Topic: NHL Northwest

Ducks' Visnovsky breaks finger, may be out for month

(Reuters) - Anaheim Ducks defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky is expected to be sidelined for a month after breaking a finger on his right hand in Friday's win over the Vancouver Canucks, the Ducks said Saturday.Visnovsky, 35, broke the finger when hit with a ...

Bruins put skids on Oilers in 6-3 win

(Reuters) - Stanley Cup champions Boston powered their way to a fourth consecutive win on Thursday with a 6-3 victory over the high-flying Edmonton Oilers at TD Garden.The Bruins, who got off to a slow start this season and slipped to last ...

Bruins beat Oilers 6-3 for 4th consecutive win

(Reuters) - Stanley Cup champions Boston picked up their fourth consecutive win Thursday with a 6-3 victory over the high-flying Edmonton Oilers at TD Garden.The Bruins, who got off to a slow start this season and slipped to last place in the ...

Stars win wild game over Avalanche on Eriksson OT goal

(Reuters) - Dallas winger Loui Eriksson scored his second goal of the game in overtime to send the Stars to a wild 7-6 win over the Colorado Avalanche at the American Airlines Center on Friday.Both teams squandered two-goal leads and the score ...

In-form Elliott helps lead Blues past Canucks

(Reuters) - Goaltender Brian Elliott continued his promising start with the St Louis Blues after his shutout helped the visitors secure a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.Elliott, signed as a free-agent during the off-season, turned away 32 shots to ...

Canucks acquire Booth in four-player deal with Panthers

(Reuters) - Vancouver have acquired David Booth and Steve Reinprecht from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm, the Canucks said on Saturday.Vancouver will also receive a third round draft pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft from ...

Unbeaten Red Wings shutout Canucks

(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings blanked the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 at Joe Louis Arena on Thursday to extend their perfect start to the new season with a third straight win.Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard made 25 saves for his first shutout ...

Flyers edge Canucks in thrilling shootout to keep perfect start

(Reuters) - The revamped Philadelphia Flyers maintained their perfect start to the season with an offensive-charged 5-4 triumph over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.Andrej Meszaros broke a 4-4 tie with his goal at 4:40 in the third period as the Flyers ...

Flyers spoil Bruins party with season-opening win

The Boston Bruins marked the start of the NHL campaign by raising their Stanley Cup banner, but Philadelphia spoiled the party by winning the season opener 2-1.Jaromir Jagr, a 39-year-old Czech right wing with world and Olympic titles as well as an ...

Bruins raise banner but fall to Flyers on opening

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins hoisted the Stanley Cup champions banner to the rafters Thursday but their National Hockey League season opener fell flat with a 2-1 defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers.In other opening night games, the Vancouver Canucks, who lost ...