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Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — The Coyotes, 30-3-2 this season when scoring first, have scored first and it didn't take long. The Coyotes, who were 2-for-48 on the power play in their last 13 games and are last in the NHL, have a power-play goal. Lee Stempniak has both goals and the Coyotes lead 2-0 after the first period. Another stat: the Coyotes are 20-1-0 when leading after the first. On Stempniak's first goal, he first beat Alex Picard to the puck behind the Carolina net. Vernon Fiddler then outbattled Jussi Jokinen, pushing the puck to Stempniak, who beat Justin Peters at the post at 3:59 for a 1-0 lead. The ...
5 hours agoSutter to miss game; Peters to start
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — Center Brandon Sutter, who suffered a leg injury Thursday against Pittsburgh, will not play tonight against the Phoenix Coyotes but could return soon, coach Paul Maurice said today. The Canes also will give Justin Peters his second straight start after his 37-save effort in the 4-3 overtime win over the Penguins. Maurice said Sutter was hurt on a noncontact play, losing an edge in the corner during the first period. He left the game for good after a collision with Evgeni Malkin of the Pens with about 5:30 left in the period. "We're hopeful in a couple of days he's get a little more...
5 hours agoMaurice "hopeful" Sutter can play Saturday
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — Canes center Brandon Sutter, who suffered a leg injury Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, has not been ruled out for Saturday's home game against the Phoenix Coyotes. Coach Paul Maurice said Sutter would be further evaluated today and said he was "hopeful" would be able to play. Maurice said forward Oskar Osala had been returned to Albany (AHL). If Sutter is not able to play, Maurice said another forward would be recalled from the River Rats. Sutter was injured late in the first period of the Canes' 4-3 overtime win over the Pens. He locked legs with the Pens' Kris Leta...
March 12, 2010Pens @ Canes
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — Staal scores. Jordan Staal, that is. Staal's goal just 1:04 into the game has pushed the Pens ahead 1-0. The Pens won a battle behind the Carolina net and Pascal Dupuis fed Staal in front for a top-shelf shot that Justin Peters couldn't stop. Jordan Staal now has 19 goals. Brother Eric has 20 but has gone nine games without goal. The Canes' Erik Cole is on the ice for pregame warmups and will be on Rod Brind'Amour's line with Sergei Samsonov. ... Statistical oddity: the Canes have more power-play goals (47) than the Pens (41). Pittsburgh is 21st in the NHL on the power play. ... The...
March 11, 2010Pens' Cooke: no intent to hurt Savard
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — The decision by the NHL not to suspend the Penguins' Matt Cooke for his hit on the Bruins' Marc Savard didn't set well with some in the league. Tampa Bay Lightning stars Vinny Lecavalier and Marty St. Louis, in particular, went public and were outspoken in criticizing Cooke and his rough-and-tumble style of play. But Cooke said today he didn't intend to hurt Savard and that he could only abide by the league's decision, however it came down. "I had prepared for the league to make a decision," he said after the Pens' skate at the RBC Center. "Either way I was going to have ...
March 11, 2010Cole to be game-time decision
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — Canes forward Erik Cole, who missed Wednesday's game at Washington because of an illness, may be able to play tonight against the Penguins. Canes coach Paul Maurice said Cole would be a game-time decision. If Cole is unable to go, Oskar Osala will earn another start. Osala was recalled Wednesday from Albany (AHL) after Cole fell ill with flu-like symptoms and sent back to Raleigh. He was in for just eight shifts and 6:36 of ice time in the 4-3 overtime loss to the Caps. "I thought he got a little more comfortable -- he had a couple of real good shifts in the third periods," ...
March 11, 2010Osala recalled to replace Cole
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — WASHINGTON -- The Canes will have a foursome of Finns in the lineup tonight against the Caps. The Canes recalled forward Oskar Osala from Albany (AHL) today to replace Erik Cole, who fell ill Tuesday night. Coach Paul Maurice said Cole is suffering from flu-like symptoms, although it was not believed to be H1N1. He could return to Raleigh this afternoon. For Osala, as well as defenseman Brian Pothier, it should be a special night. Both came to the Canes last Wednesday in the trade with the Caps that sent Joe Corvo to Washington. Oslala, 22, spent much of the season with the Hershey Bear...
March 10, 2010Pothier continues 'new adventure'
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — WASHINGTON -- For Brian Pothier, the last week has been little more than a blur. A week ago today, Pothier woke up as a member of the Washington Capitals. By mid-afternoon, the defenseman had been traded to the Hurricanes. A day later, he was wearing No. 5 and in the Canes' lineup against the Ottawa Senators at the RBC Center, then flying off to play the Florida Panthers and Atlanta Thrashers. Tonight, it comes back full swing, so to speak. He'll be back on the Verizon Center ice with the Caps, but looking to beat the Caps. "You're on a team, you're in a community, your kids are in...
March 10, 2010Capitals 4, Canes 3 (OT)
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — WASHINGTON - The game had a slightly surreal feel to it. Before the opening faceoff, there was Scott Walker lined up next to Ray Whitney — Walker in a red Washington Capitals sweater, Whitney in Carolina Hurricanes white. Soon after the faceoff, there was Joe Corvo trying to chase down Eric Staal — Corvo No. 77 for the Caps, Staal controlling the puck for the Canes. A little more than a week ago, the four were together on the ice, trying to win games for the Hurricanes. A big trade day changed all that, creating new faces in the lineups and new rivals in the Southeast Division rivalry. But in ...
