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The Calgary Flames overcame a pair of obstacles to earn their first overtime victory of the season. Mark Giordano scored 4:30 into overtime to give Calgary a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night, a victory marred by an injury to leading scorer Jarome Iginla. Calgary scored when Stephane Yelle won a face-off from Jozef Stumpel and drew the puck back to Dion Phaneuf.
Scott Nichol and Jed Ortmeyer scored while killing a 5-minute power play, leading the Nashville Predators past the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 in a preseason game on Sunday night. Both teams opened camp on Friday, so few frontline players saw much action in the first preseason game. Nashville offseason acquisitions Radek Bonk, Greg de Vries and Martin Gelinas all took the night off along with…
Erik Cole scored with 47.2 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday in the preseason opener for both teams. Cole’s second goal of the game came with the Hurricanes holding a two-man advantage. Eric Staal’s shot from the slot tipped off Cole’s stick and sailed past goalie Michal Neuvirth.
The Calgary Flames overcame a pair of obstacles to earn their first overtime victory of the season. Mark Giordano scored 4:30 into overtime to give Calgary a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night, a victory marred by an injury to leading scorer Jarome Iginla. Calgary scored when Stephane Yelle won a face-off from Jozef Stumpel and drew the puck back to Dion Phaneuf.
Simon Gagne declined an offer to wear the captain’s C once before. If Philadelphia offers perhaps the biggest honor in hockey again, he’ll accept the responsibility. Then again, there’s no guarantee coach John Stevens will turn to Gagne. The Flyers locker room, which was devoid of strong leadership last season, is suddenly overflowing with options.
New Ducks defenseman Mathieu Schneider will be out at least four weeks after breaking a bone in the left ankle during his first preseason game with the Stanley Cup champions. An MRI taken Sunday revealed that Schneider sustained a non-displaced fracture of the ankle Saturday night in Anaheim’s 3-2 victory over Los Angeles.
Radim Vrbata scored the tying goal on a power play in the second period and netted the deciding tally in a shootout, giving Phoenix a 2-1 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night in the Coyotes’ preseason opener. Vrbata’s goal in the shootout was the difference in the Coyotes’ 2-1 edge in the tiebreaker.
Eric Perrin scored twice to lead the Atlanta Thrashers to a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night in the preseason opener for both teams. The Blues’ top offseason acquisition, free-agent forward Paul Kariya, got off to a good start by scoring St. Louis’ only goal. Colin Stuart also scored for the Thrashers, and Ondrej Pavelec made 24 saves.
Scott Nichol and Jed Ortmeyer scored while killing a 5-minute power play, leading the Nashville Predators past the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 in a preseason game on Sunday night. Both teams opened camp on Friday, so few frontline players saw much action in the first preseason game. Nashville offseason acquisitions Radek Bonk, Greg de Vries and Martin Gelinas all took the night off along with…
Erik Cole scored with 47.2 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday in the preseason opener for both teams. Cole’s second goal of the game came with the Hurricanes holding a two-man advantage. Eric Staal’s shot from the slot tipped off Cole’s stick and sailed past goalie Michal Neuvirth.
