SPORT-SCAN Anaheim Ducks 731328 Saku Koivu keeps Ducks rolling with victory over Coyotes 731329 Koivu playing like his old self again 731330 Ducks eye the future after Phoenix victory 731331 Final: Ducks 3, Coyotes 2 (OT) 731332 Saku Koivu, Ducks work overtime to beat Coyotes and win their 10th straight Boston Bruins 731333 Zdeno Chara out with undisclosed injury 731334 Bruins' Seidenberg out for season with knee injury 731335 Dennis Seidenberg out for season with injured right knee 731336 Game 39 preview: Bruins at Senators 731337 Senators surge sends Bruins packing 731338 Dennis Seidenberg out for year with injured right knee 731339 Senators slip past Bruins 4-3 731340 Defenseman Dennis Seidenberg lost for the season with ACL, MCL injury 731341 Soderberg joins the list of wounded 731342 Bruins drop tough one to Senators 731343 Campbell s body of work matters 731344 No substitute for Seids 731345 Sens-itive situation 731346 Bruins almost re-up the Cup 731347 Bruins: Looking back and ahead 731348 B s can t handle Sens-itive situation Buffalo Sabres 731349 Sabres look to move past second period letdown 731350 The Capitals Great Eight is lighting the lamp, as per usual 731351 John Vogl s The Top Line: Three people or groups making an impact in the hockey world 731352 Sabres notebook: Players try to learn from letdown 731353 Maple Leafs stop Sabres in shootout Calgary Flames 731354 Wideman skating; Backlund missing, questionable for Sunday; Berra starts; Giordano for the Olympics? 731355 Calgary Flames black-and-blueliner could return next week 731356 Calgary Flames tune out trade talk as roster-freeze melts away 731357 Calgary Flames not complaining about goaltending uncertainty Carolina Hurricanes 731358 Overtime a trying time for Canes Chicago Blackhawks 731359 Blackhawks' Brandon Saad all right with move to right side 731360 Blackhawks Game Day: Lead Blues 4-3 731361 Hawks squander 2-goal lead, fall to Blues in shootout 731362 Hawks blow 5-3 lead, fall to Blues 6-5 in shootout 731363 Patrick Sharp bolsters his case for spot on Team Canada 731364 Blackhawks updates: Raanta to start; Crawford on the mend 731365 Five things to watch: Blackhawks-Blues 731366 Blackhawks fall in shootout after dogfight with Blues Colorado Avalanche 731367 Avs rookie Nathan MacKinnon would have liked another shot with Canada s WJC team, but no regrets with where he 731368 Nathan MacKinnon the "total package" for Colorado Avalanche 731369 Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche upset about travel schedule set by NHL 731370 Dater: Colorado Avalanche go from bad to great story in 2013 731371 Spotlight: Steve Downie, Philadelphia Flyers right wing NHL 12/29/2013 DAILY BRIEF Columbus Blue Jackets 731372 Blue Jackets notebook: Jack Skille earning spot with attitude, hustle 731373 Hockey: Jackets draft pick scores twice in Slovakia s win Dallas Stars 731374 Stars-Blues need to know: Former Stars captain Brenden Morrow returns to American Airlines Center for first ti 731375 Coach Lindy Ruff harps on importance of shooting lanes, Dallas Stars respond 731376 Observations on a 4-1 win against Nashville: Dallas Stars' performance was textbook case of how simple this ca 731377 He said it: Players, coaches talk after Stars' 4-1 win over Nashville 731378 Stars return Colton Sceviour to Texas Stars of AHL 731379 Former Stars captain Brenden Morrow returns to American Airlines Center for first time since trade 731380 Stars battling various illness as they prepare for St. Louis Blues Sunday 731381 Erik Cole s second-period goals help Stars overcome Predators 731382 GameDay: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings 731383 Darren Helm's shoulder still a problem, Winter Classic appearance at risk 731384 Red Wings healthier, look to chase Christmas blues with victory at Florida 731385 Red Wings 4, Panthers 3: Why the Wings won on Saturday night 731386 Detroit 4, Florida 3: Red Wings shake off 'turkey legs' for win over Panthers 731387 Red Wings on HBO's '24/7': Latest episode offers close-up with Brendan Smith 731388 Red Wings' excitement builds for the Winter Classic 731389 Rebounding Red Wings win for third time in four games 731390 Maple Leaf fans converge on Detroit to root for home team in Winter Classic 731391 Red Wings' Mike Babcock on Tomas Jurco: 'Looks like a good hockey player' 731392 Red Wings squander another two-goal lead, but battle back to beat Florida Panthers, 4-3 731393 Prospects of returning for Winter Classic good for Red Wings' Jimmy Howard, murky for Darren Helm 731394 Detroit Red Wings Gameday: Given home struggles, is upcoming stretch of road games a good thing? 731395 Red Wings split up struggling defense pairing of Kyle Quincey, Brendan Smith; Jonas Gustavsson starting 731396 Latest injury unlike anything Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson has experienced 731397 CAPUTO: Winter Classic captures hockey's soul 731398 Red Wings edge Panthers on the road, 4-3 Edmonton Oilers 731399 Moroz signs entry level deal with Edmonton Oilers 731400 Ilya Bryzgalov will start for Edmonton Oilers tonight; Nail Yakupov will get some power play time against Phil 731401 Bryzgalov, Oilers fall to Flyers in shootout 731402 Edmonton Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins says tossing a jersey is a fightin offence, much else on HNIC After 731403 Edmonton Oilers lose shootout with Flyers 731404 Yakupov relegated, Gazdic recovering for Edmonton Oilers 731405 Edmonton Oilers' Ryan Smyth can join all-time NHL Top 100 731406 Philadelphia Flyers turning season around
