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Date Player News
11/6/2009 Mikkel Boedker, LW, Pho The Coyotes sent Boedker to the minors on Friday after recalling defenseman Shaun Heshka from their San Antonio AHL affiliate.

Analysis: The 19-year-old Boedker, a first-round pick in 2008, was recalled from San Antonio on Tuesday. He played in Wednesday night's loss at Colorado but was a healthy scratch the following day against Chicago. Boedker was first sent to San Antonio on Oct. 14 after he went pointless in five games for the Coyotes.
11/6/2009 Shaun Heshka, D, Pho The Phoenix Coyotes have recalled Heshka from their San Antonio AHL affiliate and are sending forward Mikkel Boedker back to the minors.

Analysis: Heshka had two goals and two assists in 13 games with San Antonio this season. He was acquired by Phoenix from Vancouver on June 27 for a seventh-round draft pick.
11/6/2009 Victor Hedman, D, TB Hedman will not be in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Montreal Canadiens following a body check that left him flattened on the ice. Hedman was rocked by a hit from Ottawa's Chris Neil during the Senators' 3-2 overtime win Thursday night.

Analysis: Hedman says he feels OK but will skip the game as a precaution. The defenseman watched his teammates practice Friday and says he does not want to risk anything this early in the season. He adds that his status is day to day.
11/6/2009 Anze Kopitar, C, LA Kopitar had two goals for the Kings on Thursday night as they rallied from a one-goal deficit to score four times in the third period of a 5-2 win over the Stanley Cup champion Penguins. Los Angeles improved to 6-0-2 in its last eight games for the club's longest point streak since November 2000.

Analysis: "Our maturity level is a lot higher,'' said Kopitar, who has an NHL-high 26 points in 16 games. "We're playing with a lot of desperation, and that's a good thing. We were losing these kinds of games last year, going into the third period behind the champions. Now we're sticking with it for 60 minutes and getting the right result.''
11/6/2009 Ales Kotalik, RW, NYR Kotalik had a goal and two assists, and the Rangers halted a four-game road-losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

Analysis: Kotalik didn't have a point in his previous four games before Thursday's game, but now has six goals and nine assists this season.
11/6/2009 Martin Hanzal, C, Pho Hanzal had a goal and an assist Thursday in the Coyotes' 3-1 win over the Blackhawks.

Analysis: Hanzal didn't score in his first 10 games but has three goals in his previous six contests.
11/6/2009 Teemu Selanne, RW, Anh Selanne scored two goals to overtake Hall of Famer Jean Beliveau on the career points list, in the Ducks' 4-0 victory over the Predators on Thursday night.

Analysis: Selanne increased his career point total to 1,221, breaking a tie with Beliveau for 38th place. Selanne has played in 1,146 regular-season games, 21 more than Beliveau. "He's a legend in Montreal, and it's a great honor to pass guys like him because you know you have done some good things in this league," Selanne said. "Things like this are just a bonus for myself. Obviously, I'm very lucky and thankful for how my career has gone."
11/6/2009 Patric Hornqvist, RW, Nsh Hornqvist had 10 shots in Thursday's 4-0 loss at Anaheim.

Analysis: The effort was there, but Hornqvist produced no results as he was stymied by Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller.
11/6/2009 Jonas Hiller, G, Anh Hiller made all 40 saves in a 4-0 win over the Predators on Thursday to earn his fifth NHL shutout.

Analysis: The shutout was the first for the Ducks since Jan. 17 when Hiller won at Minnesota. He made his fourth consecutive start since Jean-Sebastien Giguere re-aggravated a groin injury. "We played pretty solid defensively," Hiller said. "I gave up a couple of rebounds, but our defensemen were doing a great job clearing the puck. It's definitely the way we have to play. After we got the first goal, we were able to get that second one and were able to build on that."
11/6/2009 Alex Burrows, LW, Van Burrows had a goal and an assist Thursday in a 5-2 win over the Wild.

Analysis: Burrows has four goals and seven assists this season.
11/6/2009 Alexander Edler, D, Van Edler had two assists on Thursday in a 5-2 win over the Wild.

Analysis: The defenseman has nine assists for the season.
11/6/2009 Miikka Kiprusoff, G, Cgy Kiprusoff stopped 30 shots for his eighth win of the season in the Flames' 2-1 overtime victory over St. Louis on Thursday.

Analysis: Kiprusoff improved to 4-2-0 with a 2.33 goals-against average over his last six starts.
11/6/2009 Kyle Brodziak, C, Min Brodziak scored twice for the Wild on Thursday in a 5-2 loss to the Canucks.

Analysis: It was Brodziak's fourth career game with more than one goal and the first by a Wild player this season.
11/6/2009 Andrew Raycroft, G, Van Raycroft made 28 saves in his fifth straight game in place of Roberto Luongo, who has been out with a rib injury. He earned 5-2 win Thursday over the Wild.

Analysis: Raycroft is 4-1 with a 1.60 GAA this season.
11/6/2009 Niklas Backstrom, G, Min Backstrom gave up four goals on 17 shots Thursday in a 5-2 loss to Vancouver.

Analysis: Backstrom took poor angles throughout the first two periods and somehow let Matt Pettinger score from a seemingly impossible shallow angle, prompting coach Todd Richards to insert Josh Harding to start the third.
11/6/2009 Chris Osgood, G, Det Osgood made 33 saves Thursday in a 2-1 shootout victory over San Jose.

Analysis: Osgood had his third good game in a row _ a big reason for the Red Wings' three-game winning streak _ after a slow start. He has a 0.65 GAA in his last three games.
11/6/2009 Evgeni Nabokov, G, SJ Nabokov made 35 saves Thursday in a 2-1 shootout loss to San Jose.

Analysis: Nabokov is 10-3-2 with a 2.28 GAA this season.
11/6/2009 Jason Spezza, C, Ott Spezza had a goal and two assists Thursday in a 3-2 overtime win over the Lightning. It was his first goal of the season.

Analysis: Sidelined the previous two games because of back pain, Spezza drove a slap shot past Antero Niittymaki for his third point of the game after Tampa Bay's Mattias Ohlund was sent off for holding 3 minutes into overtime. "I felt pretty good about my game going into tonight and I just wasn't getting many bounces," said Spezza, a 30-goal scorer each of the last three seasons. "It's nice to get one, though, to get the monkey off a little bit."
11/6/2009 Mike Fisher, C, Ott Fisher had a goal and an assist Thursday in a 3-2 overtime win over Tampa Bay.

Analysis: Fisher has six goals and seven assists this season.
11/6/2009 Tobias Enstrom, D, Atl Enstrom had a goal and an assist Thursday in a 4-3 loss to Columbus.

Analysis: Enstrom's goal was his first this season.
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