2-goal flurry after Tucker's injury pushes Avalanche past Hurricanes, 5-4October 23rd, 2009 Avalanche beat Hurricanes 5-4DENVER — Seeing Darcy Tucker injured on a check into the boards was bad enough. Colorado coach Joe Sacco tried to make sure things didn't get any worse, urging his team to rein in its emotions after seeing Tucker taken off the ice on a backboard.
Avalanche's Tucker taken off on a backboard after hit by Hurricanes' RuutuOctober 23rd, 2009 Avs' Tucker taken off on a backboardDENVER — Colorado Avalanche forward Darcy Tucker was taken off the ice on a backboard after he was checked into the boards by Carolina forward Tuomo Ruutu. Ruutu hit Tucker from behind as the right wing tried to play the puck in the Hurricanes' end with 14:34 left in the second period.
Hurricanes-Avalanche SumsOctober 23rd, 2009 Hurricanes-Avalanche Sums
Carolina 2 1 1—4Colorado 2 2 1—5First Period_1, Carolina, Corvo 1 (Jokinen, Ruutu), 3:16 (pp). 2, Carolina, Ruutu 2 (Wallin, Yelle), 5:49.
Thrashers-Senators SumsOctober 10th, 2009 Thrashers-Senators Sums
Atlanta 2 0 0—2Ottawa 2 1 1—4First Period_1, Ottawa, Kovalev 1 (Fisher, Alfredsson), :43. 2, Ottawa, Ruutu 1 (Kelly, Donovan), 2:25.
Panthers-Hurricanes SumsOctober 9th, 2009 Panthers-Hurricanes Sums
Florida 0 1 1—2Carolina 3 1 3—7First Period_1, Carolina, Kostopoulos 1, 7:00 (sh). 2, Carolina, Ruutu 1 (Samsonov, Gleason), 10:20.
Big first period helps Hurricanes roll past Panthers 7-2 for second straight winOctober 9th, 2009 Hurricanes beat Panthers 7-2RALEIGH, N.C. — Tom Kostopoulos and Jussi Jokinen scored first-period goals off turnovers in Florida's end to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Panthers 7-2 on Friday night.
San Jose Sharks forward Brad Staubitz draws 1-game suspension from NHL for hitOctober 8th, 2009 Sharks' Brad Staubitz suspended for game by NHLTORONTO — San Jose Sharks forward Brad Staubitz has been suspended for one game for his hit on Davis Drewiske of the Los Angeles Kings. He will lose $2,590 in salary in the punishment handed out by the NHL on Thursday.
Ruutu's goal in shootout lifts Carolina to a 2-1 victory over the LightningOctober 6th, 2009 Ruutu's goal in shootout lifts CarolinaRALEIGH, N.C. — Tuomo Ruutu scored the final goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in a shootout, giving them a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.
Kings D O'Donnell suspended 5 games, including first 2 of regular season, for match penaltySeptember 23rd, 2009 Kings defenseman O'Donnell suspended 5 gamesTORONTO — Los Angeles Kings defenseman Sean O'Donnell has been suspended five games, including the first two of the regular season, for a match penalty during a preseason game against the New York Islanders. The NHL announced the suspension Wednesday after O'Donnell was penalized in the previous night's game for a cross-check on the Islanders' Matt Martin.
Islanders' Pascal Morency is suspended indefinitely after starting brawl against FlamesSeptember 18th, 2009 Islanders' Pascal Morency suspended indefinitelyNEW YORK — New York Islanders forward Pascal Morency has been suspended indefinitely after leaving the bench to start a fight with Calgary defenseman Dion Phaneuf. The NHL announced the suspension Friday.
Tigers pitcher Fernando Rodney suspended for 3 games by Major League BaseballSeptember 8th, 2009 Tigers' Rodney suspended for 3 games by MLBNEW YORK — Detroit Tigers pitcher Fernando Rodney has been suspended for three games and fined for throwing a ball toward the stands following a game last week. During a postgame celebration on the field after Detroit beat Tampa Bay 4-3 on Friday night, Rodney threw the game ball toward the seats and it ended up in the press box.
Hurricanes sign forward Tuomo Ruutu to 3-year, $11.4-million contractJuly 23rd, 2009 'Canes sign Ruutu for 3 years, $11.4MRALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have locked up Tuomo Ruutu for three seasons.
Pittsburgh Penguins sign Dallas Stars forward CooperJuly 6th, 2009 Penguins sign Stars forward CooperPITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Chris Conner of the Dallas Stars to a one-year contract, team general manager Ray Shero announced Sunday. The 5-8, 180-pound forward set new career highs with 13 points and 10 assists, while adding three goals and 10 penalty minutes in 38 games this past season.
Hurricanes keep LW Chad LaRose with 2-year, $3.4 million contractJuly 3rd, 2009 LaRose re-signs with Hurricanes for 2 yearsRALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes locked up another of their free agents Thursday, re-signing forward Chad LaRose to a two-year deal.
Penguins' Evgeni Malkin won't be suspended despite instigating callJune 1st, 2009 Penguins' Malkin won't be suspendedDETROIT — Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin won't be suspended for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals despite drawing an instigator penalty in the final 19 seconds of a 3-1 loss to Detroit in Game 2 on Sunday night. Under NHL rules, any player drawing an instigating penalty in the final five minutes is to be suspended for the next game, but the rule allows considerable flexibility depending on the circumstances.
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