Florida Panthers 731407 Florida Panthers fail to rally a second time in loss to Red Wings 731408 THIRD TIME, NO CHARM: Detroit Opportunistic in 4-3 Win over Panthers... Clemmensen Starts over Thomas 731409 Panthers comeback falls short in 4-3 loss to Red Wings 731410 Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers; Sunday, 5 p.m. 731411 Red Wings edge Panthers 4-3 Los Angeles Kings 731412 Kings can't hold back Predators in 3-2 loss 731413 Fisher scores twice to lead Predators past Kings 731414 Mike Fisher s second goal of game leads Preditors past Kings 731415 Game 39: Los Angeles at Nashville 731416 December 28 morning skate quotes: Scrivens, Mitchell 731417 Sutter wants Doughty to get back to his game 731418 Good morning, Nashville 731419 December 28 postgame notes 731420 December 28 postgame quotes: Ben Scrivens 731421 December 28 postgame quotes: Mitchell, Muzzin 731422 December 28 Postgame Quotes: Darryl Sutter Minnesota Wild 731423 Josh Harding closing in on his return to the Wild cage 731424 Clutterbuck returns in an Islanders jersey 731425 Harding appears ready to get in net for Wild 731426 Wild gameday: a preview 731427 Minnesota Wild puts ailing star forward Zach Parise on injured reserve with bruised foot 731428 Minnesota Wild: Josh Harding appears almost ready to start 731429 Minnesota Wild: Struggles on the road make home stand crucial 731430 Minnesota Wild: Parise out for Sunday, maybe longer Montreal Canadiens 731431 Eller gives Habs shootout win in Tampa 731432 About last night Nashville Predators 731433 Nashville Predators fall to Dallas Stars 731434 Fisher clutch when it counts 731435 Nashville Predators beat Los Angeles Kings to end skid New Jersey Devils 731436 Unexpectedly, an Aging Jagr Has Become the Jagr of Old 731437 Missing Tavares s Spark, the Islanders Sputter 731438 In the N.H.L., a Stricter Standard for Safety s Sake 731439 Devils' Bryce Salvador set to return and add some grit and leadership 731440 Devils' Reid Boucher: I didn't earn privilege to take part in shootout 731441 Devils: Ryane Clowe feels good after giving hits, taking some 731442 Devils' Ryane Clowe emerges from his first post-concussion fight unscathed 731443 Devils defeat Islanders, 2-1, as Cory Schneider ends personal five-game losing streak 731444 Devils, Islanders instant analysis 731445 Gameday notes: Devils get break with Isles missing John Tavares 731446 Devils at New York Islanders GAMEDAY 731447 Devils: Adam Henrique adjusting to bouncing around so much 731448 Devils' lethal PK works more magic in win over Isles 731449 Devils: Bryce Salvador shows no rust in successful return 731450 Devils Gelinas looking to get consistency back in his game after going through rough patch 731451 Salvador to make return for Devils tonight; Gelinas to play wing? Tavares out for Isles Devils cont'd 731452 Devils LW Ryane Clowe doesn t hesitate to get involved physically in first game back from concussion 731453 Salvador logs heavy minutes in return; Clowe knows his fight had some worried; Boucher bounces back 731454 Devils notes: Bryce Salvador is back 731455 Travis Zajac scores winning goal off his shoulder in Devils' 2-1 win 731456 Zajac pays the price to help Devils, Schneider get much-needed 2-1 win over Isles 731457 Islanders captain John Tavares out during loss to Devils, snapping 246-game streak 731458 Islanders skid continues with 2-1 Devils loss New York Islanders 731459 Islanders midseason report card 731460 Clutterbuck's return to Minnesota a mixed bag 731461 John Tavares' streak over; Islanders fall to Devils New York Rangers 731462 Once out of favor with NY Rangers, Michael Del Zotto may be too valuable to trade in short-term 731463 Conor Allen will likely make NHL debut when NY Rangers face Lightning 731464 Rangers odds-n-ends: Stralman, Stepan, Zuccarello skip practice, Staal works on conditioning, Del Zotto seeks 731465 Rangers Allen to make NHL debut 731466 Rangers Lundqvist to start vs. Lightning 731467 Rangers: Henrik Lundqvist returning to net 731468 Henrik Lundqvist set to return Sunday against the Lightning 731469 Rangers midseason report card 731470 Rangers-Capitals in review 731471 Rangers at Lightnings tonight (7 p.m.) pre-game notes Ottawa Senators 731472 Senators prediction panel: Game 41 731473 Del Zotto brings nothing new to Ottawa... Smart play by Neil to start game... Kudos to Roy MacGregor's tweet 731474 Ottawa Senators Jason Spezza, Chris Phillips out against Bruins 731475 Enough's enough, it's time the Sens GM Bryan Murray makes a deal 731476 Ottawa Senators Bobby Ryan wants to play for Team USA in Sochi Philadelphia Flyers 731477 Schneider stops 30 shots, Devils edge Isles 2-1 731478 Inside the Flyers: With Giroux's resurgence, Flyers pick up steam 731479 Bryz vs. Mason provides great theater 731480 Flyers Notes: Downie returns against Edmonton 731481 Flyers beat Oilers, Bryzgalov in shootout 731482 Has Mason done enough to show him the money? 731483 Flyers-Oilers: 5 things you need to know 731484 Flyers focused on 2 points, not Ilya Bryzgalov 731485 In new role, Raffl lifts Flyers to shootout win 731486 Instant Replay: Flyers 4, Oilers 3 (SO) Phoenix Coyotes 731487 Phoenix Coyotes tie game late but fall in overtime to the Anaheim Ducks 731488 Game Day: Coyotes at Ducks 731489 On-ice chemistry between David Moss, Mike Ribeiro brings goals for Phoenix Coyotes
Pittsburgh Penguins 731490 Penguins minor league notebook: Enforcer diversifies his game 731491 'Game on' for Penguins' Orpik during concussion 731492 Penguins untouchable at home this season 731493 Penguins notebook: Malkin says he could be ready for contact at next practice 731494 Penguins notebook: Malkin awaits OK for contact 731495 Blue Jackets put up a fight these days for Penguins 731496 On the Penguins: An NHL miracle first half San Jose Sharks 731497 Sharks juggle forward lines in advance of game vs. Anaheim Ducks 731498 Sharks recall Bracken Kearns from Worcester 731499 Sharks still seeking more offensive balance 731500 Couture's scoring slump coming at a bad time St Louis Blues 731501 Blues' Steen out indefinitely with concussion 731502 Blues confirm Steen has a concussion 731503 Blues keep rallying, top Blackhawks 731504 Blues-Stars matchup box 731505 Live: Blues 6, Blackhawks 5 (Final-SO) 731506 Blues' Steen is out with concussion Tampa Bay Lightning 731507 Bolts' offense shows rust in shootout loss 731508 Bolts notes: Korobov looking to make most of recall 731509 Bolts Beat: 2013 a roller coaster year for Bolts 731510 Malone moving closer to return 731511 Lightning falls to Canadiens in shootout 731512 Lightning-Rangers preview 731513 St. Louis adjusts offensive mentality 731514 Lightning survives, thrives minus Stamkos 731515 Lightning Nuts & Bolts Toronto Maple Leafs 731516 Leafs' Tyler Bozak returns to face Hurricanes 731517 Maple Leafs: Phaneuf contract extension makes sense 731518 Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs: Sunday NHL game preview 731519 Maple Leafs: Dion Phaneuf contract extension reportedly all but done 731520 Maple Leafs can win with Dion Phaneuf, but also need to add more talent 731521 GAME DAY: Leafs vs. Hurricanes 731522 Maple Leafs feel sting of tight sked 731523 Maple Leafs getting offence from their defencemen 731524 Maple Leafs poised to get top centre Tyler Bozak back Sunday Vancouver Canucks 731535 Canucks sign OHL goal-scoring leader Dane Fox 731536 Canucks gave a gift to Eriksson s entire family when they recalled him 731537 Adversity nothing new for Hunter Shinkaruk 731538 Eddie Lack has Canuck goalie reins, but does someone else have his Twitter account now? 731539 What does the Fox say? If it s Dane, he says yes, to the Vancouver Canucks contract offer Washington Capitals 731525 Brooks Laich practices, will travel to Buffalo 731526 Five thoughts on the Capitals win over the Rangers 731527 Fanciest game of 2013 Websites 731540 ESPN / Dion Phaneuf close on extension 731541 USA TODAY / Alexander Steen is out with a concussion 731542 USA TODAY / USA beats Slovakia at world juniors Winnipeg Jets 731528 Montoya to get start in Colorado Sunday 731529 Kane clicking with his new line 731530 Tantrum no tonic 731531 Tough sledding for Buff 731532 Tonight: Jets @ Avs 731533 Jets have gone month since posting back-to-back wins 731534 Montoya will get call for Jets in Colorado SPORT-SCAN, INC. 941-284-4129
