Stars' Avery suspended 6 games by NHL

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:52:08 -0500

Sean Avery was suspended for six games by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Friday after the league's most notorious agitator made a crude comment regarding his ex-girlfriends dating other hockey players.

NHL suspends Avery 6 games for remarks about women

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:04:08 -0500

Sean Avery's suspension has been set at six games by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

NHL suspends Sean Avery 6 games

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:31:33 -0500

Sean Avery's suspension has been set at six games by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

Thornton, Sharks beat Jackets for 9th straight win

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:59:15 -0500

Joe Thornton and the NHL-leading San Jose Sharks toyed with the Columbus Blue Jackets before finishing them off in the third period.

Avery meets with Bettman, awaits suspension length

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:58:15 -0500

Sean Avery suddenly stopped talking and waited to hear if commissioner Gary Bettman's words would sting as much as those uttered by the NHL's most notorious pest.

Thornton leads Sharks to 9th straight win

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:07:08 -0500

Joe Thornton scored the go-ahead goal with 12:19 to play, and the NHL-leading San Jose Sharks shook off a terrible start to earn their ninth straight victory, 3-2 over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

Hanzal, Reinprecht help Coyotes beat Maple Leafs

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:33:10 -0500

Martin Hanzal had his first three-goal game in the NHL, and Steven Reinprecht added a pair of third-period goals in the Phoenix Coyotes' 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Thursday night.

Predators beat Avalanche

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:30:18 -0500

Vernon Fiddler, Shea Weber and David Legwand scored first-period goals, and Pekka Rinne made 19 saves in the Nashville Predators' 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

Hudler, Cleary lead Red Wings

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:21:10 -0500

Jiri Hudler and Dan Cleary each scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings broke a tie with a three-goal outburst early in the third period in a 6-5 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Krejci scores short-handed goal in Boston win

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:14:11 -0500

David Krejci scored the tiebreaking short-handed goal in the third period to lead the Northeast Division-leading Boston Bruins past the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-1 on Thursday night.

Elias scores twice in Devils' OT win

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:10:20 -0500

Patrik Elias scored the tying and winning goals in the New Jersey Devils' 3-2 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

Anderson leads Panthers to victory

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:06:20 -0500

Craig Anderson made 45 saves, and Gregory Campbell and Keith Ballard scored 35 seconds apart in the second period in the Florida Panthers' 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

Habs beat Rangers on 99th anniversary of founding

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:50:20 -0500

Steve Begin and Maxim Lapierre each had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens scored three times in the first period to celebrate their 99th birthday with a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Brashear's goal lifts Capitals past Islanders

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:43:15 -0500

Desperate for firepower, the injury-laden Washington Capitals received an offensive boost from the unlikeliest source.

Stars' Avery meets NHL commissioner for 3 hours

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:24:08 -0500

Suspended Sean Avery has met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman for about three hours at a disciplinary hearing to discuss derogatory comments the Dallas Stars forward made earlier this week.

Avery has 3-hour hearing with NHL commissioner

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:21:08 -0500

Suspended Sean Avery has met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman for about three hours at a disciplinary hearing to discuss derogatory comments the Dallas Stars forward made earlier this week.

Sabres place RW Kaleta on IR; recall D Weber

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:51:05 -0500

Hard-hitting Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta is out indefinitely after being placed on injured reserve Thursday because of a head and neck injury.

Avery-less Stars fall in Edmonton

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:27:16 -0500

Suspended agitator Sean Avery was in New York for a meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. The last-place Dallas Stars were in big trouble, too, in Edmonton.

Oilers beat Avery-less Stars 5-2

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:32:09 -0500

Mathieu Garon made 23 saves to help the Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas 5-2 on Wednesday night in the Stars' second game without suspended agitator Sean Avery.

Toews lifts Blackhawks past Ducks

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:21:09 -0500

Jonathan Toews broke a tie with 1:35 left in regulation in the Chicago Blackhawks' 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

Wild's Backstrom shuts out Blues

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:42:10 -0500

Two nights after getting embarrassed, Minnesota got back to its kind of hockey with strong defense and an opportunistic offense.

Crosby gains on Montreal trio in all-star voting

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:10:06 -0500

Pittsburgh Penguins start Sidney Crosby is closing on a trio of Montreal Canadiens in voting for the NHL all-star game.

Prucha's late goal carries Rangers over Penguins

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:00:11 -0500

Petr Prucha returned from exile to score his first goal of the season late in the third period and the New York Rangers went on to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in a shootout Wednesday night.

Pizza Line leads Sens past Thrashers

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:06:17 -0500

Dany Heatley had a goal and two assists and the Ottawa Senators got first-period goals from each member of the Pizza Line in a 5-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night.

Man falls from upper deck in Ottawa

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:05:08 -0500

A 21-year-old man was taken to hospital after he fell about 25 feet from the upper deck of Scotiabank Place during the second intermission of the Ottawa Senators' victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night.

Stars' Avery apologizes for ex-girlfriends remarks

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:00:09 -0500

Dallas Stars instigator Sean Avery apologized Wednesday for comments about his former girlfriends that led to an indefinite NHL suspension. "I would like to sincerely apologize for my off-color remarks to the press yesterday from Calgary," Avery said in a statement obtained by SportingNews.com.

Avery apologizes for comments about ex-girlfriends

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:58:07 -0500

Dallas Stars instigator Sean Avery apologized Wednesday for comments about his former girlfriends that led to an indefinite NHL suspension.