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May 3, 2001
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Weight escapes supplemental punishment for scary hit from behind on Matvichuk
The Dallas Stars were hoping the long arm of the NHL law would tap Doug Weight on the shoulder before Game 5 of their playoff series. It didn’t happen. Despite the Stars’ call for supplementary discipline, Weight was not suspended for a hit from behind that knocked defenseman Richard Matvichuk unconscious early in Game 4. Weight crushed an unsuspecting Matvichuk into the side boards and received a five-minute major and automatic game misconduct. Matvichuk suffered a concussion and had to be helped off the ice. Weight said it wasn’t intentional. “I thought he was going to turn into me,” he said. “I stopped my momentum as much as I could, but I kind of followed through and unfortunately his helmet comes off and he goes into the boards on the side. “It’s not like I…
NHL PLAYOFF GAME SUMMARIES
NOTE Unofficial game summaries provided by National Hockey League; (shots on goal/plus-minus); SA-shots against; GA-goals against; ENG-empty net goals; Decdecision, charges to goaltenders of record when winning goal is scored. FRIDAY, APR. 13 SATURDAY, APR. 14 SUNDAY, APR. 15 MONDAY, APR. 16 TUESDAY, APR. 17 WEDNESDAY, APR. 18 THURSDAY, APR. 19 NHL TRANSACTIONS Transactions include NHL personnel moves from April 14-20. Injuries for playoff teams are filed by THN cor-respondents and include target return date or time frame. Playoff teams’ depth charts are on pg. 28. ANAHEIM TRANSACTIONS None. ATLANTA TRANSACTIONS None. BOSTON TRANSACTIONS None. BUFFALO TRANSACTIONS April 17 Mika Noronen. G, Doug Houda, D, Brian Campbell, D, and Norm Milley, RW, recalled from Rochester (AHL). INJURIES Erik Rasmussen. LW, separated right shoulder, day-to-day. Denis Hamel, LW. torn knee ligament, out for season. CALGARY TRANSACTIONS None. CAROLINA TRANSACTIONS None. INJURIES Ron Francis, concussion, day-to-day. Marek Malik, sore groin, day-to-day. Shane Willis, concussion, day-to-day. CHICAGO TRANSACTIONS None. COLORADO TRANSACTIONS…
Gagne, Recchi energized with Primeau back in fold
There’s no truth to the rumor Simon Gagne and Mark Recchi sent a limo and flowers for Keith Primeau’s half-mile trip from the Philadelphia Flyers’ team hotel to HSBC Arena the night of his scheduled return. At least not the flowers. But the two snipers would have been excused had they given Primeau the red carpet treatment April 16. That was the night he returned from three weeks off from a sprained left knee to play in Game 3 against the Buffalo Sabres. With Primeau back in the lineup, both Gagne and Recchi broke out of lengthy scoring slumps. Gagne, goal-less in nine games, scored goals in the next three straight. Without Primeau, the Flyers were 0-2 versus the Sabres. With him, 2-1. “I’ve tried to work harder with Keith back in the lineup,”…
Wings must fly without hurt Yzerman, Shanahan
After Game 1 of their first-round series with Los Angeles, the Detroit Red Wings were without two of their top players, captain Steve Yzerman and power forward Brendan Shanahan. Yzerman played 5:58 of the first period then left the game. He said he had a broken left index finger and an injured lower left leg. Coach Scotty Bowman said Yzerman had a sprained ankle; published reports quoting anonymous sources insisted Yzerman had a broken ankle. Shanahan blocked a shot midway through the third period. He finished the game, in which he had two goals and an assist. “It didn’t really bother me that much,” Shanahan said. “But when I woke up (the next) morning, I knew there was probably something wrong with it.” Indeed, it was broken. While Yzerman hoped to return sometime…
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