731328 Anaheim Ducks Saku Koivu keeps Ducks rolling with victory over Coyotes His overtime goal wins it, 3-2, and allows Anaheim to extend its club-record winning streak to 10 games. His first-period goal is 250th of his career. Helene Elliott 10:17 PM PST, December 28, 2013 Saku Koivu insisted his tip of Ben Lovejoy's shot 51 seconds into overtime to give the Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday at Honda Center was "more luck than anything else," but anyone who has watched the Finnish center through his distinguished career knows better. Koivu, who had scored his 250th goal in the first period while the Ducks were shorthanded, works for his good fortune. His diligence and dignity have contributed enormously to establishing a tight connection he has established with wingers Daniel Winnik and Andrew Cogliano on what has become the Ducks' most effective line at both ends of the ice. And his savvy was key Saturday in allowing the Ducks to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 10 games and regain the No. 1 overall spot in the NHL. "It is something to be proud of. We wanted this 10th win," Lovejoy said after the Ducks had stretched their standings-points streak to 11-0-2 and goaltender Jonas Hiller tied a franchise record with his eighth consecutive victory. "This was a big one." Koivu and his teammates could have been deflated after the Coyotes pulled even at 2-2 by scoring twice late in the third period, first when Martin Hanzal picked up an odd carom off the boards at 15 minutes 26 seconds and again when Mike Ribeiro deflected Keith Yandle's point shot with 43.8 seconds left and goaltender Thomas Greiss replaced by an extra skater. But they had no time to waste on self-pity. "You're trying to forget what happened," Koivu said. "We had a 2-0 lead and they got a lucky bounce on the first goal. It's one of those things where you're trying to regroup as quick as you can and you knew there was a good chance there was gong to be an overtime, so you start thinking about that. You really don't have a choice then." He chose to lead the team's push for a second point and a 14-0-2 home record, keeping the Ducks as the only NHL team that hasn't lost in regulation at home. Koivu beat Antoine Vermette on a faceoff in the first minute of four-on-four play and headed to the net while defensemen Lovejoy and Cam Fowler controlled the puck. Lovejoy shot it and Koivu got enough of it to redirect it past Greiss. "You try to get open and you try to get your stick in there and try to get in front of the goaltender and we got lucky on that one," Koivu insisted. Lovejoy wasn't buying Koivu's attempt to downplay the difficulty of that effort. "I wish I could play every shift the rest of my career with him. He's that good in all facets of the ice," Lovejoy said of the 39-year-old Finn. "He's so good defensively, he makes everything easier and he really had a big game tonight." Koivu had given the Ducks a 1-0 lead at 17:08 of the first period, taking a pass from Winnik and going to the far left side to beat Greiss for his 11th career shorthanded goal. Cogliano made it 2-0 at 5:04 of the third period when he redirected a shot by Winnik, who had gotten a pass from Koivu, and the Ducks appeared to be cruising. But the Coyotes made it 2-1 after Hiller came out to play a dump-in and the puck caromed into the slot, where Hanzal pounced on it. Hiller got a piece of it with his stick but not enough. The standing-room-only crowd of 17,442 groaned when Ribeiro tied it. Inwardly, the Ducks did the same. "For 55 minutes there we were really good and we felt like we weren't giving them much," Cogliano said. "You get an odd goal and you let down a bit but the bottom line is you get the win, no matter how you do it. It's a big two points for us." They couldn't have done it without Koivu, who has four goals and seven points in his last five games. "Even though there are a lot of good things we're trying to find a bit more consistency when things are going well to push it a little more," he said. "But 10 wins is not easy, and is something we can build on." TONIGHT AT SAN JOSE When: 7:30. On the air: TV: Prime Ticket; Radio: 830. Etc.: The Ducks lead the NHL with 31 points on the road, including a six-game road winning streak that's one short of their club record. The Ducks also have points in seven straight road games (6-0-1), also one from tying the club record. The Sharks won the teams' previous meeting this season, 4-3, in a shootout on Nov. 30 at the SAP Center in San Jose. Teemu Selanne won't play in San Jose and the Sharks' Martin Havlat (upper-body injury) is expected to also sit out. LA Times: LOADED: 12.29.2013
