Central Division
-Nicklas Lidstrom's goal with 39 seconds left in regulation gave the Red Wings a 5-4 win against the Coyotes.
Former Penguins forward Marian Hossa (right) scored two goals for Detroit. Fire
Ray Shero. Teammates Dan Cleary, Pavel Datsyuk and Valtteri Filppula
each recorded two assists. Ed Jovanovski and Joakim Lindstrom each had
a goal and an assist for Phoenix.
-The Blues demoted defenseman Andy Wozniewski to Peoria of the AHL.
-Blackhawks goaltenders Cristobal Huet and Nikolai Khabibulin have formed a solid pair.
-The Blue Jackets need a No. 1 center. (Cough, Cough.)
-Columbus activated forward Nikita Filatov from injured reserve and demoted him to Syracuse of the AHL.
-Former Predators investor and would-be Penguins owner William "Boots" Del Biaggio pled guilty to securities fraud.
Northwest Division
-Niklas Backstrom made 34 saves and led the Wild to a 3-0 shutout of the Ducks. Andrew Brunette, Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Mikko Koivu each had a goal and an assist.
-Oilers defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky is dealing with a shoulder injury.
-Wild forward Marian Gaborik is ahead of schedule in rehabbing his injured hip.
-Minnesota is freezing season ticket prices.
-Random YouTube Find of the Day: Gary Roberts, then of the Flames, vs. David Bruce of the Canucks:
Pacific Division
-The Ducks dealt defenseman Nathan McIver to the Canucks in exchange for forward Mike Brown. McIver, who began the season in Vancouver, was demoted to Manitoba of the AHL following the deal.
-The Coyotes recalled forwards Kevin Porter and Jeff Hoggan from San
Antonio of the AHL and demoted forwards Steve Goertzen and Alexander
Nikulin. Additionally, forward Viktor Tikhonov was activated from
injured reserve and demoted to San Antonio.
-Gary Bettman called rumors of the Coyotes' impending demise ridiculous.
-There's no audio, but check out this hit Phoenix's Ed Jovanovski put on Detroit's Tomas Kopecky last night:
-Even the Kings aren't immune from jersey fouls.
-Los Angeles forward Wayne Simmonds is good people.
-The Shark Tank isn't a nice place for visiting teams.
(Photo: Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
Posted
Feb 05 2009, 09:29 AM
by
Seth Rorabaugh