Central Division
-Duncan Keith's overtime goal gave the Blackhawks a 3-2 win at Calgary.
Nikolai Khabibulin made 32 saves in the win while Chicago defenseman
Brian Campbell recorded two assists. Rene Bourque led Calgary with a
goal and an assist against his former team.
-The Blue Jackets recalled forward Mike York from Syracuse of the AHL and demoted defenseman Clay Wilson.
-Could Columbus goaltender Steve Mason be the top candidate for the Calder Trophy?
-Blues forward Paul Kariya (right) has resumed skating. A hip injury has sidelined him since Nov. 5.
-St. Louis demoted goaltender Ben Bishop and defensemen Jonas Junland and former Penguins prospect Cam Paddock to Peoria of the AHL.
-For playing his 1,000th career game recently, the Predators got forward Jason Arnott an all-terrain vehicle.
Northwest Division
-Niklas Backstrom made a "whopping" 15 saves for the Wild in a 4-1 defeat of the Islanders. New York forward Kyle Okposo played his first game after missing 13 due to a wrist injury.
-Minnesota defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron suffered a "lower-body" injury last night.
-Wild forward Eric Belanger did not play last night. Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Krys Kolanos was recalled from Houston of the AHL to replace him.
-Canucks defenseman Sami Salo is dealing with a rib injury.
-Gary Bettman is apparently on a "Get (BLANK TEAM) a new arena" tour. He was in Calgary lobbying for a new building for the Flames.
-The playing career of former Avalanche forward Steve Moore is officially over.
-Check out this hit by Oilers defenseman Ladislav Smid on Ducks forward Corey Perry last night:
(Bless those throwback jerseys.)
Pacific Division
-Corey Perry's shootout goal gave the Ducks a 3-2 win at Edmonton.
Anaheim goaltender Jonas Hiller tied a franchise record by making an
insane 51 saves in the win. Edmonton's Dwayne Roloson made 34 in the
loss.
-Ducks forward Teemu Selanne suffered a leg cut last night.
-The Stars are starting to feel good about life again.
-Kings defenseman Kyle Quincey might be the waiver pick up of the season.
-Don't look now, but the Coyotes have moved into the top eight of the Western Conference's standings.
Posted
Dec 20 2008, 03:11 AM
by
Seth Rorabaugh