731329 Anaheim Ducks Koivu playing like his old self again not making the quick turnaround trip. Kyle Palmieri was scratched despite scoring a goal and an assist in two of his last three games. Orange County Register: LOADED: 12.29.2013 By ERIC STEPHENS 2013-12-28 22:53:40 ANAHEIM Saku Koivu missed 15 games because of a concussion and believes it took him a few upon returning to again feel like himself on the ice. The veteran Ducks center is looking like a catalyst of late and delivered what might have been his best game of the season Saturday night as he scored twice, the latter being the overtime winner in a 3-2 victory over Phoenix at Honda Center. It was Koivu s first multi-goal game since his hat trick against Dallas on Jan. 10, 2012 and his overtime winner was the 10th of his career. On a night when only deflected shots were going to get by Coyotes goalie Thomas Greiss, Koivu managed to get his stick on Ben Lovejoy s shot from the point after Cam Fowler sent the puck to his defense partner. On a 4-on-4, when you win a faceoff, obviously there s more room on top, Koivu said. I was able to get open in the middle. Those tips there, they re more luck than anything else. You try to get open and try to get your stick in there. Try to get in front of the goaltender. We got lucky on that one. Koivu had a season-high three points and has five in his past two games. The Ducks are 11-0-2 since the center returned to the lineup after recovering from a concussion suffered on Oct. 27 in Columbus. His recent production has been emblematic of the entire shutdown line. Andrew Cogliano scored for the second consecutive game while Daniel Winnik had two assists Saturday and has points in six of his past nine contests. He s had a huge last three games, Boudreau said of Koivu. That line, they scored two goals in Washington. Three goals tonight. And yet they check the other team s top line all the time. They re very good right now. In the first period, Koivu delivered his 250th career goal when he surprised Greiss with a quick slap shot as he carried the puck into the offensive zone while killing time off Jakob Silfverberg s high-sticking penalty. I think it s a good number, Koivu said. But when you play with guys like Teemu on your team and he s got almost 700 goals, you kind of forget that. It s nice. I guess I m not known for scoring goals. It s a fairly good number. Lovejoy was effusive in his praise for Koivu afterward. I wish I could play every shift for the rest of my career with him, the defenseman said. He s so good defensively. He makes everything easier and he had a big game tonight. POWER SHORTAGE The Ducks have continued to win despite a power play that has gone dry over the past seven games. They ve gone scoreless with the man advantage in their past 20 chances. Boudreau didn t sound too concerned, particularly since he was pleased with the puck movement and chances the Ducks had. The power play didn t score but I thought we had some great looks, Boudreau said. We re just sort of snake-bit right now. We had three power plays and we had the puck in their zone for about four out of the six minutes and it just didn t go in. We had some really good chances by guys that put the puck in an awful lot. Tonight was one of those nights where it wasn t all over the place. It was actually working, we just didn t succeed on it. NOTES As has been his season-long plan to sit out the second of games on back-to-back nights, Teemu Selanne will not play in San Jose. The winger is
731330 Anaheim Ducks Ducks eye the future after Phoenix victory By ERIC STEPHENS 2013-12-28 21:49:53 ANAHEIM Might the Ducks be making playoff plans in December? Ben Lovejoy, the team s eternally upbeat defenseman, might have dropped a juicy peek into the thoughts of his coach, Bruce Boudreau. Last year, with a month left in the season, Detroit was out of the playoffs, Lovejoy said. And Bruce said that s who we re going to play in the first round. He knows who he thinks we re going to play in the first round already. There is still a full second half of the schedule to play but 10 straight wins and a 28-7-5 record might make a team gaze down the road. The Ducks kept rolling Saturday night as Saku Koivu s overtime goal gave them a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes. Koivu s deflection of Lovejoy s point shot capped a big night for the center and allowed the Ducks to extend the NHL s longest win streak this season after letting a two-goal lead get away late in regulation. Asked what opponent Boudreau is predicting for the current Pacific Division leaders, Lovejoy simply said, Nope. You got to ask him. Boudreau had to backpedal a bit. I also prefaced it to say if we get in the playoffs, he said. Evidently I had nothing to do for three days. So I went through the schedule a lot. Koivu scored his 250th career goal while killing off a penalty in the first period and Andrew Cogliano continued the shutdown line s production of late by making it 2-0 with a deflection of Daniel Winnik s shot five minutes into the third. Phoenix scratched out a point when Martin Hanzal scored off a weird carom with 4:34 remaining and Mike Ribeiro got his stick on a Keith Yandle point shot with 43.8 remaining when goalie Thomas Greiss was pulled for an extra attacker. But Koivu made the announced overflow Honda Center crowd of 17,442 roar just 51 seconds into the extra session. The Ducks take a seven-point cushion in the Pacific into another divisional showdown Sunday night at San Jose. A return date against the Sharks is Tuesday back in Anaheim. All these Pacific teams are so good that we re going to have to go through all of them, Lovejoy said. And we want to send a message that we re going to be ready to go in the playoffs too. We need to be good all the time. Orange County Register: LOADED: 12.29.2013
731331 Anaheim Ducks Final: Ducks 3, Coyotes 2 (OT) December 28th, 2013, 7:42 pm posted by ERIC STEPHENS ANAHEIM -- Saku Koivu scored twice, including the winner in overtime as the Ducks kept rolling Saturday night with a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. Koivu won a faceoff in the offensive zone and got himself in position to deflect in Ben Lovejoy's shot from the point to help the Ducks (28-7-5) extend their franchise-best winning streak to 10 games before an overflow crowd of 17,442 at Honda Center. The Ducks (28-7-5) showed little if any rust as they improved their home record to 14-0-2. Phoenix backup Thomas Greiss was strong in goal but couldn't keep the Coyotes from losing for the fourth time in as many games to the Pacific Division leaders. Looking refreshed in their first game off the Christmas holiday break, the Ducks had plenty of jump throughout and put 40 shots on Greiss. Koivu broke through in the first with his 250th career goal while on the penalty kill. Koivu carried the puck through the neutral zone and past the blue line before surprising Greiss with a quick snap shot for his 11th career tally while shorthanded. Andrew Cogliano made it 2-0 early in the third with a redirection of Daniel Winnik's shot but Phoenix (19-10-9) made a stunning comeback on goals by Martin Hanzal and Keith Yandle. The Coyotes got their goal when Michael Stone's dump-in took a weird bounce off the stanchion behind the net and bounced in front while Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller vacated his goal to play the puck. Hanzal put it in off Hiller's stick as he dove to make the save. Yandle tied it up with 43.8 left as the Coyotes pulled Greiss for an extra attacker. Greiss made 37 saves while Hiller stopped 23 shots to win his eighth straight start. Orange County Register: LOADED: 12.29.2013
