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Mike Modano, Sean Avery & Mark Parrish celebrate one of Parish's 3 goals
Dallas Stars (5-6-2) over the Anaheim Ducks (9-6-1) 5-2
Mark Parrish signed a one-year deal with the Stars on Wednesday. He celebrated with his sixth career hat trick (2 PPGs) in his first game as the Stars ended a three game winless streak. In the process, the Ducks lost in regulation for the first time since a 3-1 setback against Carolina on Oct. 19. Anaheim was 8-0-1 in its previous nine games.
Fabian Brunnstrom and Brad Richards also scored for the Stars. Mike Ribeiro added two assists while Marty Turco made 28 saves. It was just the second time Turco allowed two goals or less in eleven appearances this season. Brendan Morrison and Scott Nidermayer scored the two Anaheim goals and Jean-Sebastian Giguere allowed four or more goals for the 8th time this season in 14 appearances. Stars D Sergei Zubov played in his first game of the season after missing training camp and the first 12 games of the season recovering from hip surgery.
Ducks enforcer George Parros returned to the lineup after missing three games because of a eye abrasion. With his first-period assist on Morrison's goal, Teemu Selanne became Anaheim's franchise leader with 370 assists. Paul Kariya had 369 assists in 606 games for the Ducks. Anaheim will get a chance to bounce back tomorrow night when they host the Florida Panthers. Dallas continues it's five-game road trip against San Jose tonight.
OTHER HEADLINES
-The Philadelphia Flyers acquired defenseman Matt Carle and the San Jose Sharks' third round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Steve Eminger, Steve Downie and Tampa Bay's fourth round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Carle, 24, recorded a goal and an assist for two points and six penalty minutes in 12 games for the Lightning this season. He is second on the team in blocked shots (27) and third on the team in average time on ice (21:57 minutes per game). In 163 career NHL regular season games over the last four seasons (2005-06 through 2008-09), Carle has registered 17 goals and 48 assists for 65 points and 76 penalty minutes. Prior to joining the Lightning, Carle posted 63 points (16G,47A) and 70 penalty minutes in 151 games for the Sharks over three seasons (2005-06 through 2007-08). He has also appeared in 33 career NHL playoff games over the last three seasons, recording two goals and seven assists for nine points and eight penalty minutes.
-Goalie Evgeni Nabokov might not play against Dallas tonight after sustaining a lower body injury while making the final stop in their shootout victory over St. Louis on Thursday night. Nabokov has a league-leading 10 victories despite an .891 save percentage and 2.72 GAA. Backup Brian Boucher, who has posted shutouts in his only two starts this season will get the start against the Stars tongiht. San Jose recalled goalie Thomas Greiss and left wing Brad Staubitz from their AHL affiliate in Worcester on Friday, reassigning left wing Jamie McGinn to the minors.
-Sidney Crosby left practice early on Friday afternoon and his playing status for Saturday night's game against the New York Islanders is unknown. "A little sore today," Crosby said. "We'll see tomorrow." Crosby has been bothered by a lingering undisclosed injury that he suffered against the Phoenix Coyotes on Oct. 30. "It's been like this for a week," head coach Michel Therrien said. "We'll see how he feels tomorrow. So far he's felt good enough to play those games. He got hurt a little bit. We hope he's going to be there tomorrow."
RUMOR MILL
-Canadiens for sale? Team owners say No (credit TSN):
LAST NIGHT'S RECAP
Carolina Hurricanes (8-4-2) over the Carolina Hurricanes (6-6-2) 2-1
-Hurricanes HC Peter Laviolette become the winningest American-born coach in NHL history thanks to a late Joe Corvo goal in the 3rd period. Dennis Seidenberg had the other Carolina goal (which Corvo assisted on) and Mike Fisher scored for the Senators, who were denied their third straight win. 'Canes G Michael Leighton made 22 saves in his second straight start on home ice. Carolina C Matt Cullen missed his fourth straight game with a leg injury. Carolina C Rod Brind'Amour played with stitches on both sides of his nose. He was injured in the final seconds Thursday night at Washington. Ottawa LW Dany Heatley's five-game goal-scoring streak ended. He also had scored in his last five games against the Hurricanes.
