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| Mike Ribeiro had a goal and two assists Friday night in the Dallas Stars' 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Ribeiro now has 67 points on season with 24 coming by way of goals. |
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| Stephane Robidas scored twice in the second period Friday night as the Dallas Stars' registered a 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
The win was the eighth in nine games for Dallas.
Robidas scored both his goals on power plays. |
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| Marty Turco recorded his 200th career victory Friday night in the Dallas Stars' 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
The win was the eighth in nine games for the red hot Stars and ended the Ducks' five-game winning streak.
Turco made 20 saves to earn his milestone victory. |
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| Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 40th goal Friday night as the Thrashers defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in a shootout. Kovalchuk has 66 points on the season for the 29-27-4 Thrashers. |
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| Kari Lehtonen, who is 3-2 in his past five outings despite allowing only eight goals, is expected to start in goal Saturday when Atlanta visits the New York Islanders. Lehtonen evened his record on the year with his 14th win Friday night. |
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| Marian Hossa hit a smash shot past Martin Brodeur tying the game with 18.1 seconds left in regulation and the Thrashers pulled out a 4-3 shootout victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. The win vaulted Atlanta into a first-place tie with Carolina. |
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| Brian Rafalski, who missed practice on Thursday, was inactive for Friday's game against Columbus. The team considers him day-to-day. |
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| Dominik Hasek missed his second game because of a sore hip flexor. Coach Mike Babcock said he doesn't know if Hasek will be ready to make the trip to Dallas on Sunday and Colorado Monday. The Red Wings lost to Columbus at Joe Louis Arena on Friday night 5-1, their fifth straight loss. |
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| Tomas Vokoun stopped 30 shots Friday night as the Panthers defeated the Capitals 4-2. Vokoun registered his 25th win of the season. |
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| Rostislav Olesz, who missed the previous 12 games because of a hand injury, returned to active duty Friday night against the Capitals. Olesz opened the scoring at 5:52 of the first period by following his own shot and beating Washington goalie Brent Johnson with a backhand. |
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| Tom Poti, D, Washington Capitals | Friday 2/15, 10:14 PM CT |
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| Tom Poti sat out Friday's loss to Florida because of a leg injury he sustained against Atlanta Wednesday night. The team considers the defenseman day-to-day. |
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| Alexander Ovechkin, the NHL leader in goals and points, was shutout in Friday's loss to Florida. The Capitals left winger came in with nine goals in his previous seven games. |
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| Nathan Horton helped the Florida Panthers rally for a 4-2 victory over Washington on Friday night with a third period goal.
The victory snapped Florida's two-game skid. Horton's 60th game of the season resulted in his 18th goal and 47th point. Horton's fantasy value rests in deep formats. |
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| Kamil Kreps, C, Florida Panthers | Friday 2/15, 9:40 PM CT |
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| Kamil Kreps scored a third-period goal to help the Florida Panthers rally for a 4-2 victory over Washington on Friday night. The goal was Kreps' fifth of the year to go along with 12 assists. The 23-year old rookie has played in 53 games this season and continues to show signs of promise. |
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| Scott Gomez, C, New York Rangers | Friday 2/15, 7:19 PM CT |
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| TSN.ca reports that the New York post suggests it's time for the Rangers to find a winger compatible with Scott Gomez , rather than finding a center who will fit with veteran Jaromir Jagr. The Rangers right winger is scheduled to be a free agent this offseason and is logically on the block. The report also suggests that Jagr would be of interest to Detroit, Dallas and Phoenix. |
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| According to Philly.com, Peter Forsberg's agent, Don Baizley, was in Vancouver, where the Canucks were skating against the Minnesota Wild. Craig Leipold, the former Nashville owner, bought the Wild last month, and Forsberg likes Leipold, likes the thought of playing in Minnesota, and is -- according to sources with the paper -- likely to sign with some team before Monday. |
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| Scottie Upshall, who sprained his right ankle on February 6th and hasn't dressed since, is close to returning according to Philly.com. Upshall could return as soon as this weekend. |
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| Braydon Coburn, who is recovering from a ruptured artery and pulled muscle in his left buttock, skated on Thursday and reported that he was "sore" on Friday, according to Philly.com. "He's close to a return, possibly this weekend," coach John Stevens told the paper. |
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| Brendan Shanahan has a good chance of returning to the lineup on Saturday night. Shanny skated fully during Thursday's practice according to the New York Post and looked in full stride during the workout.
“I feel really good. I’ve been skating while the guys have been playing and doing my treatments,” Shanahan said.
The veteran winger hasn’t played since Feb. 1, missing the last five games to left knee, hip, groin and lower back ailments. |
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| The Wednesday agreement in principal between Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers is official. The team has locked up Lundqvist for the next six years. According to the New York Post and Don Meehan, Lundqvist’s agent, the new contract was completed Friday with the total compensation over six years totaling $41.25 million. |
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| The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Marc-Andre Fleury's comeback from a high ankle sprain has hit a snag. The setback isn't due to an aggravation of the ankle injury, but to a league wide case of the flu.
