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The Columbus Blue Jackets won a franchise-record eight straight games and are one of the hottest teams in the NHL. So what has that done for fantasy owners and what is expected for the Blue Jackets as they continue their first year in the Eastern Conference?...

The Florida Panthers announced on Monday that Marco Sturm has retired, roughly two years after everyone else thought he had. Turns out Sturm has been with the Cologne Sharks of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, after failing to latch onto an NHL teams following last season’s lockout. Previously, he played with the San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks...

One of the most prolific German players in NHL history is calling it a day. Marco Sturm has announced his retirement, via German news outlet Eishockey News. The announcement caps off a 15-year NHL career that went through San Jose, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, Vancouver and Florida. The Sharks first-round pick (21st overall) at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, Sturm spent the first seven years of his...

Meanwhile, Mike Gillis doesn't have the best draft record in Vancouver....

s NHL games ... 1. P.A. Scratched. Whoa now ... P.A. Parteneau is a healthy scratch for Colorado? From Dater: "The return of Alex Tanguay, who will play Monday, creates a fuller bench than Roy has had in a while. That, and Parenteau may need to regain a bit more strength in his knee after having only recently returned after missing three weeks with an injury to it." 2. Vancouver's Punching Bag. Via...

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s Antoine Vermette's natural hat-trick kept the 'Yotes in the game. Shane Doan's late third period goal sent the game into overtime. With only 2:15 left in OT, Bieksa tallied the game winner off of his own rebound while flying through the air. No. 2 Star: Al Montoya, Winnipeg Jets Based on his name and the many Law & Order episodes I've watched, I would have guessed Jets' goalie Al Montoya was from...

s play Sunday night -- but in the end, he could not complain. Bieksa...

Jan 26 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's National Hockey League games. - - - Rangers 7, Devils 3 Amidst snow and sub-freezing temperatures, the New York Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils in the Stadium Series before 50,105 fans at Yankee Stadium. The snow began steadily falling in the second period when the Rangers scored four unanswered goals. The Rangers (28-23-3) snapped a two-game...

Would be more dramatic against Devan Dubnyk, but no....

s second goal of the game at 2:15 of overtime gave the Vancouver Canucks a 5-4 win over the Phoenix Coyotes in NHL action Sunday night. The Canucks (27-17-9) posted their third win in four games, while the Coyotes (24-19-9) suffered their third loss in four contests. Vancouver moved a point ahead of the idle Minnesota Wild. The Coyotes outshot the Canucks 33-25, but Phoenix goaltender Mike Smith smashed...

He was originally hurt against Phoenix on Jan. 16....

He injured three Vancouver players in their last meeting....

The NHL is thinking big - real big - and it has more room to grow as it attempts to host six unique outdoor games this season across the U.S.A. and Canada....

t do, and those are still things that are a work in progress for our group." Tippett...

s resident slump busters. Three days after the struggling Vancouver Canucks ended their woes with a visit to Edmonton, the Phoenix Coyotes got their game back on track at the Oilers expense. The Oilers made them work for it, rising from the ashes of a 4-0 deficit to make it 4-3 late with the goaltender pulled, but that...

Jan 24 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Friday's National Hockey League games - - - Devils 2, Capitals 1 Goaltender Cory Schneider stopped 30 shots as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Washington Capitals 2-1. Stephen Gionta and Adam Henrique scored for the Devils, while Jason Chimera replied for the Capitals. Capitals goaltender Michal Neuvirth made 29 saves. The Devils are 5-1-2 in their past...

s resident SlumpBusters. Three days after the struggling Vancouver Canucks ended their woes with a visit to Edmonton, the Phoenix Coyotes got their game back on track at the Oilers...

The St. Louis Blues activated forward Maxim Lapierre from the injured list after he missed five games because of a lower-body injury, but lost leading scorer Alexander Steen against the New York Rangers on Thursday night. Lapierre was injured late in the Jan. 10 game against the Vancouver Canucks. To make room on the roster, forward Adam Cracknell was sent down to Chicago of the AHL. Lapierre has six...