Columbus Blue Jackets (6-6-2) over the Montreal Canadiens (8-1-2) 4-3 (SO)
-Talk about a start to a career. Blue Jackets' rookie goalie Steve Mason has two wins in his two career NHL starts despite allowing seven goals combined between the two outings. Derick Brassard scored Columbus' second goal in the shootout to give the Jackets the victory. R.J. Umberger, Marc Methot and Fredrik Modin scored goals for Columbus (Methot & Modin's goals coming 34 seconds apart in the third period for a 3-2 lead). Jan Hejda and Rick Nash each had two assists for the Blue Jackets, who have scored points in their last five games. Montreal's Sergei Kostitsyn scored on a pass from his brother Andrei to tie it with 40.9 seconds left in regulation. Alex Tanguay and Patrice Brisebois had power-play goals for the Canadiens, who lost for the first time on the road. Tomas Plekanec chipped in with two assists. Montreal, off since last Saturday, had won its last four road games and last three overall. Friday's loss was the first loss for the Canadiens in Ohio since a 2-1 setback against the Cleveland Barons on Nov. 23, 1977.
Atlanta Thrashers (5-7-2) over the Buffalo Sabres (8-2-3) 5-4 (OT)
-Jason Williams scored his second goal of the game 48 seconds into overtime and Bryan Little had two goals and an assist in the Atlanta victory. Todd White also scored for the Thrashers in their 2nd win over Buffalo this season. This is their first 3-game win streak since last season. The Thrashers are now 3-1 since G Kari Lehtonen left the lineup (G Johan Hedberg improved to 9-2-1 lifetime against Buffalo). Thomas Vanek scored his NHL-leading 12th goal, and Clarke MacArthur, Ales Kotalik and Maxim Afinogenov also scored for the Sabres. Atlanta D Mathieu Schneider missed his second game because of a hip flexor.
AROUND THE BOARDS
-The Carolina Hurricanes have recalled forward Michael Ryan from the Albany River Rats (AHL). To make room for Ryan on the roster, the Hurricanes placed center Brandon Sutter on IR. Ryan was signed by the Hurricanes on Oct. 31, and has played in two games with the River Rats, notching one goal and earning two assists.
-Hockey HOF unveils new exhibit to celebrate Canadiens (credit Canadian Press):
GAME OF THE NIGHT
Buffalo Sabres (8-2-3) @ Boston Bruins (7-3-3) - 7PM
-In a division where 1st and 3rd are separated by two points, the 3rd place Bruins will host the Sabres in a chance to tie Buffalo for the Northeast Division lead. A big part of the Bruins success has been G Tim Thomas, who has a 1.85 GAA and a league-leading .944 Save Percentage. Boston is coming off a 5-2 win over Toronto on Thursday night. The Sabres are 4-0-2 on the road, making them and the Canadiens the only teams yet to lose in regulation away from home this season. Playing at home on Friday, though, Buffalo squandered three one-goal leads before falling 5-4 in overtime to Atlanta.
Other Action:
New Jersey (7-3-2) @ Detroit (8-2-2) - 7PM
Pittsburgh (7-4-2) @ NY Islanders (4-8-1) - 7PM
Tampa Bay (4-4-4) @ Philadelphia (4-5-3) - 7PM
Montreal (8-1-2) @ Toronto (5-5-4) - 7PM
NY Rangers (11-4-1) @ Washington (6-4-2) - 7PM
NY Rangers (11-4-1) @ Washington (6-4-2) - 7PM
Calgary (8-5-1) @ Columbus (6-6-2) - 7PM
Nashville (6-6-1) @ Colorado (5-8-0) - 9PM
Nashville (6-6-1) @ Colorado (5-8-0) - 9PM
Florida (4-7-1) @ Phoenix (5-6-0) - 9PM
Dallas (5-6-2) @ San Jose (12-2-0) - 10PM
Dallas (5-6-2) @ San Jose (12-2-0) - 10PM
Minnesota (8-3-1) @ Vancouver (8-6-0) - 10PM
St. Louis (5-6-1) @ Los Angeles (4-6-2) - 10:30PM
St. Louis (5-6-1) @ Los Angeles (4-6-2) - 10:30PM
^ALL TIMES EASTERN
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