa (Sports Network) - An inability to win on the road has plagued the Buffalo Sabres as of late. The Northeast Division leaders will attempt to reverse that negative trend when the team visits a venue... |
| Devils Visit Surging Maple Leafs (Sports Network) - Although it's highly unlikely to result in a playoff spot, the Toronto Maple Leafs have put together one of their best stretches of the season over the past week. They'll... |
| Thrashers Host Sens In Battle Between Struggling Clubs (Sports Network) - A pair of struggling Eastern Conference inhabitants get together for a key late-season matchup tonight at Philips Arena, where the Atlanta Thrashers hope to strengthen their fading... |
| Again Without Ovechkin, Capitals Visit Hurricanes (Sports Network) - The Washington Capitals hardly seemed to miss Alex Ovechkin on Tuesday night and the Southeast Division champs will shoot for another win this evening without the Russian... |
| Rangers, Blues Tangle At Msg (Sports Network) - A pair of teams trying to break into the playoff picture in their respective conferences will meet tonight in the Big Apple as the New York Rangers host the St. Louis Blues at... |
| Bruins Set For Rematch With Cooke, Penguins (Sports Network) - The last time the Penguins and Bruins met, Boston wound up losing its best offensive player to a concussion after a questionable hit by Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke. Cooke is... |
| Blues' Playoff Odds Getting Longer After Latest Setback 2010-03-18 09:10:00 ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues are clinging to the hope of another miracle run to the playoffs. Time is running short, especially after the latest home-ice failure.The Blues... |
| Another Blackhawk Hurt In Loss ANAHEIM, Calif. - For the second straight game, the Chicago Blackhawks lost a key member of their defence because of a vicious check against the boards behind the net. To add insult to injury,... |
| Headshots Hijack Nhl Agenda BOSTON - Matt Cooke, the guy who brought the headshots issue to, well, a head, is expected to be in Boston Thursday night and the villagers have gathered at the castle with their pitchforks and... |
| Singh Withdraws With A Bad Back Singh has been dealing with nagging injuries over the last year, although he showed signs of improving his game with a tie for third at the Honda Classic and a tie for 11th in the World Golf... |
| Blues' Playoff Odds Getting Longer St. Louis Blues are clinging to the hope of another miracle run to the playoffs. Time is running short, especially after the latest home-ice failure.The Blues are seven points out of the final... |
| Ice Hockey: Cardiff Devils Wait For Pay-off Rivals Nearly Over CARDIFF Devils will know who they play in the Elite League ice hockey play-offs by this Sunday evening at the latest. Coach Gerad Adams and his Devils team are established in fourth... |
| Ice Hockey: Cardiff Devils Focused On Play-offs CARDIFF Devils face the final weekend of their Elite League ice hockey season with matches against Hull Stingrays and Edinburgh Capitals. They travel to Humberside on Saturday before returning home... |
| Ducks 4, Blackhawks 2 Antti Niemi was being held back for Thursday night's game at Los Angeles.The Blackhawks' third straight loss prevented them from tying idle San Jose for the Western Conference... |
| Wednesday's Grouped Hockey Results 2010-03-18 04:00:00 AHL Hamilton 6 Adirondack 5 (SO)Albany 5 Worcester 3Hershey 5 Binghamton 3Peoria 6 San Antonio 5 (OT)Providence 4 Hartford 2Syracuse 2 Manchester 0Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2... |
| Red Wings Forward Pavel Datsyuk Doing It With Plenty Of Help KELOWNA, British Columbia -- As much as Johan Franzen's comeback last month has helped the Red Wings become a better team overall, his return has sparked no one more than Pavel... |
| Devils Level Penguins Again For Season Sweep Patrik Elias scored a breakaway goal and set up another for the Devils, who beat the sloppy Penguins 5-2 on Wednesday night to complete a season sweep of their Atlantic Division rivals. Whether it... |
| Flames 3, Avalanche 2 Eric Nystrom also scored for the Flames, who are in ninth place with 79 points, one point behind idle Detroit for the final postseason spot with 12 games left."We talked about the playoffs started... |
| Koivu Leads Ducks To 4-2 Win Over Blackhawks, Selanne Still Stuck On 599 Goals Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford deflects an Anaheim Ducks shot during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jae C.... |
| Ryan Nets Two As Ducks Continue Blackhawks' Slide Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Bobby Ryan notched a pair of goals as Anaheim doubled up Chicago, 4-2, at Honda Center. Todd Marchant and Saku Koivu also tallied and Corey Perry added a pair of... |
| Bourque Scores Twice To Push Flames Past Avs Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Rene Bourque tallied twice and Vesa Toskala made 32 saves as Calgary clipped Colorado, 3-2, at Pepsi Center. Eric Nystrom picked up the other score for the Flames, who... |
