Isles get offensive against Thrashers

Web-posted 11/08/09

UNIONDALE, N.Y. --- Sean Bergenheim, Blake Comeau and Jack Hillen each scored their first goals of the season to help the New York Islanders break out of a two-game offensive drought and beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6-3 on Saturday night.

Wings' Williams suffers fractured right fibula
Web-posted 11/08/2009
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.

Maple Leafs take care of Wings 5-1
Web-posted 11/08/2009
Phil Kessel scored his first goal with Toronto and Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves to lead the Maple Leafs to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.

Blue Jackets extend Carolina's winless streak
Web-posted 11/08/2009
Rick Nash scored the Columbus Blue Jackets' third goal in a 2:41 span of the third period to beat Carolina 3-2 Saturday night, the Hurricanes' franchise-record 12th consecutive game without a win.

Bruins' PP and goal scoring return.
Web-posted 11/08/2009
Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Boston Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo on Saturday night, sending the Sabres to their first consecutive losses of the season.

Fleischman rallies Capitals past Panthers 7-4
Web-posted 11/08/2009
Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during a five-goal third period, and the short-handed Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 7-4 Saturday night for a sweep of their home-and-home series.

Tampa Bay ends trip with 3-1 win over Canadiens
Web-posted 11/08/2009
Ryan Malone and Alex Tanguay each had a goal and an assist to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Hurricanes G Ward taken to hospital with leg cut
Web-posted 11/08/2009
Carolina goaltender Cam Ward was taken to the hospital after his leg was cut by a skate during the first period of the Hurricanes' game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Isles D Martinek out for season with knee injury
Web-posted 11/08/2009
Oft-injured New York Islanders defenseman Radek Martinek is out for the season with a knee injury.

Predators beat Kings 3-1
Web-posted 11/08/2009
Francis Bouillon, Cody Franson and Joel Ward scored to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Kotalik's goal, 2 assists lift Rangers over Oilers
Web-posted 11/08/2009
Ales Kotalik had a goal and two assists, and the New York Rangers halted a four-game, road-losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.