November 20, 2009 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Saginaw Spirit (Sudbury, ON) The Saginaw Spirit suffered a 3-0 loss to the Sudbury Wolves Friday night, tying up the two game season series between the two teams; the Spirit felled the Wolves 5-3 in... Full Article at Our Sports Central

San Jose, CA (Sports Network) - Dany Heatley notched the second hat trick of his career to help the San Jose Sharks take a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at HP Pavilion. Full Article at The Sports Network

ATLANTA -- You know the Atlanta Thrashers, right? The team that had two winning records in its first nine seasons. Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

...a bit under the weather, too. Crosby has 10 goals and 11 assists in 22 games, which put him in a seven-way tie for 21st place in the NHL scoring race going into last night. Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Washington Capitals' Brian Pothier (2) moves the puck as Montreal Canadiens' Jaroslav Spacek (6), of the Czech Republic, and Max Pacioretty (67) defend during the first period on an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Washington. Full Article at Canoe

Larry Murphy, booed by Leafs fans, was traded to the Red Wings and became a Stanley Cup champion. (Sun Media file) Every year there are Maple Leafs fingerprints on the Stanley Cup. Full Article at Canoe

SAN JOSE, Calif. , Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Dany Heatley scored two of his three goals in the third period Friday, helping San Jose race to a 6-3 victory over Philadelphia. Full Article at United Press International

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Christian Ehrhoff's second score of the game Friday touched off a four-goal third period that rallied Vancouver to a 5-2 victory over Colorado. Full Article at United Press International

Season Series First meeting. Penguins swept the four-game series last year and have won five straight over the Thrashers. LW Ilya Kovalchuck has four goals and seven assists for 11 points in four games since recovering from a foot injury. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment

Face it: The odds are stacked against either the Steelers or the Penguins repeating. Such is the nature of professional sports, where repeat champions come around about as often as a Bill Belichick smile. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment

DULUTH, GA. -- Fewer than 48 hours after they faced the legitimate prospect of playing four AHL regulars on defense, the Penguins will play at Atlanta tonight with the closest resemblance of their regular blueline since Nov. 10. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment

ATLANTA-- The Penguins' defense corps is slowly coming back together. Barring a late setback, Brooks Orpik expects to return to their lineup tonight against Atlanta. "I think I'm in, as long as all goes well [today]," he said after the Penguins' Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

...has a message board that displays the number of shots each player takes and compares that with the number of shots taken by the NHL's top 10 scorers. "It's awareness to it, that you have to shoot the puck," he said. What's their line? Full Article at Los Angeles Times

: Scott Clemmensen kept the Florida Panthers in the game until the rest of his teammates got their act together. Bryan McCabe's goal 40 seconds into overtime gave Florida a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday. Full Article at CBS Sports

The questioner was a member of the Windgap club in south Kilkenny and the answer came from GAA President Christy Cooney, who went on to elaborate on how he believed that any form of pay-for-play would wreck the Association. Full Article at Irish Independent

...as Montreal Canadiens' Jaroslav Spacek (6), of the Czech Republic, and Max Pacioretty (67) defend during the first period on an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Washington. Full Article at The Washington Post

C hicago Blackhawks' centre Jonathan Toews gets a chance to face the Vancouver Canucks' Willie Mitchell tomorrow night for the first time since that Oct. 21 date between the two teams, when Mitchell's shoulder-to-chin hit concussed Toews and knocked him... Full Article at Globe and Mail

4 7 Projected points for the Toronto Maple Leafs, through Thursday, based on their first 19 games. Full Article at Globe and Mail

T he James Neal-Brad Richards-Loui Eriksson line that powers the Dallas Stars doesn’t have a name, but it does have a definite style, on and off the ice. It’s simply known as Richards’s line, which is apt since he sets the style as the centre and setup... Full Article at Globe and Mail