Sidney Crosby arrived in Edmonton for 1^st ever National Hockey League Western Canada Tour. He said he would like to have played in Wayne Gretzky’s day, the times, when goalies wore skinny pads and matches ended 9-8. Sidney Crosby plays his 1st game in Edmonton today, when his Penguins play the Oilers at Rexall Place. It is part of the inaugural Western Canadian tour for the kid from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, even though he has already played more than 180 games in the National Hockey League.

The Dallas Stars have recently lost their defenseman, who was injured during one of the previous games but believes time with team will help in his return. Norstrom had to miss the 13^th consecutive game because of his injury – fractured orbital bone and a torn ligament around his eye. Doctors say that Norstrom could be ready for the game on Wednesday against the San Jose Sharks.

Shanahan scored 2 goals and the Rangers beat the Senators 5-2, handing the National Hockey League’s EC champions their 6th straight loss on weekends. Lundqvist made thirty-two saves for his league-leading fourteenth win. Jagr, Girardi, and Betts also scored for the New York Rangers, who took a 4-0 lead before Corvo and Heatley scored for the Ottawa Senators. Alfredsson and Spezza each had 2 assists for Ottawa.

The National Hockey League’s board of governors approved the sale of the Predators to a group led by David Freeman, the Chief Executive Officer of a venture capital firm. David Freeman’s group still needs approval from the city council and Nashville’s Metro Sports Authority in order to implement some changes that will maximize the revenues to the arena lease for the Nashville Predators. The club lost $70 million in outgoing owner Craig Leipold’s ten years of ownership. The League changed the scheduling format, so that every team will from now on face each other at least once every season, cutting down on division matches.

Dustin Brown finished off a perfect Kings shootout yesterday as Los Angeles won for the 2nd time in 8 matches, 3-2 over the Sharks. Kopitar and O’Sullivan scored shootout goals for the Kings against Nabokov, who had stopped twenty-eight of thirty shots in regulation. The Kings ended a 5-game road trip by handing San Jose their 3rd straight setback. Anze Kopitar and Patrick O’Sullivan scored during the 2nd period as Los Angeles overcame a 1-0 deficit. Rivet produced a power-play goal to tie it 3:41 into the 3^rd period.

Scott Hartnell, Philadelphia Flyers’ forward, was suspended for 2 games by the National Hockey League yesterday. He is actually the 4th Philadelphia Flyers player, who was disciplined this season for an illegal hit. Scott Hartnell checked defenseman Andrew Alberts from the Boston Bruins in the head on Monday. He was assessed a major penalty for boarding. During the 2nd period, he was ejected in and Andrew Alberts left the game with an unspecified head injury.

Dallas Stars 3, New York Rangers 2: Morrow’s power-play goal early in the 3rd period lifted the visiting Dallas Stars over the New York Rangers on Sunday and stretched the Stars’ winning streak to 5 matches. Despite being outshot 41-18, Dallas used a sizzling power play in order to win the 1st of a 6-game road trip that will take the team to all 5 teams in the EC’s Atlantic Division.

Anaheim Ducks 3, Los Angeles Kings 2: Kunitz and Getzlaf scored 3rd-period goals as the Anaheim Ducks rallied for a win over Los Angeles.

Vancouver Canucks 2, Chicago Blackhawks 0: Morrison scored an early goal and Luongo made twenty-seven saves to lead Vancouver over the visiting Blackhawks.

Oilers 5, Canucks 4: Horcoff had one goal and one assist in regulation, then scored the game-winner in the 5th round of a shootout for the Edmonton Oilers on yesterday night. The Oilers took a 3-1 lead after one period but saw Vancouver take the lead on Naslund’s power-play goal at 7:34 in the 3rd period. Penner tied it forty-six seconds later on an Oilers man advantage. The Oilers outshot The Canucks 14-4 in the 2nd period and 25-11 through the first forty minutes

Rick DiPietro earned his 100th National Hockey League victory with an eighteen-save effort yesterday night and the Islanders beat the Rangers for the 3rd time this season, 2-1. Rick DiPietro, the 1st goalie ever drafted Number 1, when the New York Islanders took the Massachusetts native in 2000, followed up a 1-0 victory on Friday against the New Jersey Devils with another stunning performance in a game against Long Island’s biggest rival.

Ohlund’s clean record in ten seasons did not count for much on Sunday. The veteran Canucks defenseman was handed a 4-game suspension for playing woodchopper’s ball on the back of Koivu’s left calf. Mattias Ohlund met with reporters between the 1st and 2nd periods of the Vancouver Canucks’ game with the Calgary Flames on Sunday and said he respected the league’s decision.