731332 Anaheim Ducks Saku Koivu, Ducks work overtime to beat Coyotes and win their 10th straight By Elliott Teaford, Daily Breeze Posted: 12/28/13, 9:00 PM PST Saku Koivu won a faceoff in the opening moments of overtime Saturday night at the Honda Center and then drifted into a dangerous patch of ice as Ducks defensemen Ben Lovejoy and Cam Fowler passed the puck between them on the perimeter. Lovejoy wound up and unleashed a blistering shot on goal that the unmarked Koivu deflected past Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Thomas Greiss for the game-winning goal as a sellout crowd of 17,442 celebrated the Ducks 3-2 victory. The Ducks 10th consecutive win had elements of the previous nine, but most of all it featured the sort of resolve that separates good teams from great ones. The Ducks (28-7-5) refused to crack after squandering a two-goal lead in the third period, but charged ahead during overtime. Koivu s goal was his second of the game, pushing his career total to 251, and the third produced by his line Saturday. Andrew Cogliano scored what sure looked like the back-breaking goal at 5 minutes, 4 seconds of the third period. Daniel Winnik added two assists. Jonas Hiller stopped 23 shots for his eighth consecutive victory, tying the club record. Honestly, you try to forget what happened, the 39-year-old Koivu said. We had a 2-0 lead (and lost it). It was one of those things where you try to regroup as quickly as you can. You really don t have a choice. You go right back at it. We got a point, then we went after the second one. On a night when the Ducks top line of Dustin Penner, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry generated plenty of scoring chances but no goals, the second line of Winnik, Koivu and Cogliano drove a stake through the hearts of the Pacific Division-rival Coyotes (19-10-9). The Ducks combination of resilience and depth were too much for the Coyotes to overcome. Phoenix erased a 2-0 deficit with goals from Martin Hanzal and Mike Ribeiro inside the final five minutes of regulation play. The Ducks regained control in the opening minute of overtime, though. Koivu s OT goal was the 10th of his career. He also assisted on Cogliano s goal. I think the number 10 is magic when you get into streaks because it doesn t happen very often, Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said before adding a few moments later, We ll enjoy it for 10 minutes and then get on the plane. Indeed, the Ducks had very little time to celebrate before catching their chartered flight to San Jose for tonight s game against the Sharks. The Ducks reach the midway point of the regular season tonight, with the first of two games this week against San Jose. The Sharks visit the Honda Center on Tuesday. San Jose has been awesome all year and these are the teams we re going to have to beat in the playoffs, Lovejoy said. All these Pacific Division teams are so good, we re going to have to go through all of them. We want to send a message that we re going to be ready to go in the playoffs. We need to be good all the time. LA Daily News: LOADED: 12.29.2013
731333 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara out with undisclosed injury Posted by Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff December 28, 2013 06:33 PM Zdeno Chara will not play tonight because of an undisclosed injury. Chara is day-to-day. Chara participated in an off-ice workout this morning at Canadian Tire Centre. Tonight s lineup, based on pregame warmups: Milan Lucic-David Krejci-Jarome Iginla Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Reilly Smith Matt Fraser-Ryan Spooner-Nick Johnson Daniel Paille-Gregory Campbell-Jordan caron Matt Bartkowski-Johnny Boychuk Torey Krug-Adam McQuaid David Warsofsky-Zach Trotman Tuukka Rask Chad Johnson Boston Globe LOADED: 12.29.2013
731334 Boston Bruins Bruins' Seidenberg out for season with knee injury AP / December 28, 2013 BOSTON (AP) Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg will miss the rest of the season because of torn knee ligaments. He was injured in the third period Friday night when he became entangled with Ottawa forward Cory Conacher behind the Bruins goal. Seidenberg tore his anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his right knee. General manager Peter Chiarelli said in a statement Saturday the expected recovery is six to eight months. Seidenberg has a goal and nine assists in 34 games this season. During his career, he has also played for Philadelphia, Phoenix, Carolina and Florida. The Bruins recalled defenseman Zach Trotman from Providence of the AHL and assigned goaltender Niklas Svedberg. Trotman is eligible to play in Saturday night s game at Ottawa Boston Globe LOADED: 12.29.2013
731335 Boston Bruins Dennis Seidenberg out for season with injured right knee Posted by Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff December 28, 2013 03:26 PM Dennis Seidenberg s season is over. Seidenberg has been ruled out for 2013-14 because of a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee. Seidenberg was injured in the third period of last night s 5-0 win over Ottawa. Seidenberg collided with Cory Conacher. Seidenberg needed help returning to the dressing room. Seidenberg was the team s No. 2 defenseman. The left-shot Seidenberg had been playing on the second pairing. In the playoffs, Seidenberg could have moved up to partner with Zdeno Chara like he has since the 2010-11 postseason. The rock-hard defenseman provided flexibility because he could play both sides. Seidenberg was also capable of logging big minutes in even-strength and shorthanded situations. The Bruins recalled Zach Trotman from Providence on an emergency basis. This is Trotman's first NHL recall. The right-shot Trotman was paired with Zdeno Chara for much of training camp. David Warsofsky was recalled from Providence earlier today. To make room for the reinforcements, Niklas Svedberg was assigned to Providence. Boston Globe LOADED: 12.29.2013
