CENTERING IN ON A DEAL? NHL: WIN OVER AVALANCHE COSTLY AS CARTER LEAVES GAME WITH INJURED ARM. DUCKS 3, COLORADO 2 (SO).Byline: J.P. Hoornstra Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- The Ducks' biggest news Wednesday might have transpired off the Honda Center Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference American Airlines Center | General Motors Place | HP Pavilion | Honda Center | Jobing. ice, where they beat the Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1996 and 2001. 3-2 in a shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. . Rookie center Ryan Carter Ryan Carter (Born August 3, 1983 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota) is an American professional ice hockey centre for the Portland Pirates of the NHL. Playing career From 2001-04 Ryan Carter played for the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. hustled off the rink around the same time general manager Brian Burke For the hockey executive, see . Brian Thomas Burke (born in Perth, 25 February 1947) was premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988. In 1994, Burke was imprisoned for seven months after being convicted of rorting travel expenses. arrived -- and Carter's injured arm could become a headache for Burke as the trade deadline nears. Carter had jammed his wrist through a camera hole in the plexiglass when he was checked into the boards by Colorado's Jeff Finger in the first period. The initial diagnosis was a bruised forearm, but Carter didn't return to the game. Center Todd Marchant left late in the game with a bruised shoulder and didn't return, either. Both players will be given MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. exams today. Coincidentally, the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there general mangers' meeting commenced Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Naples, Fla., and Burke returned without making a deal. But with the NHL trade deadline five days away, the Ducks find themselves with only two healthy centers after Wednesday's game. Doug Weight is already on injured reserve and might not come off until next week. The seeds planted at the GM meeting could lead to a trade, if not immediately. As for the game itself, the Ducks got goals from Rob Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne in front of 17,174 -- a franchise-record 51st consecutive regular-season sellout. In the shootout, Jean-Sebastien Giguere made a glove save on Milan Hejduk's final attempt to preserve the win. Corey Perry was the only successful shooter, beating Avalanche goalie Peter Budaj on the Ducks' first attempt. The Ducks got help in their pursuit of first place in the Pacific Division when Calgary beat Dallas, 3-2 earlier in the night. The Ducks sit four points behind the division-leading Stars, 79-75. Third-place San Jose also lost, 3-2 in New Jersey. "It keeps Colorado behind us as well," captain Chris Pronger said of the win. "Knowing San Jose had lost going into the game, playing today and losing, certainly gives us a little bit of cushion as well." jp.hoornstra@sbsun.com |
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