March 10, 2010Rutherford: proposal 'step in right direction'
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — While some will say the NHL's general managers didn't take a strong enough stand on eliminating hits to the head this week, the Canes' Jim Rutherford said a proposal offered today is a "step in the right direction." The GMs, after video presentations and much discussion, after going through reams of information, recommended today that a rules change be made to curtail blindside hits to the head. The proposal read: "A lateral, back pressure or blindside hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and or the principal point of contact is not permitted. A violation of the ab...
March 10, 2010Next game vs Phoenix Coyotes on Sat, Mar 13
Opponent news and rumors snapshot:
- Ice Edge CEO optimistic deal for Coyotes can be reached Arizona Republic
- Phoenix Coyotes' Bryzgalov shuts out Carolina Hurricanes Arizona Republic
- Coyotes' Bryzgalov shut out Hurricanes East Valley Tribune
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| Thu 3/4 | vs Ottawa | W 4 - 1 | |
| Sat 3/6 | at Florida | L 1 - 4 | |
| Sun 3/7 | at Atlanta | W 4 - 0 | |
| Wed 3/10 | at Washington | OTL 3 - 4 | |
| Thu 3/11 | vs Pittsburgh | W 4 - 3 | |
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| Tue 3/16 | vs Boston | 7:00 pm EDT | |
| Thu 3/18 | vs Washington | 7:00 pm EDT |
- Florida Panthers tackle San Jose Sharks Miami Herald With one glaring exception, the Panthers have fared pretty well against teams seemingly out of their class this season.<p/> Be it Chicago, Pittsburgh or Buffalo, the Panthers have played the best teams in the league very tough and have pulled out some impressive victories.
- Recap: San Jose vs. Florida Miami Herald Bryan Allen scored at the 2:46 mark of overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion.
- Panthers beat Sharks 3-2 in overtime Miami Herald Bryan Allen scored with 2:14 left in overtime to help the Florida Panthers rally from an early two-goal deficit to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Saturday.
- Thrashers have their routines Atlanta Journal-Constitution Don’t call them superstitions. They are routines. Many of the Thrashers have certain things they do before a game or a practice.
- GMs look to change rule on hits to head Atlanta Journal-Constitution NHL general managers last week recommended a rule change that would, in part, ban blindside hits to the head.
- Capitals get back to work Capitals Insider | Washington Post The Washington Capitals' morning skate just ended here at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, and the team was on the ice a few minutes ahead of the 11:30 a.m. scheduled start time. The energy level appeared high the morning after a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, which entered Friday night's game having lost seven of eight and had lost to Washington at Verizon Center seven consecutive times. Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau is still tinkering with his lines in the wake of recent moves that brought in a handful of new players. Only the established top line of Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Mike ...
- Instant analysis: Thanks, Miami ACC Now | News & Observer GREENSBORO -- Duke can thank Miami for a very valuable object lesson in tournament play. Mired in a first half of sluggish offense, surprisingly slack defense and obsessed with the officiating, the Blue Devils were doing just about everything in their power to keep the Hurricanes in the game. So what’s there for Duke to thank Miami about after the 77-74 semifinal win? The Hurricanes’ first-half prowess gave Duke a chance to hone its halftime adjustments, and the Blue Devils showed some real aptitude for tweaking their system. The results were spectacular. Down three at the half after Mike...
- Panthers free-agent basket nearly bare Charlotte Observer (By Charles Chandler, cchandler@charlotteobserver.com) The Carolina Panthers have been one of the nine least active teams during the NFL's nine-day-old free agency signing period.As of Saturday night, Carolina was one of 16 teams that hadn't signed an unrestricted free agent - a veteran of six years or more whose contract with his previous team expired. However, seven of those clubs either had traded for a likely starter or signed a potential front-liner recently cut by another team.
- NFL free agent market check Charlotte Observer Following are the free-agent signings, trades, etc., teams have made this offseason. In instances when teams have placed a particularly strong emphasis on re-signing key players from their own team, that also is noted:(Abbreviations: UFA - Unrestricted Free Agent; RFA - Restricted Free Agent; SFA - Street Free Agent).
- Delhomme in with Browns; Quinn out? Charlotte Observer (By Charles Chandler, cchandler@charlotteobserver.com) Former Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme signed on with Cleveland on Saturday, but that doesn't mean the player he's unseating is headed to the Panthers.Despite reports listing Carolina as a potential destination for Browns' quarterback Brady Quinn, a league source told the Observer Saturday night that the Panthers had not shown interest in trying to acquire the former Notre Dame star.
- Jordan is Bobcats' last-best hope Charlotte Observer (By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com) NBA Commissioner David Stern knows how to emote: I've heard him combative, charming, intellectual, dismissive and flippant, and that was all in the same press conference.Over the phone Friday morning, I heard just one mood in Stern's voice - relieved.
- Sunday: Bobcats at Magic, 6 p.m. Charlotte Observer BOBCATS AT MAGIC6 p.m., Amway Arena