AP Photo / Karl B. DeBlakerHURRICANES STAY HOT, SHUTOUT RANGERS
WARD MAKES 28 SAVES FOR 5TH SHUTOUT
After scoring 20 goals in their 3 previous games, the Carolina Hurricanes rode goaltender Cam Ward to a fourth straight victory Monday night in Raleigh, 3-0 over the Rangers. The win catapults the Canes from ninth to a tie with Montreal for fifth in the Eastern Conference (77 points). New York, meanwhile, drops out of the playoff picture for the first time this season, taking over the ninth spot with 74 points. The Blueshirts are now 3-2-1 under head coach John Tortorella. Joe Corvo, Rod Brind'Amour (in his 600th game with the franchise) and Tuomo Ruutu scored for Carolina. This was Ward's tenth career shutout.
Monday's Other Action...
Senators 2 -- Maple Leafs 1
Ottawa stayed hot Monday night with this 2-1 home win over Toronto. It was the Sens' third straight win, all of which came with Brian Elliot in net -- the rookie made 25 saves on this night. Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley scored second period goals for Ottawa, Ian White tallied for Toronto. An inauspicious milestone for Leafs goalie Curtis Joseph in this one: Alfredsson's goal was the 2,500th CuJo has allowed in his career. Five others have let that many past them.
Kings 3 -- Canucks 2
Los Angeles cooled off Vancouver Monday night in So-Cal behind two goals from Jarret Stoll and a rare one from blueliner Denis Gauthier . The Canucks had won 4 straight and 8 of 9; they remain 5th in the Western Conference with 76 points (34-23-8). Jonathan Quick turned aside 20 shots and Teddy Purcell had 2 assists for the Kings.
In Other News...
Monday's lead story off the ice was the Canadiens' firing of head coach Guy Carbonneau. Full details are in our previous post, and analysis of the move comes in Thursday's "Dropping the Gloves".
Carolina center Eric Staal, Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, and Columbus left winger Rick Nash are your Three Stars for last week. Staal takes top honors after exploding for 4 goals and 2 assists in Saturday's 9-3 blowout of Tampa Bay. Staal had 5 tallies and 4 helpers total for the week. Fleury went 3-0-0 with a 1.68 GAA and .948 save percentage. And Nash scored 4 times and setup 2 other goals over 3 games, 2 of which the Blue Jackets won.
The Red Wings are trying to get healthy. Tomas Holmstrom returns Tuesday night from a month-long absence because of a sports hernia. And Marian Hossa skated Monday morning and should suit up Thursday night. Hossa has missed the last two games after that scary head-first slide into the boards in St. Louis.
Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov and defenseman Rob Blake will skip the team's 2-game road trip this week because of injuries. Nabokov has already missed 5 games with an undisclosed lower body injury, while Blake took a slapshot to the foot Saturday night in Vancouver.
Florida forward Nathan Horton will miss roughly two weeks following surgery to repair a severed tendon in his left ring finger. Horton was cut by a skate Saturday. He is second on the team in goals (19) and third in points (38).
Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Van Ryn is done for the year because of a torn MCL. The 29-year-old managed just 27 games this year because of two concussions and another lower-body injury.
And finally, the Stars give center Brian Sutherby a 2-year extension worth $775,000 next year and $850,000 in 2010-11. Sutherby moved to Dallas in a trade with Anaheim earlier this year.
Tuesday's Schedule
Calgary @ New Jersey 7:00pm ET
Buffalo @ Philadelphia 7:00 (VERSUS)
Boston @ Columbus 7:00
Phoenix @ Detroit 7:30
Edmonton @ Montreal 7:30
Florida @ Pittsburgh 7:30 (our Game of the Night)
NY Islanders @ Toronto 7:30
Washington @ Nashville 8:00
San Jose @ Minnesota 8:00
Dallas @ St. Louis 8:30
Atlanta @ Colorado 9:00
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