Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will miss the NHL All-Star game with a sinus infection. Penguins coach Dan Bylsma made the announcement Tuesday. Malkin joins teammate Sidney Crosby on the injury list. On Monday, the team announced Crosby will not attend All-Star festivities this weekend and instead will focus on recovering from a concussion.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:20:24 PST]
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The New York Islanders have suspended goalie Evgeni Nabokov for not reporting to the team after being claimed off waivers from the Detroit Red Wings last week. The 35-year-old goaltender signed a one-year contract with Detroit on Thursday. Nabokov, who played with the San Jose Sharks for parts of 10 seasons, had spent this season with SKA St.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:00:27 PST]
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Martin Havlat of the Minnesota Wild and defenseman Keith Yandle of the Phoenix Coyotes are heading to the NHL All-Star game as injury replacements. Havlat and Yandle were invited to this weekend's festivities in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday by the NHL. Havlat is taking the place of injured forward Ales Hemsky of the Edmonton Oilers.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:40:21 PST]
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Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Tobias Enstrom will be sidelined two to four weeks because of a broken finger and miss the NHL All-Star game this weekend. Enstrom had set a franchise record by playing in 296 consecutive games. The streak ended Sunday because of the injury to his right hand. His injury leaves defenseman Dustin Byfuglien as Atlanta's only All-Star participant.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:48:17 PST]
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The Ottawa Senators have recalled goaltender Mike Brodeur from their American Hockey League affiliate in Binghamton. It's the sixth time Brodeur has been called up on an emergency basis to replace the injured Pascal Leclaire. Leclaire hasn't played since leaving the pre-game warmup on Dec. 17 in Denver with a lower-body injury.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:13:20 PST]
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Sidney Crosby won't even attend the NHL All-Star game this weekend because he's still recovering from a concussion. The Pittsburgh Penguins made the announcement Monday in a statement on the team's website. "Sidney is making progress in his recovery but still is not completely symptom-free," general manager Ray Shero said.

[Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:40:13 PST]
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Boston Bruins center Marc Savard has a moderate concussion, the second time in less than a year that he's been sidelined with the same injury. The team said Monday there's no timetable for Savard's return and no further updates on his condition. Savard was hurt in the second period of the Bruins' 6-2 win over Colorado on Saturday when he was checked into the end boards' glass by...
[Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:23:21 PST]
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The Vancouver Canucks quickly ended a long list of various slumps against the Dallas Stars. Alex Burrows set the tone with his first goal in seven games on the first shot just 1:18 in. Ryan Kesler and Christian Ehrhoff ended a short power play funk by scoring on two of the next four shots. And Mikael Samuelsson (14 games), Mason Raymond (11 games) and Dan Hamhuis (25 games) all ended long goal...

[Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:52:24 PST]
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The New York Rangers were being blanked by a rookie goaltender when Marian Gaborik put the puck in the net -- and didn't even know it. Then, once the game reached overtime, the result was seemingly inevitable. Artem Anisimov scored the decisive goal in a shootout, backup goalie Martin Biron had 22 saves, and the Rangers rallied to defeat the Washington Capitals 2-1 Monday night.

[Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:39:27 PST]
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A month ago, the Calgary Flames appeared to be a serious long shot for the playoffs. Not anymore. Miikka Kiprusoff made 23 saves and Jarome Iginla scored to help Calgary beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Monday night for its third impressive victory in a row. Curtis Glencross and Brendan Morrison also scored for the Flames, who were coming off consecutive wins last weekend against a pair of...

[Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:08:25 PST]
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