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Saturday's Three Stars: Nabokov blanks Pens in rout (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:20:37 PST

No. 1 Star: Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks The Sharks netminder was solid against the defending champions making...

Cherry's 5 rules to safer hockey (CBC.ca)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:27:27 PST

A rash of injuries has swept through the NHL and junior hockey, and Hockey Night in Canada's Don Cherry says they can easily be prevented if the league and its players make some tweaks in their game.

Phil Kessel scores, Jonas Gustavsson shines as Maple Leafs beat Detroit 5-1 (The Canadian Press)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:34:00 PST

TORONTO - With Phil Kessel and Jonas Gustavsson in the lineup, the Toronto Maple Leafs suddenly have some swagger.

Maple Leafs take care of Wings 5-1 (AP)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:23:00 PST

With Phil Kessel and Jonas Gustavsson in the lineup, the Toronto Maple Leafs are starting to show big improvement. Kessel scored his first goal with Toronto and Gustavsson made 35 saves to lead the Maple Leafs to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. After a dreadful start to the season, things have started to turn around for the Maple Leafs.

Wings' Williams suffers fractured right fibula (AP)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:50:49 PST

Detroit Red Wings forward Jason Williams could miss two months after fracturing his right fibula in a 5-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Williams crashed hard into the boards during the second period. The 29-year-old right winger was on the ice for several minutes before being helped to the dressing room.

Puck Previews: Avery, Phaneuf meet; defending the barber pole (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:25:53 PST

Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general...

Injuries are a pain to NHL (CBC.ca)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:05:11 PST

Hockey Night in Canada's senior online reporter looks at the league's spate of injuries this season, which will no doubt be a hot topic among the general mangers at their meeting in Toronto this week.

The 10 most brutal NHL injuries of the last decade (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:24:59 PST

(No, the first decade of the 21st century doesn't technically end until 2011. Save your bellyaching.

Red Wings Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:35:39 PST

Red Wings forward Dan Cleary has been seeking his 100th career NHL goal for some time—too long a time, as far as he's concerned.

Cleary has gone 12 games without a goal. Mired in an early season slump, he has just one goal, four assists and a minus-6 rating in 14 games.

He has not been skating as well as he normally does and hasn't been crashing the net like the team expects him to.

"Try to make sure I keep skating, good on the forecheck, that's how I create my offense," Cleary said. "It's not based on being in the high slot and shooting, it's always around the net. I got to make sure I stick around there."

Coming off a strong playoff performance (nine goals, 15 points, plus-17 rating), Cleary was hampered by a groin strain much of the preseason.

Red Wings win in SO, snap Sharks 6-game win streak (AP)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:22:49 PST

The Detroit Red Wings followed their new game plan perfectly. Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the shootout to lift Detroit to a 2-1 win over San Jose, snapping the Sharks' six-game winning streak. Zetterberg also had a goal in regulation, and Chris Osgood made 33 saves for Detroit, which isn't the high-scoring team it has been the past few years.

Puck Previews: Toews out again; Forsberg to Russia? (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:15:41 PST

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Puck Daddy chats with Kevin Dallman about being best defenseman in KHL, life in Kazakhstan, NHL players in Russia (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:18 PST

Remember Kevin Dallman? You're forgiven if you don't. His NHL career lasted 154 games between the Boston...

Fantasy: Surviving star injuries; benching star players? (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:00:25 PST

(Ed. Note: No Puck Headlines today due to some scheduling conflicts; stay tuned for a Puck Daddy interview later...

The Red Wings are a Motor City rebuilding project (AP)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:33:15 PST

The Detroit Red Wings have dry-erase boards in the dressing room, nestled between the showers and training room, that show how they stack up. Usually, their winged-wheel logo is at least near the top of the Western Conference standings. Not anymore. Detroit's recent surge -- earning a point in seven of its last eight games -- has pushed the perennial NHL powerhouse merely into an eighth-place...

OHL player gets season ban for hit (CBC.ca)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:34:09 PST

The Ontario Hockey League has reacted strongly to a hit that put a Kitchener Rangers defenceman in critical condition, suspending Michael Liambas of the Erie Otters for the remainder of the season.

Puck Headlines: Flames battle H1N1 criticism; comrade Forsberg? (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:35:33 PST

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Tuesday's Three Stars: Ozzie rules, Pens roll (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:33:42 PST

No. 1 star: Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings Osgood has been challenged by Red Wings coach Mike Babcock and...

Osgood's shutout helps Red Wings beat Bruins 2-0 (AP)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:15:41 PST

Chris Osgood reached one milestone and approached another one as he helped the Detroit Red Wings blank the Boston Bruins 2-0 Tuesday night. Osgood made 29 saves for his 50th shutout and 394th career victory. "I don't put much merit in shutouts," he said. "The only thing they're good for is that you know you have a great chance of winning the game.

Puck Previews: Homecoming in Anaheim; Wings, Bruins battle (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:47:59 PST

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Puck Headlines: Kessel's debut tonight; Ovechkin talks injury (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:58:36 PST

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The 9 best NHL teams of the last decade (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:08:53 PST

(No, the first decade of the 21st century doesn't technically end until 2011. Save your bellyaching.

What We Learned: It's a moral conundrum about star injuries (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:47:36 PST

Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events...

From pop culture to hockey psychology, 50 years of goalie masks (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:09:09 PST

Today is the 50th anniversary of Jacques Plante strapping on a goalie mask in a game against the New York...

Brad Stuart, Tomas Holmstrom score quick goals as Red Wings down Flames 3-1 (The Canadian Press)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:36:00 PDT

CALGARY - Following a 3-1 win over Calgary on Saturday night, the Detroit Red Wings talked about how a complete team effort was the key to victory.

Stuart, Holmstrom lead Red Wings (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:16:47 PDT

This is the way Detroit coach Mike Babcock wants his team to play. Brad Stuart and Tomas Holmstrom scored 59 seconds apart in the second period, and Alberta native Chris Osgood made 20 saves to help the Red Wings beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Saturday night. Kirk Maltby added an empty-net goal for Detroit.

Red Wings F Filppula out with broken right wrist (AP)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:37:47 PDT

Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula (VALT-Teri FILP-Pu-la) is out indefinitely after breaking his right wrist. Filppula was injured Thursday night in a loss in Edmonton. The Finn has six points this season, tying him for sixth on the team entering Saturday night's game in Calgary.