Hype for December 07, 2009

Desperate to make the playoffs, the New York Rangers are beating the bushes trying to find a top-six forward.

While the Rangers would prefer to bring in a centre, league sources told Sun Media yesterday that general manager Glen Sather is so desperate to find help up front, the club has investigated the possibility of acquiring injured Vancouver Canucks winger Pavol Demitra once he gets healthy.

Dan Cleary scored from a nearly impossible angle with 2:03 remaining to push the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 win over the Rangers in New York on Sunday.

Cleary shot the puck from the goal line in the Rangers' end and had it squeak through the pads of Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, off the net-minder's skate and across the line for the winning tally.

The NHL has suspended Philadelphia Flyers forward Dan Carcillo four games for his role in a fight that earned him 19 penalty minutes and a game misconduct.

Carcillo landed a big punch on Washington's Matt Bradley as he dropped his gloves Saturday night. Following Carcillo's punch, Bradley fell to the ice and left the game. Despite being in the process of dropping his gloves, Bradley wasn't penalized.

What do you get when you mix two NHL clubs who've recently been struggling to take command of their games? A shootout, of course.

Alex Kovalev and Daniel Alfredsson scored in the shootout to help the Ottawa Senators end a tough road trip with a 4-3 win in Anaheim on Sunday night.