The St. Louis Blues signed Paul Kariya, hoping he would add some much-needed offense. So far, so good. Kariya scored a goal and had three assists Tuesday night as the Blues kept Anaheim winless on the road by beating the Ducks 4-2 Tuesday night. Kariya, who had 72 points for Nashville last season, has nine assists and 11 points for the Blues in his first seven games.
All the New York Rangers have to show for those many zeros in the big salaries they gave to Chris Drury and Scott Gomez during the offseason are a lot more zeros on the scoreboard. Marc-Andre Fleury turned aside 36 shots in another strong start Tuesday night and the Pittsburgh Penguins won their third in a row by handing the Rangers their second successive 1-0 loss.
Paul Kelly will be introduced as the new executive director of the NHL Players’ Association on Wednesday, the union said Tuesday night. Kelly was nominated for the job during a conference call with the 30 player representatives last week, but wasn’t confirmed for the position until he received a majority vote from the reps in a secret ballot vote that was completed Tuesday.
The Bruins moved up the start time of Saturday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers by three hours to avoid a conflict with Game 3 of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies. The Bruins and Flyers were originally scheduled to play at 7 p.m., 90 minutes before the World Series game was slated to start in Denver.
Islanders defenseman Bryan Berard will be sidelined two to four weeks because of a groin injury that forced him out of New York’s victory against New Jersey last weekend. Berard, who earned a roster spot three games into the season after coming to the Islanders’ training camp on a tryout basis, has made an immediate impact.
Milan Michalek came up big with San Jose shorthanded. Michalek scored two goals — one shorthanded — to lead the Sharks to a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night. With San Jose leading 1-0 in the second period, Michalek delivered a critical blow with the shorthanded goal at 7:33. Calgary deployed four forwards on the power play, and the move backfired when Alex Tanguay mishandled the…
Josh Beckett takes some imposing tools to the mound. Blazing fastball, baffling curve — and an unmistakable mean streak. Maybe that’s the reason he owns October. “He’s got some presence out there with him,” Boston Red Sox teammate Dustin Pedroia said Tuesday. “He brings an attitude to this team.” Indeed, Beckett has been bad news for hitters all postseason.
The NFL added $10 million to its medical fund for retired players Wednesday, designating the money for joint replacement surgery, cardiovascular screening and assisted living. The sum will be added to a $7 million fund agreed upon in July by the league and its players’ union. It will be supplemented by money from player fines, plus contributions from the NFL Players Association and other retired…
The New York Jets are sticking with Chad Pennington as their quarterback. Two days after saying he would evaluate the entire team, including the starting quarterback, coach Eric Mangini announced Wednesday that Pennington will start against Buffalo on Sunday. “I went back through the tape, looked at it and felt very good about the decision-making process,” Mangini said, referring to Pennington’s…
A man who sold a champion pit bull to suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick’s dogfighting operation pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal dogfighting charge. Oscar Allen entered the plea to conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce to aid in illegal gambling and to sponsor a dog in animal fighting — the same charge to which Vick and his three co-defendants in the Bad Newz Kennels operation…