Fleury is considered a game-time decision as to whether he will be in goal when Philadelphia visits Wilkes-Barre on Friday night. |
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| Kevin Bieksa joined his teammates at Thursday morning's gameday skate, another significant step on his long road back from a lacerated calf muscle. "It was just a morning skate," Bieksa said in the Vancouver Sun. "It's part of the progression and I felt pretty good for the most part. I basically went through the motions, but it was a good 20-minute skate and I feel good about it." Bieksa has been out since Nov. 1. He will go on a conditioning stint in the minors before returning to game action. |
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| Aaron Ward, D, Boston Bruins | Friday 2/15, 11:42 AM CT |
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| The throat injury that Aaron Ward suffered Wednesday doesn't appear to be serious, and the defenseman could play Saturday night, coach Claude Julien told the Boston Herald. Ward was hurt when the Penguins' Sergei Gonchar cross-checked him, causing him to cough up some blood. |
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| Rostislav Olesz will return to the lineup tonight after missing 12 games with a hand injury. "I'm happy," he told the Sun-Sentinel. "It was the second time this season I was out for a long time. It wasn't good for me just practicing every day, watching the guys and I couldn't be with them." |
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| Stephen Weiss didn't skate again Thursday and could miss his second straight game Friday because of the flu, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Coach Jacques Martin said he considers Weiss "questionable" for tonight. |
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| Martin Brodeur won't be resting anytime soon. He hasn't sat since Jan. 5, and he figures to be in the lineup for most, if not all, the games down the stretch. "I'm not going to talk about the second game - (Brodeur)'s playing the first game," coach Brent Sutter said in the Newark Star-Ledger. "We're a game-to-game team, as far as decision-making with a lot of different things. But Marty's situation, obviously, you've got to expect he's going to play until he and I discuss otherwise." |
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| Roman Hamrlik skated with the Habs Thursday and hopes to make a return to the lineup Saturday. The defenseman has been sidelined with a case of strep throat, as well as a body rash. "I hope it's nothing serious," Hamerlik said in the Montreal Gazette. "I think I'll know either Friday or Saturday morning (if I can play against the Flyers)." |
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| Rob Blake, D, San Jose Sharks | Friday 2/15, 10:45 AM CT |
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| Rob Blake is due to get another MRI exam this weekend to see how much progress he's made with his fractured ankle, according to the LA Times. He hasn't played this month due to the injury. The Kings are hoping he'll get back on the ice soon so they can trade him before the deadline. |
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| Dominik Hasek sat out practice again Thursday with his hip injury. Coach Mike Babcock said he doesn't know if Hasek will be ready to make the trip to Dallas on Sunday and Colorado Monday, according to the Detroit News. Chris Osgood will start while The Dominator is out. |
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| Bryan Berard finally had the performance on Thursday that the New York suits hoped would become commonplace when they inked the defenseman during the offseason. The 30-year-old had a goal and a pair of helpers in the Islanders 5-4 comeback win over Toronto. Staying on the ice has been Berard's Achilles. Injuries have limited him to only 30 games this year, and in his past two seasons at Columbus, the veteran managed to play only 55 of 164 possible contests. |
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| Brian Rafalski didn't practice Thursday because of a tight groin. "Hopefully it'll be looser when I come in (today)," Rafalski said to the Detroit News. The defenseman said he hoped he could play Friday, but coach Mike Babcock has already declared Rafalski out. |
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| Sergei Fedorov skated with the team Thursday but did not participate in contact drills, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Federov is working his way back from a concussion. |
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| Nikolai Zherdev didn't practice Thursday because of a sore knee, but he's still expected to be on the ice tomorrow against Detroit, according to the Columbus Dispatch. The winger is having a breakout year for the Blue Jackets, though he has scored just once in his last six games. |
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| Joe Sakic, C, Colorado Avalanche | Friday 2/15, 10:24 AM CT |
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| Joe Sakic skated hard at practice again Thursday and appears close to returning to the Avs lineup. Coach Joel Quenneville said Sakic "is doing very well" in his rehab from hernia surgery, according to the Denver Post. |
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| Mikko Koivu netted the winning goal in a Thursday night NHL shootout as the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4. In Ripley's believe it or not fashion, Minnesota improved to 24-0-1 this season -- and 50-1-1 the past two -- when leading after two periods. |
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| Mike Grier, RW, San Jose Sharks | Friday 2/15, 1:17 AM CT |
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| Mike Grier scored a short-handed goal in Thursday's loss to the Oilers. Grier's goal came with more than 11 minutes left in the third period to make it 3-2. It was Grier's seventh goal of the season -- and the final goal of the game as San Jose lost 3-2 to Edmonton on Thursday night. |
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| Patrick Marleau was inactive for the second straight game Thursday night vs. Edmonton with a groin injury. The San Jose captain has little fantasy value even when healthy. |
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| Evgeni Nabokov, who leads all goalies in minutes played and victories, stopped 15 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Nabokov suffered his 18th loss of the season. |
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| Mathieu Garon made 28 saves on Thursday night as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-2. Garon earned his 19th victory of the season. |
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