April 2009 - Hockey Wiretap

Belarus Wins Shootout Against Slovakia
Belarus scored twice in a penalty shootout win over Slovakia on Sunday in the world championships.

AP

Streit's Goal Gives Switzerland OT Win Over Germany
Mark Streit's OT goal gave Switzerland a 3-2 win over Germany on Sunday at the World Championships.

AP

Devils Expect Langenbrunner To Play In Game 6
The Devils expect Jamie Langenbrunner back in the lineup against the Hurricanes on Sunday night.

AP

Rangers On Tortorella: "We Disagree With Suspension"
The New York Rangers have issued a statement in response to Head Coach John Tortorella's one game suspension.

Press Release

NHL Suspends Tortorella For Game 6
The NHL has suspended Rangers coach John Tortorella for Game 6 on Sunday when New York host the Washington Capitals.

AP

Marleau's OT Goal Keeps Sharks Alive
Patrick Marleau scored in OT as the top-seeded Sharks beat the Ducks 3-2 on Saturday night to force Game 6.

AP

Blackhawks Rout Flames, Take 3-2 Series Lead
The Blackhawks beat the Flames 5-1 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 lead in their playoff series.

AP

Sweden Routs Austria At Worlds
Sweden beat Austria 7-1 in their opening game at the ice hockey world championships on Saturday.

AP

Jagr Leads Czechs Over Denmark
Former NHL star Jaromir Jagr had a goal and two assists for the Czech Republic in Saturday's 5-0 win over Denmark.

AP

Penguins Eliminate Flyers With Huge Rally
The Flyers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in a must-win game at the Wachovia Center on Saturday afternoon, but the Penguins rallied and sent Philadelphia home for the summer.

CBS Sports

Finland Shutouts Norway At World Championship
Finland shutout Norway 5-0 on Saturday in their first game of the World Championships.

AP

U.S. Rallies Twice To Beat Latvia At Worlds
The U.S. hockey team beat Latvia 4-2 in their first World Championship game on Saturday.

AP

Report: Rangers' Tortorella Tosses Bottle At Fan
Rangers coach John Tortorella reportedly threw a plastic drinking bottle over the glass and into the stands during a confrontation with a fan on Friday night.

ESPN

Capitals Beat Rangers To Avoid Elimination
The Capitals beat the Rangers 4-0 in Game 5 on Friday night to avoid elimination.

AP

Sean Avery Benched For Game 5
Sean Avery is listed as the Ranger's only scratch for Game 5 Friday night.

AP

Backstrom Has Successful Hip Surgery
Wild G Niklas Backstrom had hip surgery on Friday and could be practicing in 12 weeks.

AP

Host Switzerland Edges France At World Championships
Martin Pluss scored the games only goal as host Switzerland beat France 1-0 on the first day of the World Championships.

AP

Bruins Recall G Courchaine From Providence
The Boston Bruins on Friday recalled G Adam Courchaine from Providence of the AHL.

Yahoo.com

RW Carson McMillan Signs With Wild
The Wild on Friday signed RW Carson McMillan to a contract.

Yahoo.com

No. 1 Ranked Russia Beats Germany In Opener
No. 1 ranked Russia beat Germany 5-0 on Friday in their opening game of the World Championship.

AP

Stamkos, Heatley Lead Canada Past Belarus
Canada beat Belarus 6-1 in their opening game of the World Championships.

AP

Devils' Brodeur Ties Roy's Playoff Shutout Record
Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur tied Patrick Roy's NHL record for playoff shutouts on Thursday night, as New Jersey beat the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0.

AFP

Hiller, Ducks Shutout Sharks Again, Take 3-1 Series Lead
The Ducks beat the top-seeded Sharks 4-0 on Thursday night to take a 3-1 lead in their NHL playoff series.

AP

Devils Outlast Hurricanes For 3-2 Lead
New Jersey's David Clarkson scored the only goal of the game to push the Devils past the Hurricanes in their pivotal Game 5 matchup.

CBS Sports

Flyers Blank Penguins, Stay Alive
The Flyers defeated the Penguins 3-0 on Thursday night to stay alive in their first round playoff matchup.

CBS Sports

Detroit Completes Sweep Of Columbus
Johan Franzen scored with less than a minute left in regulation to give the Red Wings a 6-5 win over the Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

CBS Sports

Flames' Roy Suspended One Game By NHL
Flames F Andre Roy will miss Game 5 against the Blackhawks on Saturday.

ESPN

Penguins Make Lineup Change
Penguins coach Dan Bylsma is planning to insert Miroslay Satan into the lineup and bench struggling winger Petr Sykora for Thursday night's Game 5.

ESPN

Flames Get Hot, Beat Hawks 6-4
The Flames got hot in the third period against the Blackhawks on Wednesday night, scoring two goals, which allowed them to notch a 6-4 win in Calgary.

CBS Sports

Bruins Pound Canadiens, Sweep Series
Andrei Kostitsyn scored less than a minute into the game to give the Canadiens a quick 1-0 lead, but the Bruins seized control of the game before long.

CBS Sports