NHL Northwest Division News

The Vancouver Canucks have cleared room for the return of high-scoring forward Daniel Sedin by sending forward Matt Pettinger to their AHL affiliate on Saturday.

So Brent Sutter finds the corporate culture inside the Calgary Flames dressing room too casual for his liking.

Owen Nolan's second goal of the game with 1:07 to play proved to be the game-winner, as the Minnesota Wild took a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders at Xcel Energy Center.

Rene Bourque has registered at least a point in 15 of 20 games. Calgary Flames leading scorer Rene Bourque will miss at least two games with an undisclosed injury.

The Colorado Avalanche have activated rookie forward T.J. Galiardi and defenseman John-Michael Liles from the injured reserve list.

Someone heard something. Someone else saw something. Others began to draw conclusions.

It's a second crack at the Chicago Blackhawks for the Calgary Flames. More importantly, the first crack since the Meltdown at the Madhouse on Madison.

Minnesota Wild winger Martin Havlat, struggling on offense for the Wild, missed practice today with what the team is calling a lower-body injury and is questionable to play against the New York Islanders at 7 p.m. Friday at the Xcel Energy Center.

Canucks jumped H1N1 vaccine queue Vancouver Canucks Andrew Raycroft celebrates his shutout win over the Colorado Avalanche with teammates Willie Mitchell and Tanner Glass at the conclusion of NHL hockey action in Vancouver, British Columbia, November 1, 2009.

Perhaps if they were led by a veteran coach with years of experience and a fistful of Stanley Cup rings, then the Colorado Avalanche's success wouldn't be as surprising.

Daniel Sedin skated on his own Wednesday at GM Place, but did not practise with his Canuck teammates.

Ryan Potulny and Oatrick O'Sullivan scored third-period goals and the Edmonton Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-4 on Wednesday night.

Oilers goalie Jeff Deslauriers gave up four goals on the first nine shots he faced but held on for the win in Edmonton on Wednesday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild have recalled right wing Danny Irmen from their farm team.

Milan Hejduk got the game-winner and Cody McLeod also scored to help the Avalanche move three points ahead of the Flames.

Simpson, Sale triumph in Battle of the Blades Craig Simpson, left, and Jamie Sale pose with the trophy after winning the final of the CBC Television reality series 'Battle of the Blades' in Toronto on Monday, November 16, 2009.

Ken Hitchcock's 1,000th game behind an NHL bench proved to be memorable for a couple reasons.

During Jacques Lemaire's first stint as New Jersey Devils head coach, his teams were best known for their mastery of the neutral zone trap, a defensive strategy that has become synonymous with boring hockey.

Forward Chris Durno has been recalled by the Colorado Avalanche from the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League.

Brent Sutter paused for a couple of seconds when asked the question. On the heels of his team's 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night, the Calgary Flames head coach was asked why his team pulled the same bad stunt against the Leafs and Buffalo Sabres on successive nights.