731336 Boston Bruins Game 39 preview: Bruins at Senators Posted by Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff December 28, 2013 12:30 PM OTTAWA Good morning from Canadian Tire Centre, where the Bruins will look to sweep the Senators in their home-and-home series. The Bruins trounced Ottawa last night at TD Garden, 5-0. Dennis Seidenberg (right leg) will not play tonight. Seidenberg was injured during a collision last night with Cory Conacher. Claude Julien did not have any further clarity on Seidenberg's condition. Carl Soderberg is also out. Soderberg hurt his head in last night s game when he collided with the glass. Soderberg is experiencing concussion-like symptoms and did not travel to Ottawa. David Warsofsky and Nick Johnson will play in place of Seidenberg and Soderberg. Warsofsky and Johnson were in Glens Falls, N.Y., ahead of Providence s game tonight against Adirondack when they were recalled on an emergency basis. Warsofsky and Johnson had to return to Providence to retrieve their passports. They are scheduled to arrive in Ottawa this afternoon. Puck drop: 7 p.m. TV/radio info: NESN (Jack Edwards, Andy Brickley, Jamie Erdahl), 98.5 The Sports Hub (Dave Goucher, Bob Beers) Records: Bruins 26-10-2, Senators 15-18-7 Projected Bruins lineup: Milan Lucic-David Krejci-Jarome Iginla Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Reilly Smith Daniel Paille-Ryan Spooner-Matt Fraser Jordan Caron-Gregory Campbell-Nick Johnson Zdeno Chara-Torey Krug Matt Bartkowski-Johnny Boychuk David Warsofsky-Adam McQuaid Tuukka Rask Niklas Svedberg Healthy scratch: Chad Johnson Storylines: Tuukka Rask was the first goalie off the ice this morning, indicating he will make his second start in two nights. Rask was in goal for last night s shutout. Niklas Svedberg will most likely be his backup. Chad Johnson will be the healthy scratch for the second straight game The Bruins have gone seven straight with a player scoring two goals per game. Reilly Smith was the latest to turn the trick last night... Ryan Spooner is from nearby Kanata. This will be Spooner s second career NHL game in his hometown. Spooner planned to return to his parents home instead of going to the team hotel following the morning skate Shawn Thornton was the last man off the ice following the morning skate. Thornton has until Tuesday to decide whether he will take his case to a neutral discipline arbitrator Paul Devorski and Ian Walsh will be the referees. Michel Cormier and Matt MacPherson will be the linesmen. Boston Globe LOADED: 12.29.2013
731337 Boston Bruins Senators surge sends Bruins packing By Fluto Shinzawa Globe Staff December 29, 2013 OTTAWA Dennis Seidenberg: out for the season. Zdeno Chara: unavailable for the night because of an undisclosed injury. Dougie Hamilton: sidelined for maybe another week. Tuukka Rask: yanked after allowing three goals on 12 shots. Zach Trotman: in for his NHL debut, just 30 minutes after arriving at the arena. Despite all that, the Bruins were inches away from claiming at least 1 point on Saturday. The Bruins had a 6-on-4 situation for the final 1:51 of regulation after Ottawa s Zack Smith was called for a faceoff violation. Within that stretch, the Bruins ripped off 10 attempts, including four off the stick of Jarome Iginla, in hopes of tying the game. But only three landed on goal, and the Senators Craig Anderson smothered all three to lock up a 4-3 win. We had some good looks there with two minutes left, Iginla said. We moved it pretty well. Anderson made some good saves. We hit the side of the net. It just didn t go. At 9:42 of the third, the Bruins thought they had taken the lead. Iginla, following up on Milan Lucic s drive to the net, booted the puck across the line. It would have given the Bruins a 4-3 lead. Lucic raised his hands in celebration. Iginla did not. Iginla had shifted his left skate to steer the puck past Anderson. Video review confirmed the no-goal call on the ice. I didn t expect it to be a goal, Iginla said. You don t know when you re on the ice how the [kicking] motion is. The Bruins couldn t score the go-ahead goal. About six minutes later, the Senators did. Torey Krug was trying to hold the offensive blue line, but he couldn t handle the puck. Krug s opponent was Bobby Ryan, Ottawa s most dangerous finisher. Ryan made Krug pay for the bobble. Ryan pulled away and tricked Chad Johnson into thinking he was looking five-hole. Instead, Ryan went to his backhand and snapped the puck past Johnson at 15:25 for the winning goal. Just one of those plays where you get a bad break and it ends up in the back of the net, said Krug, who was on the ice for three of Ottawa s four goals. It s not fun to be on the bad side of that. Krug is a rookie. But in the context of the newbie defense, Krug was a veteran against Ottawa. On Saturday, Krug became the only defenseman to dress for all 39 games. Krug s blue-line company included two former Providence teammates whose travel plans could have been the foundation of a bad road-trip movie. On Friday night, Providence had settled into Glens Falls, N.Y., in preparation for Saturday night s game against Adirondack. That night, David Warsofsky got the news that because of Seidenberg s injury, his presence would be required in Ottawa. But Warsofsky, as well as Nick Johnson (recalled because of Carl Soderberg s unavailability because of concussion-like symptoms), didn t have his passport. With the help of assistant general manager Don Sweeney, who was scouting in Albany, N.Y., that night, Warsofsky and Johnson returned to Providence at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. Later that morning, with their passports in hand, Warsofsky and Johnson flew to Ottawa from Boston. They arrived early enough in the afternoon for Warsofsky to take a nap. The quick rest paid off. In the third period, Warsofsky tied the game at 3 with his first career NHL goal. The Marshfield native rotated down to the right circle, considered his options, and ripped a slap shot past Anderson at 6:36. I felt a lot more comfortable tonight than I did in my first call-up, said Warsofsky (two shots, three blocked shots in a career-high 18:23 of ice time). I think that was a good thing. I just want to keep improving on that. There was no time to nap for Trotman. On Saturday, Trotman was pulled out of Providence s morning skate. The Bruins needed him because of Chara s condition. Trotman, who had his passport, took a cab from Glens Falls to the Canadian border. Luckily, I didn t have to pick that one up, so I don t know, said Trotman with a smile when asked of