Filed under: Canadiens , Flames CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Rene Bourque scored two goals, Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 39 shots and the Calgary Flames beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Sunday in the Heritage Classic outdoors game at McMahon Stadium. Anton Babchuk had a short-handed goal and Alex Tanguay also scored for the Flames , who became just the second home team in the NHL’s six outdoors games to get a win. Kiprusoff got his fourth shutout of the season

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Flames Top Canadiens in Heritage Classic

Filed under: Canadiens , Flames , NHL Fans CALGARY — He’s not known as a goal scorer, so you would think that the one Steve Staios netted on Nov. 22, 2003 would stand out in his mind

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Heritage Classic: Steve Staios, David Moss Recall Past Outdoor Experience

Filed under: Penguins , Eastern TAMPA, Fla. — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will not get into a public debate with Mario Lemieux over league discipline. Lemieux, the Pittsburgh Penguins owner, recently said that the NHL failed in its punishment of the New York Islanders following a fight-filled game between the teams last Friday — and went so far as to question whether he wanted to stay in the league

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Gary Bettman Doesn’t Want ‘Public Debate’ With Mario Lemieux

Filed under: Bruins , Senators , Trade Deadline There was talk on Tuesday evening that the Boston Bruins could be making a move for Toronto’s Tomas Kaberle . They did end up making a deal, but it wasn’t for Kaberle, instead sending a 2011 second-round draft pick to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for veteran forward Chris Kelly .

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Chris Kelly Traded to Boston For Draft Pick

Filed under: Flyers , Maple Leafs , Trade Deadline Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke promised his team would make more moves, and they did just that on Monday by sending forward Kris Versteeg to the Philadelphia Flyers for two draft picks, including a first-round selection according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie . The other draft pick is a third-round selection.

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Kris Versteeg Traded to Philadelphia

Filed under: Islanders , Penguins , NHL Fights , NHL Injuries Nevermind that I think the NHL’s continued acceptance of the “culture” of full-scale, mindless violence stinks. I’m an NBA guy. I’m endlessly appalled at the double-standard applied to the two leagues when fights break out.

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Mario Thinks NHL’s Brawling Is Super Pain — He’s Right

Filed under: Islanders , Penguins , NHL Fights , NHL Discipline The NHL had a long day on Saturday trying to sort out the mess that unfolded during the Penguins – Islanders game on Friday night, attempting to hand out the proper amount of supplementary discipline for a game that featured over 340 penalty minutes, a number of ejections, and some ugly, ugly moments. In the end, Trevor Gillies , Matt Martin and Eric Godard were all suspended, while the Islanders organization was also fined $100,000

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Trevor Gillies, Matt Martin, Eric Godard Suspended; Islanders Fined

Filed under: Stars , Western When some new general managers come in, they like to make their mark by introducing drastic changes with the team as well as the organization. But Dallas Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk is just going with the flow — and his method is working. After missing the playoffs a season ago, the Stars rank among the Western Conference leaders.

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Joe Nieuwendyk Has Dallas Stars Back in Playoff Hunt

Filed under: Islanders , Maple Leafs , NHL Injuries At this point it’s hard to figure out what the New York Islanders goaltenders did to deserve this run of misfortune, but it’s starting to get a little absurd.

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Mikko Koskinen Makes NHL Debut As Islanders Goaltenders Keep Dropping

The Boston Bruins confirmed what was widely suspected heading into Monday. Forward Marc Savard has been shut down for the season after suffering yet another concussion Jan.

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Marc Savard Shut Down for Season