Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault was getting a bit nervous while watching Alex Ovechkin try to rally the Washington Capitals to a victory. Perhaps Vigneault forgot for a moment one salient fact: His goalie, Roberto Luongo, simply doesn’t lose to the Capitals. Luongo extended his winning streak against Washington to 10 games by making 26 saves Friday night, and Taylor Pyatt scored twice,…
Drew Stafford and the Buffalo Sabres got the bounce they needed to beat the Florida Panthers. Stafford’s fluke goal with 8:48 left in the third period snapped a tie and helped the Sabres break a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory Friday night. “We’ve had some tough bounces go against us,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said.
Montreal coach Guy Carbonneau was asked what was working for the Canadiens with the man-advantage. “Everything,” Carbonneau replied. Tomas Plekanec had two goals and two assists, all on the power play, to help the Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-4 on Friday night. “We wanted to get the puck on the net and get rebounds,” Plekanec said.
Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault was getting a bit nervous while watching Alex Ovechkin try to rally the Washington Capitals to a victory. Perhaps Vigneault forgot for a moment one salient fact: His goalie, Roberto Luongo, simply doesn’t lose to the Capitals. Luongo extended his winning streak against Washington to 10 games by making 26 saves Friday night, and Taylor Pyatt scored twice,…
Detroit forward Kris Draper, a winner of three Stanley Cups with the Red Wings, signed a three-year contract extension Friday that averages $1.6 million per season. The 36-year-old Draper has five goals and an assist through the first 11 games of his 14th season with Detroit. Draper won the 2004 Selke award as the NHL’s best defensive and represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Montreal coach Guy Carbonneau was asked what was working for the Canadiens with the man-advantage. “Everything,” Carbonneau replied. Tomas Plekanec had two goals and two assists, all on the power play, to help the Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-4 on Friday night. “We wanted to get the puck on the net and get rebounds,” Plekanec said.
Right wing Dustin Brown, playing his fourth NHL season at only 22, agreed to a six-year extension believed to be worth around $19 million with the Los Angeles Kings, putting him under contract through the 2013-14 season. “Dustin is an integral part of what we are building here with the Kings,” general manager Dean Lombardi said Friday.
Detroit forward Kris Draper, a winner of three Stanley Cups with the Red Wings, signed a three-year contract extension Friday that averages $1.6 million per season. The 36-year-old Draper has five goals and an assist through the first 11 games of his 14th season with Detroit. Draper won the 2004 Selke award as the NHL’s best defensive and represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Right wing Dustin Brown, playing his fourth NHL season at only 22, agreed to a six-year extension believed to be worth around $19 million with the Los Angeles Kings, putting him under contract through the 2013-14 season. “Dustin is an integral part of what we are building here with the Kings,” general manager Dean Lombardi said Friday.
Denver Avalanche defenseman Jordan Leopold will have wrist surgery and be sidelined about two months. The team said Friday that Leopold was hurt in the third period of Colorado’s 4-2 victory over the Oilers in Edmonton on Tuesday night. He fractured his wrist in February, his third significant injury last season.