the tab. Once through customs, a car service hustled Trotman to the rink. Trotman arrived at 6:30 p.m. and stepped onto the ice just in time to take line rushes in warm-ups. Trotman, wearing No. 42, logged 16:41 of ice time, including 3:06 on the No. 2 power-play unit. Trotman landed three shots and missed with two others. I don t think I actually realized what was going on until about midway through the second period, Trotman said. By then, I was in the swing of things. I was just playing at that point keeping it simple and getting my legs under me. It worked out all right. It was one of the Bruins loopier days. Johnson (17 saves) wasn t even supposed to be in uniform. But Johnson dressed because the Bruins had to assign Niklas Svedberg to make room for their AHL reinforcements. It would have been nice to come out of here with at least a point, said coach Claude Julien. I thought we deserved that much with how hard we competed to get ourselves back in the game. Unfortunately that wasn t the case. We had a lot of stuff happening today. Lot of scrambling to get players here on time. With all of that happening, I think our guys responded well. Fluto Shinzawa Boston Globe LOADED: 12.29.2013
731338 Boston Bruins Dennis Seidenberg out for year with injured right knee By Fluto Shinzawa Globe Staff December 29, 2013 OTTAWA The Bruins received grim news on Saturday: Their second-best defenseman will not play again this season. Dennis Seidenberg was diagnosed with a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee. His recovery will take 6-8 months. Surgery has yet to be scheduled. It s unfortunate because he s always been one of our better Ds, said Bruins coach Claude Julien. He always seems to step his game up at playoff time. That part, you re definitely going to miss. It s part of the game that s there. You have to understand those things are going to happen every once in a while. Right now, we still feel we have enough good players that they re going to step in at his spot and fill it as best as they can. Seidenberg was hurt Friday when he tangled with Ottawa s Cory Conacher behind the Boston net in the third period of the Bruins 5-0 win. Seidenberg needed help returning to the dressing room. He did not travel to Ottawa for Saturday s rematch. Seidenberg, 32, ends his season with one goal and nine assists in 34 games. Seidenberg was averaging 21:50 of ice time per game, second after Zdeno Chara. This is the second time Seidenberg has had a season cut short because of injury. On April 3, 2010, Seidenberg suffered a torn tendon in his left arm. He missed the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs. It is a loss the Bruins will feel deeply. Seidenberg is a rugged, shift-munching stay-at-homer. The left-shot Seidenberg is just as comfortable on the right side. Seidenberg s game improves in the playoffs. He logged 25:59 of ice time per game during last year s Stanley Cup run. In 2010-11, Seidenberg averaged 27:37 of action. For most of the last three postseasons, the Bruins united Chara and Seidenberg as their shutdown duo. Chara will be without his usual playoff partner. Chara, already averaging 25:02 of ice time, will have to assume more defensive responsibilities. Before the season, the Bruins had hoped to reduce Chara s regular-season workload. Chara played 24:56 per game last year. Seidenberg had been skating on the second pairing. While Chara drew top forwards, the coaching staff tasked Seidenberg with shutting down opposing second lines. Seidenberg was also a regular on the penalty kill, where he averaged 2:24 of action. Seidenberg was in the last season of his four-year, $13 million contract; his four-year, $16 million extension kicks in next season. We re not going to replace him, said rookie defenseman Torey Krug. He s an unbelievable player for us. He plays such a big role on this team. He s part of the heart of this team. There s a reason we brought him back for the length of his contract. Now we ve just got to do it by committee. There s got to be guys that pick up the slack here and there. It s not just going to be one guy. It s going to be a group effort. It starts from Z all the way down to who we bring up from Providence. Saturday s 4-3 loss marked the first game without Seidenberg. Matt Bartkowski, elevated to top-pairing status because of the absences of Seidenberg and Chara (undisclosed injury, day to day), played a game-high 22:57. Bartkowski had three shots, five hits, and two blocked shots. Soderberg concussed Carl Soderberg didn t make the trip because of concussion-like symptoms. He was injured when he was checked into the glass in the third period Friday. He got dinged up on that hit, said coach Claude Julien. He had some symptoms. We don t know how serious, but serious enough that we left him behind to make sure he s being evaluated. Soderberg missed the first six games of the season because of a sprained ankle. Soderberg, the No. 3 left wing, has five goals and 14 assists in 32 games while averaging 13:37 per appearance. Nick Johnson was brought up on an emergency basis. Johnson was the No. 3 right wing. Matt Fraser, who had been the third-line right wing, switched to fill Soderberg s spot on the left side. Second time around Ryan Spooner, a native of nearby Kanata, made his second NHL appearance in his hometown. On March 21, in his first game in Ottawa, Spooner played just 8:17 with one shot in a 2-1 Bruins win. It was his third career NHL game. I ve been making plays that I m capable of, Spooner said. I was kind of nervous out there. I had the puck on my stick and was trying to get rid of it. Now I feel like the play s kind of slowed down a little bit. I m a little bit more comfortable. I think the last 5-6 games, I ve played a lot better. Spooner had one shot in 11:25 of ice time... Jordan Caron challenged Ottawa tough guy Matt Kassian to a fight. Caron didn t like Kassian s heavy hit on David Warsofsky in the first period. Caron ceded 36 pounds to Kassian, but held his own against the heavyweight... Niklas Svedberg, projected to be Tuukka Rask s backup Saturday, watched the game from the press box instead. Svedberg had to be assigned for the Bruins to be under the 23-player roster maximum... With Chara out, Gregory Campbell was the third alternate captain. Fluto Shinzawa Boston Globe LOADED: 12.29.2013
