On an afternoon when another New York team was on the minds of
many fans at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers did their best to
emulate the Giants by physically wearing down Philadelphia
Flyers.

Kurtis Foster scored a pair of power-play goals, and the New
Jersey Devils held on for a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia
Flyers on Saturday afternoon.

Shawn Matthias scored with 3:19 left to help the Florida Panthers beat Carolina 3-1 on Tuesday night and spoil Kirk Muller’s debut as the Hurricanes’ coach.

John Mitchell and Brad Richards scored 90 seconds apart in New
York’s four-goal second period, and the Rangers held on to beat the
Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night for their third
consecutive win.

Penguins’ four goals in first 10 minutes too much for Senators.

Stephen Weiss scored with 3:30 left in the third period and the
Florida Panthers beat Pittsburgh 3-2 on Saturday night, capturing
their first win against the Penguins in their last six games.

Down two goals in the opening period, the New Jersey Devils
didn’t give up. Instead, they waited for their opportunities,
exploited spotty defense and used their patented trap to make
things miserable for the Washington Capitals.

The St. Louis Blues have changed coaches after a disappointing
6-7 start, firing Davis Payne and hiring Ken Hitchcock to a
contract through next season.

The Tampa Bay Lightning earned a rare road win while handing the
Florida Panthers another shootout loss.

P.A. Parenteau’s goal with 1:46 remaining broke a tie and led
the New York Islanders to a 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals on
Saturday night.

Jeff Halpern and Troy Brouwer scored 1:09 apart in the second
period, and the Washington Capitals pulled away to beat the
Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Friday night.

Ilya Bryzgalov made 29 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers scored
three times in the first period to chase All-Star goalie Ryan
Miller in a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday
night.

The Ottawa Senators had to deliver a second knockout blow just
before the bell to finish off the Florida Panthers.

Thomas Vanek scored two goals, and Ryan Miller made 22 saves for
his first shutout of the season in the Buffalo Sabres’ 3-0 victory
over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

Tomas Vokoun blanked his former team with a 20-save performance,
and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 3-0 on
Tuesday night to improve to 5-0, the best start in franchise
history.

Ondrej Pavelec knew he could play better early in the Winnipeg
Jets’ season. He took a big step against the Pittsburgh
Penguins.

Nathan Gerbe and Luke Adam each had a goal and an assist and the
Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first time in
almost two years, 3-2 on Saturday night.

A terrible start doomed the New Jersey Devils last season, when
they missed the playoffs for the first time since 1995-96.

Thomas Vanek scored two power-play goals, leading the Buffalo
Sabres past the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 in their NHL opener Friday.

The fans came, they cheered and they screamed ”Go Jets Go” as
a 15-year separation between Winnipeg and NHL hockey ended Tuesday
night as the Jets made their return with a 6-1 win.

As rain washed over him, Todd Fedoruk stumbled on the streets of
Tampa in his latest haze, this one ignited by a concoction of booze
and cocaine.