| Koivu's Go-ahead Goal Helps Ducks Nip Hawks Jonas Hiller made 38 saves for the Ducks, who won the season series 3-1 and are 16-4-2 in their last 22 meetings with Chicago.Koivu's 13th goal came with some controversy. The play started... |
| Devils Complete Sweep Of Pens, Pull Into 1st-place Tie In Atlantic New Jersey's Patrik Elias, wearing a green hat in honor of St. Patrick's Day, scored a goal and assisted another as the Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins to pull even on 87 points atop the Atlantic... |
| Rene Bourque Scores Twice To Help Flames Beat Avs, Keep Pace In West (FSY) also scored for the Flames, who are in ninth place with 79 points, one point behind idle Detroit for the final postseason spot with 12 games... |
| Koivu's Goal Gives Ducks Win Over Blackhawks ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Saku Koivu scored the go-ahead goal with 5:36 left in the third period, Todd Marchant had a short-handed goal and Bobby Ryan notched his 30th and 31st goals, leading the... |
| Jordan's Bid For Bobcats Approved By Nba Board CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Michael Jordan became a basketball star at North Carolina. Now he'll try to turn around the state's money-losing NBA team by becoming the first ex-player to be a majority... |
| Nadal Restores Order With Win At Indian Wells INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) -- Rafael Nadal restored order on a day of upsets with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 fourth-round victory over big-serving American John Isner at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, after... |
| Bourque Has 2 Goals, Toskala Makes 32 Saves As Flames Keep Pace With A 3-2 Win Calgary Flames left winger Nigel Dawes, left, fights for control of the puck along the boards with Colorado Avalanche center Peter Mueller in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on... |
| National Hockey League Game Capsules (Wednesday, March 17th) Final Score: New Jersey 5, Pittsburgh 2 Newark, NJ (Sports Network) - Zach Parise and Patrik Elias each posted a goal and one assist as New Jersey completed a six-game... |
| Devils Sweep Season Series With Penguins Newark, NJ (Sports Network) - Zach Parise and Patrik Elias each posted a goal and one assist as New Jersey completed a six-game regular-season sweep of Pittsburgh with a 5-2 decision at the... |
| Ducks Roll Past Blackhawks ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -Saku Koivu scored the go-ahead goal with 5:36 left in the third period, Todd Marchant had a short-handed goal and Bobby Ryan notched his 30th and 31st goals, leading the Anaheim... |
| Flames Hold Off Avalanche To Keep Pace In West Eric Nystrom also scored for the Flames, who are in ninth place with 79 points, one point behind idle Detroit for the final postseason spot with 12 games left."We talked about the playoffs started... |
| Blackhawks Defenseman Brent Seabrook Out After High, Hard Hit Corey Perry . When the puck returned behind the net, Wisniewski went right for Seabrook, hitting him high and against the boards. Seabrook looked like he lost consciousness for a moment as he went to... |
| Spitfires Carry Hopes Of Struggling City Eddie Francis rarely uses his seat when he watches the Windsor Spitfires. He likes to joke that every time the team plays at home, it feels more like a wedding for him because "everybody's just so... |
| Bourque Scores Twice To Help Flames Beat Avs, 3-2 DENVER (AP) -- Rene Bourque scored two goals, Vesa Toskala made 32 saves and the Calgary Flames beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night to keep pace in the Western Conference playoff... |
| Elias Has Goal, Assist As Devils Sweep Penguins NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- If the New Jersey Devils get past the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoffs, they will have beaten the defending Stanley Cup champions 10... |
| Boozer Leads Jazz Past Timberwolves SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 11 rebounds and the Utah Jazz kept pace in the Western Conference with a 122-100 victory over the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday... |
| Tiger's Aura Gone, Probably For Good It's not just the five months he has gone without hitting a shot for real, though that surely can't help. Woods will be rusty, and the Masters is not a place to try to fine tune your... |
| Bulldogs Storm Back To Beat Phantom 6-5 In A Shootout 2010-03-17 23:10:00 GLENS FALLS, N.Y. - Hamilton scored three times in the final ten minutes of regulation and Ryan White got the winner in the seventh round of the shootout as the Bulldogs came... |
| Elias' Goal, Assist Lead Devils To Season Sweep Of Penguins New Jersey Devils' Dean McAmmond, right, is checked by Pittsburgh Penguins' Pascal Dupuis during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Newark, N.J. (THE ASSOCIATED... |