731339 Boston Bruins Senators slip past Bruins 4-3 AP / December 28, 2013 OTTAWA (AP) The Ottawa Senators rebounded nicely on Saturday night and earned a split of a home-and-home series with the Boston Bruins. Coming off a 5-0 loss to the Bruins on Friday night, the Senators made the most of the rematch as they defeated the Bruins 4-3. Any time you drop a game like that and you get a chance for redemption and you don t take advantage of that things can spiral from there, Bobby Ryan said. Hopefully this is a building block. Ryan broke a 3-3 tie with a goal at 15:25 of the third. We had it in our mind-set all night long that we were going to come out with two points (Saturday), Ryan said. Patrick Wiercioch, Cory Conacher and Zack Smith also scored for the Senators. Craig Anderson stopped 29 shots to earn the victory. Daniel Paille, Jarome Iginla and David Warsofsky scored for the Bruins. Tuukka Rask allowed three goals on 12 shots before being replaced by Chad Johnson, who allowed one goal on 18 shots. Both teams were missing key players, including their captains as Ottawa was without Jason Spezza and the Bruins were without Zdeno Chara. Both sat out with lower body injuries. The Senators got off to a strong start and played well enough to hold off the Bruins. Smith was called for a faceoff violation with 1:51 remaining, leaving Ottawa short-handed but with a 4-3 lead. Still, the Senators held off the hard-pressing Bruins for the win. You never want to put your team in that position, but I had faith in the guys killing and obviously Anderson was playing very well, Smith said. That was a tough one to take. It s not a call that s called consistently so I think someone has to get on the same page about that one. If they re going to call it they have to call it all the time I think. Anderson was solid as the Senators held off the Bruins late in the third. They had a 6-on-4 there and they were moving the puck pretty good and we got a couple of key blocks and that was the difference, Anderson said. When you re out-manned like that anything can happen. Anderson said the team wasn t feeling good after Friday s loss and says the fact they were able to rebound with a win shows a lot of character. It s all about how you respond, Anderson said. It s not about what happens to you it s how you respond and I think we came out here and we responded in the right way. Now the key is we have to respond again going forward. Ryan scored the winner after forcing a turnover at the Ottawa blue line and breaking in alone, beating Johnson with a high backhand. Earlier, the Senators caught a break when what would have been Iginla s second goal of the game was reviewed and ruled to be kicked in, keeping the game tied 3-3. Iginla said he wasn t all that surprised that the goal was called back. I didn t really expect it to be a goal, Iginla said. I knew (the puck) was coming to my foot, but I was hoping it wasn t a kicking motion. At the same time I understand the call, but you re always hoping for the best for sure. Bruins coach Claude Julien said his team played well and probably deserved a better fate. Our guys battled hard, Julien said. It would have been nice to come out of here with at least a point. I thought we deserved that much with how hard we competed to get ourselves back in the game, but unfortunately that wasn t the case. Ottawa opened the scoring at 7:04 of the first as Wiercioch jumped into the play to grab a rebound and beat Rask through the legs. The Bruins tied the game on Paille s fourth of the season at 12:06 as he sidestepped Erik Karlsson along the sideboards and beat Anderson. Conacher made it 2-1 for the Senators at 14:28 when he tipped a Kyle Turris backhand. The Senators made it 3-1 just 29 seconds into the second on Smith s short-handed goal. It also marked the end of Rask s night. Anderson made several good saves through the second, but had no chance on Iginla s 12th of the season as he was left all alone at the side of the net for an easy tap in. Warsofsky, with his first in the NHL, tied it 3-3 at 6:36 of the third with a shot from the side boards. Notes: C Jason Spezza and D Chris Phillips missed the game with a lower body injury. In Spezza and Phillips absence Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson wore an A'. D Eric Gryba was a healthy scratch for the Senators.... The Bruins announced D Dennis Seidenberg will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury. D Zdeno Chara was a late scratch and is listed day to day. The Bruins were also without C Carl Soderberg. D Zach Trotman was recalled on an emergency basis and made his NHL debut. Boston Globe LOADED: 12.29.2013
731340 Boston Bruins Defenseman Dennis Seidenberg lost for the season with ACL, MCL injury Saturday, December 28, 2013 By: Steve Conroy OTTAWA--The news on Dennis Seidenberg's injured right knee was about as bad as could be expected for Bruins' fans. Bruins' GM Peter Chiarelli announced this afternoon that the workhorse defenseman will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL and MCL that he suffered late in the third period of Friday's 5-0 Bruins' win over the Senators when he got entangled with the Sens' Cory Conacher behid the Bruin net. His recovery time is estimated at 6-to-8 months. The B's had already called up David Warsofsky to replace Seidenberg for the short-term, but they also brought up Zach Trotman on an emergency basis. Though a right shot, Trotman -- at 6-foot-3, 219-pounds -- at least seems like a better fit as a Seidenberg replacement for the long-term, if the B's choose not to make a trade for more experienced help. Kevan Miller, who has played well in his nine games with the B's, is also available to the B's but Chiarelli chose to go with Trotman, who has a hard shot and played well in training camp. In 22 games with Providence this year, Trotman has 1-6-7 totals and is plus-11. He is eligible to play tonight. To make room for Trotman, goalie Niklas Svedberg was sent back to Providence. Whether the B's look for defensive help on the trade front or not, they'd be hard-pressed to replace the sturdy Seidenberg. Seidenberg and captain Zdeno Chara have teamed up to make a terrific shutdown defensive pair once the playoffs have begun in recent years. The B's have managed to survive with a number of injuries this year, but the loss of Seidenberg is a major blow to their Stanley Cup hopes. No word yet on when Seidenberg will undergo surgery. Seidenberg signed a four-year, $16 million contract extension at the start of the season. In 34 games, he had 1-9-10 totals and was plus-11. Boston Herald LOADED: 12.29.2013