Chicago power play crushes Flames (CBC.ca)
The Chicago Blackhawks rolled over the Flames with four power-play goals en route to a 7-1 win in Calgary on Thursday night.

The Chicago Blackhawks rolled over the Flames with four power-play goals en route to a 7-1 win in Calgary on Thursday night.
Rallying from big deficits, scoring timely goals with the clock winding down. These are the kinds of dramatics that helped the Carolina Hurricanes reach the Eastern Conference finals last season.
On Wednesday night, the "intent to blow" rule stole a goal from the Detroit Red Wings and had the NHL...
Rallying from big deficits, scoring timely goals with the clock winding down. These are the kinds of dramatics that helped the Carolina Hurricanes reach the Eastern Conference finals last season. They're also the kind of meltdowns that have left the Toronto Maple Leafs as the NHL's worst team.
Calgary coach Brent Sutter was not happy even after the Flames' 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
Calgary coach Brent Sutter was not happy even after the Flames' 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. "Yeah, I'm (upset)," Sutter said Saturday. "I wasn't pleased at all tonight." Jarome Iginla scored two goals and Miikka Kiprusoff made 38 saves to lift the Flames.
TORONTO - Everything about Brent Sutter's body language suggested he was discussing a Calgary Flames loss.
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No breather for the Chicago Blackhawks, just another home victory. Chicago got an unassisted goal from Patrick Kane early in the game, built a three-goal lead and held to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Friday night. "You never relax," said Chicago's Troy Brouwer, whose second-period power-play goal put the Blackhawks up by three.
CHICAGO - Patrick Kane got Chicago started with an early unassisted goal, and the Blackhawks held on after building a three-goal lead to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Friday night for their third straight win.
The scoring may have started quickly but the game went the distance as the Sabres topped the Calgary Flames in a shootout in Buffalo on Friday night.
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The victories haven't come easy, but the Calgary Flames will try for their fifth in a row when they visit the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night (7:30 p.m. ET).
The Maple Leafs have placed Mike Komisarek on injured reserve because of a quadriceps injury and expect to be without their hard-hitting defenseman for up to three weeks. The Maple Leafs recalled Carl Gunnarsson from Toronto of the AHL on Thursday to take Komisarek's roster spot. Komisarek left Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Minnesota in the first period after just six shifts.
The Minnesota Wild took advantage of the lackluster Toronto Maple Leafs. Mikko Koivu scored one goal and assisted on two others in the second period as the Wild ended the Maple Leafs' two-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night. Marek Zidlicky broke a 1-1 tie at 5:44 of the period. Then, 26 seconds after Koivu beat Jonas Gustavsson at 17:29, Greg Zanon made it 4-1.
TORONTO - The work-in-progress Toronto Maple Leafs took a big step backwards Tuesday night after two weeks of steady gains, following up one of their best performances of the season with one of their worst.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Komisarek has left the game against the Minnesota Wild because of a lower body injury. It is unclear when he was injured Tuesday night. Komisarek took six shifts and played 2 minutes, 47 seconds in the first period but didn't return to the bench for the second period.
Allan Walsh, the agent of Canadiens backup goalie Jaroslav Halak, stirred up controversy with a tweet he made following the Habs' 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
With Phil Kessel and Jonas Gustavsson in the lineup, the Toronto Maple Leafs are starting to show big improvement. Kessel scored his first goal with Toronto and Gustavsson made 35 saves to lead the Maple Leafs to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. After a dreadful start to the season, things have started to turn around for the Maple Leafs.
TORONTO - With Phil Kessel and Jonas Gustavsson in the lineup, the Toronto Maple Leafs suddenly have some swagger.
Hockey Night in Canada's senior online reporter looks at the league's spate of injuries this season, which will no doubt be a hot topic among the general mangers at their meeting in Toronto this week.
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Toronto Maple Leafs staked their claim to 29th in the NHL.
The Toronto Maple Leafs staked their claim to 29th in the NHL. The Carolina Hurricanes, meanwhile, are all alone in last place. Jason Blake scored on a power play with 8:24 left and Jonas Gustavsson made 34 saves to help the Maple Leafs win for the second time in 14 games this season, 3-2 over the Hurricanes on Friday night in a matchup of the NHL's two worst teams.
Ontario health minister Deb Matthews vowed Thursday to investigate whether Toronto's NBA and NHL players jumped the line for the swine flu shot while other groups are being forced to wait as the province's supply dwindles. Matthews said she shares the outrage sparked by reports that Maple Leafs and Raptors players got the shot even though the province doesn't have enough yet to...
As tough as it's been for Ron Wilson to watch his Toronto Maple Leafs play on some nights this season, he's been given reason to smile when watching other NHL teams on television.