10 Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Yahoo! Sports - NHL News http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl Latest news and information about the NHL. Getty Images Sharks win 16th in 17 games against Caps (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=11kn5r66b/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2012021323 WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals looks up at the scoreboard after allowing a goal in the second period against the San Jose Sharks at the Verizon Center on February 13, 2012 in Washington, DC. San Jose won the game 5-3. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan was surprised to hear his team has won 16 of its past 17 games against the Washington Capitals. "There isn't a magic wand or any secret formula to beating them," McLellan insisted. Perhaps. A fluke of a first score, success on the power play, and two goals each by Joe Pavalski and Patrick Marleau sure do help, though.


]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:13:35 PST nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-2012021323.sanwas.recap:1 (AP Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS,Darryl Dyck) Booth lifts surging Canucks to SO win (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=11kqu3mo6/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2012021322 Phoenix Coyotes ' Keith Yandle , top, and Adrian Aucoin celebrate Yandle's game-tying goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. The Canucks won 2-1 is a shootout.

David Booth is looking more like the player the Vancouver Canucks thought they were getting in an early season trade. He scored in regulation and again in the shootout Monday as the Canucks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 in yet another overtime game for Vancouver. It was the fifth time Booth has scored in 11 games since returning from a knee injury that kept him out six weeks.


]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:20:39 PST nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-2012021322.phovan.recap:1 (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz) Hurricanes end Canadiens' run at 4 (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=11kdqcn3m/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2012021310 Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price (31) reacts after letting in a goal by the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Montreal.

Jaroslav Spacek let his emotions show in his first game back in Montreal. Spacek scored and celebrated with an Alex Ovechkin-like leap into the glass in his return to Montreal as Carolina Hurricanes snapped the Canadiens' four-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory on Monday. "I'm not like Mike Cammalleri, he scores often," Spacek said of his former Canadiens teammate who is now...


]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:51:37 PST nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-2012021310.carmon.recap:1 Wings tie NHL record, home streak now 20 (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=11sbe4s71/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-redwings-record The Detroit Red Wings will have the record to themselves of the most consecutive home wins in a single NHL season if they beat the Dallas Stars at Joe Louis Arena late Tuesday. The NHL-leading Red Wings won their 20th straight home game on Sunday to equal the record set by Boston in 1929-30 and matched by Philadelphia in 1976. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:39:16 PST nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-redwings-record:1 Blue Jackets activate C Letestu off IR (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=11s74kfm0/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-bluejacketsmove The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated center Mark Letestu off injured reserve after he had missed the last 17 games due to a broken hand sustained in a game at San Jose on Jan. 5. The 26-year-old Letestu has five goals and six assists this season in 36 games with the Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:06:36 PST nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-bluejacketsmove:1 Comrie retires after third hip operation (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=11q18jinv/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-comrieretires Mike Comrie, who twice scored at least 30 goals in a season, retired from the NHL on Monday after a third hip operation in five years. The 31-year-old center announced his retirement two weeks after his latest hip procedure, saying in a statement he was no longer able to "manage the rigors of NHL play." Comrie was limited to 127 games over the last three seasons. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:51:22 PST nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-comrieretires:1 Flyers F Rinaldo gets 2-game ban for hit (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=124n2iq9p/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-flyers-rinaldosuspended The NHL has suspended Philadelphia Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo for two games for launching to hit Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson on Sunday. The league announced the ban on Monday. Rinaldo received a minor penalty for charging following the incident at 13:25 of the first period. The Red Wings went on to win 4-3 to match an NHL record with their 20th consecutive home victory. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:09:29 PST nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-flyers-rinaldosuspended:1 BC beats BU in OT for Beanpot title (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=11kc4svu2/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-beanpot Bill Arnold wristed a shot into the net, the clock froze at 6.4 seconds, and the Boston College forward was soon belly-sliding on the ice as his teammates piled on top of him. So few of them have known it any other way. The BC sophomore scored the game-winner just before the end of the first overtime to give the No. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:51:37 PST nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-beanpot:1 Oilers give D Sutton 1-year extension (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=11qbqkjo1/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-oilers-sutton The Edmonton Oilers and defenseman Andy Sutton have agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension. The team announced the deal Monday. The 36-year-old has appeared in 33 games with the Oilers this season, collecting three goals, six assists and 56 penalty minutes. The six-foot-six 245-pound Sutton was acquired by the Oilers last summer from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for fellow defenseman... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:53:22 PST nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-oilers-sutton:1 Rangers, Lin push MSG shares to record (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=126c3kgrc/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-madisonsquaregarden-stock

With the Knicks and Rangers on winning streaks and Linsanity spreading through the sports world, shares of The Madison Square Garden Co. reached an all-time high Monday. The Knicks have won a season-best five games in a row, and the basketball team's new point guard Jeremy Lin is a surprise hit of the NBA season.


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