...featured several top European players and former NHL stars, including Slovakian forward and national team captain Pavol Demitra, who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks.Other top names on the team include Russian...
...less-heralded group than the Detroit Red Wings' All-Star lineup but every bit as productive. The trio of Keith Tkachuk, Pavol Demitra and Scott Mellanby combined for five goals and four assists in the surprising 6-1 Game 3 blowout that cut the Red...
...injuries. LW Geoff Courtnall retired due to post-concussion syndrome after playing only six games; leading scorer Pavol Demitra (28 goals, 75 points) is sidelined with a concussion; and D Al MacInnis (broken foot) and C Pierre Turgeon...
...losses. It was also just the second home win for the Thrashers in 12 games. Atlanta's Slava Kozlov and Vancouver's Pavol Demitra scored in the first three rounds of the shootout to force an extra round. Christiansen beat Canucks goalie Jason LaBarbera...
...past eight. Atlanta, which managed only 15 shots, has lost three in a row. CANUCKS 3, PENGUINS 1 In Pittsburgh, Pavol Demitra scored twice, Daniel and Henrik Sedin had three points apiece, and Vancouver beat Pittsburgh for the Canucks' third...
...He scored once in each period, putting deflections past Hasek in the first and second periods, then converting Pavol Demitra's setup on a 3-on-2 break in the third. The power play also came to life for the Blues, who ended an 0-for-10...
...has stepped up and really done a great job." One of the NHL's most dangerous lines, manned by Keith Tkachuk, Pavol Demitra and Scott Mellanby, is a big reason for the Blues' 28-15-6-4 record. Tkachuk got his team-leading 20th goal...
...James Giles had 10. Asmond had a team-high 12 assists. NHL Demitra's goal lifts Chicago in shootout In Chicago, Pavol Demitra scored the only shootout goal, and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. A possible shootout...
...over the past month, with high-flying winger Marian Gaborik missing his 18th game in a row with a groin injury. Pavol Demitra has been out since Nov. 20 with a head injury and reliable veteran Wes Walz is also missing with an injured hip flexor...
...nine games.The win ended a personal six-game losing streak for Lundqvist.CANUCKS 3, BRUINS 2 (SO) In Boston, Pavol Demitra tied the game on a tip-in with 4:42 left and scored the only goal of the shootout to lift Vancouver to a win that...