The Hockey News Daily Dish: Jan. 9
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Yesterday’s Action…
Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 1 (story/highlights)
- Jeff Carter scored twice and Antero Niittymaki made 27 saves.
Carolina 1, Boston 0 (story/highlights)
- Eric Staal scored the only goal and Cam Ward earned a 19-save shutout.
Tampa Bay 5, New York Rangers 3 (story/highlights)
- Chris Gratton had two goals and an assist.
Buffalo 1, New Jersey 2 (SO) (story/highlights)
- Patrick Elias had an assist and scored the shootout-winner.
Pittsburgh 3, Florida 1 (story/highlights)
- Sidney Crosby had two points and Ty Conklin made 27 saves to improve his record to 8-0.
Colorado 0, Detroit 1 (story/highlights)
- Pavel Datsyuk scored and Dominik Hasek stopped 19 shots for the shutout.
Chicago 3, Montreal 4 (OT) (story/highlights)
- Guillaume Latendresse had an assist and scored the overtime-winner.
St. Louis 6, Columbus 1 (story/highlights)
- Andy McDonald scored twice and Erik Johnson had three assists.
Phoenix 3, Calgary 1 (story/highlights)
- Niko Kapanen had two assists and Ilya Bryzgalov made 30 saves.
New York Islanders 2, Vancouver 3 (SO) (story/highlights)
- The Sedins each had a point and Roberto Luongo stopped 26 shots.
Nashville 7, Los Angeles 0 (story/highlights)
- David Legwand had a goal and two assists while Chris Mason stopped all 28 shots.
News and Views…
The starting lineups for the All-Star Game were announced, led by Sidney Crosby with the most votes for the second consecutive year. (more...)
Buffalo: Recalled Patrick Kaleta from Rochester.
Carolina: Glen Wesley and Ray Whitney are day-to-day… Andrew Ladd and Niclas Wallin both returned to the lineup… Brandon Nolan was assigned to Albany… Claimed Sergei Samsonov off waivers. (more...)
Colorado: Cody McCormick returned to the lineup… Assigned T.J. Hensick to Lake Erie.
Columbus: Pascal Leclaire is day-to-day with an infection… David Vyborny returned from a groin injury.
Dallas: Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News asks what’s next for Mike Modano after the Mike Ribeiro signing? (more...)
Detroit: Kirk Maltby and Tomas Holmstrom both returned to the lineup.
Florida: Martin Lojek was recalled from Rochester… Goaltender Tomas Vokoun called out his team for not playing up to their skill level after Tuesday’s loss in the Miami Herald. (more...)
Montreal: Patrice Brisebois returned to the lineup… Recalled Corey Locke and Jaroslav Halak, while sending down Carey Price and Kyle Chipchura.
New York Rangers: Pierre Parenteau was recalled from Hartford… Martin Straka is day-to-day with a concussion… Sean Avery may be out for the season with his latest injury, writes Larry Brooks of the New York Post. (more...)
Ottawa: Assigned Tomas Kudelka to Elmira.
Philadelphia: Recalled Ryan Potulny from the Phantoms.
San Jose: Assigned Dmitri Patzold to Worcester.
Toronto: What is Mats Sundin worth on the trade market? The Toronto Star’s Rick Westhead asks experts. (more...)
Vancouver: Nathan McIver was recalled from Manitoba.
What’s on tap…
Colorado at Washington, 7:00 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Anaheim, 10:00 p.m.
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