Hockey News

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild have traded former first-round draft choice Benoit Pouliot (BEHN-wah, POO-lee-aht) to Montreal for left wing Guillaume Latendresse (GEE-OHM, lah-TEHN-drehs). Full Story »

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Derek Dorsett on injured reserve retroactive to Thursday. Full Story »

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Bryan Bickell scored his first goal of the season 1:12 into the third period, and Antii Niemi made 30 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. Full Story »

ATLANTA - Steven Stamkos scored his 15th goal at 2:56 of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning their second straight win, 4-3 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday. Full Story »

EDMONTON, Alberta - Jonathan Toews scored two goals and added an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks won their sixth game in a row, knocking off the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night. Full Story »

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Dany Heatley scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and set up Joe Thornton's go-ahead tally pin the third period, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. Full Story »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Mike Santorelli and David Legwand scored shootout goals to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Full Story »

ST. LOUIS - David Perron scored twice, and Patrik Berglund's first goal in 13 games proved to be the difference in the St. Louis Blues' 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. Full Story »

DALLAS - Defenseman Stephane Robidas had two goals and two assists, rookie Tom Wandell scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Saturday night. Full Story »

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Keith Yandle scored a power-play goal with 9:41 remaining to help the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 on Saturday night for their second victory in three games. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL after 21 seasons and an almost certain Hall of Fame career. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Alex Ovechkin isn't saying for sure, but all signs suggest his injury absence is over and he'll play against the New York Rangers. Full Story »

GLENDALE, Ariz. - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman met with city officials on Monday to discuss the process of keeping the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale. Full Story »

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - An NHL general manager says Peter Forsberg is going to stay in Sweden this season. Full Story »

SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers majority owner Alan Cohen is stepping down to allow two minority partners to run the NHL franchise. Full Story »

DETROIT - Henrik Zetterberg had three goals and two assists in the Detroit Red Wings' 7-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. Full Story »

OTTAWA - Pierre Parenteau scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of the shootout to give the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Full Story »

GLENDALE, Ariz. - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy Bill Daly will meet with Glendale officials Monday to discuss the Phoenix Coyotes' arena lease and other issues related to the sale of the team. Full Story »