Hagman’s SO goal wins it for Ducks

CBSSports.com wir Another visit to Orange County, another frustrating loss for the Calgary Flames. And this one came at the hands of a former teammate. Niklas Hagman put the puck past Miikka Kiprusoff in the eighth round of a shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary 3-2 on Monday night for their 14th straight home [...]

East-leading Rangers extend domination of Flyers

CBSSports. On an afternoon when another New York team was on the minds of many fans at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers did their best to emulate the Giants by physically wearing down Philadelphia Flyers. Artem Anisimov broke a 17-game pointless streak and Henrik Lundqvist made 21 saves to stymie the Flyers as the Rangers [...]

Oilers’ Gagner continues points rampage in SO win over Red Wings

CBSSports.com wire Sam Gagner showed the top team in the NHL that his breakout game was no fluke. Gagner had two goals and an assist, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers beat the league-leading Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday night. Gagner followed up on his eight-point game in Edmontons [...]

Halak stops 22 shots to power Blues over Kings

CBSSports.c A few days in the sun proved to be all St. Louis goalie Jaroslav Halak needed. Halak stopped 22 shots and Jamie Langenbrunner scored in the second period to lead the Blues to a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night. Fresh off a four-day vacation in Jamaica with his girlfriend, [...]

Oilers’ Gagner scores four; first player with eight points in game in 23 years

CBSSports.com wire When your name is being mentioned alongside Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey, you know its been a special night. It was a spectacular evening for Sam Gagner who scored four goals and four assists to tie a club record and lead the Edmonton Oilers past the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on [...]

Callahan’s SO goal helps Rangers zip Sabres

CBSSports.com w In what came down to a duel between two of the NHLs elite goalies, New York Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist proved to be one save better than Buffalos Ryan Miller. Lundqvist stopped all 34 shots he faced through overtime, and four of five in the shootout to secure a dramatic, edge-of-your-seat 1-0 win [...]

Canucks’ D. Sedin hits OT winner vs. Blackhawks

CBSSports.com wire reports<br Cory Schneider is making the most of his rare starts. Schneider made 37 saves against the playoff rival Chicago Blackhawks in Vancouvers 3-2 overtime victory on Tuesday night. It was Schneiders third start of the month in place of starter Roberto Luongo, all victories. He stopped 39 shots in a 4-3 victory [...]

Canadiens snap Red Wings’ seven-game streak

CBSSports.c The Montreal Canadiens went into the All-Star break with a blowout victory. The Detroit Red Wings played as though they started their vacation early. David Desharnais had two goals and an assist, and Montreal ended Detroits seven-game winning streak with a 7-2 victory over the Red Wings on Wednesday night in the NHLs final [...]

Rangers’ Lundqvist blanks Jets, earns 5th shutout

CBSSports.c Henrik Lundqvist took a ride up to the New York Rangers practice rink on Tuesday morning, thinking he would have that night off when the Winnipeg Jets came to town. A bout with the flu for backup Martin Biron changed all that for New Yorks All-Star goalie. Instead of resting during the last game [...]

Red Wings top Blues for 17th straight home win

CBSSports. The Detroit Red Wings are good enough to beat teams at home even if they dont get help from their opponents. St. Louis took two costly penalties, retaliating for hard hits, and the Red Wings took advantage. Pavel Datsyuk tied the game early in the second period on the power play, and Niklas Kronwall [...]