Penguins F Fedotenko out 4-6 weeks
(Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:03:06 PST)
The Pittsburgh Penguins say forward Ruslan Fedotenko will miss four to six weeks with a broken right hand. Fedotenko injured his hand less than two minutes into Tuesday night's game against the Atlanta Thrashers in a one-punch fight against former Penguins player Colby Armstrong. Fedotenko decked Armstrong with the punch, although Fedotenko rarely fights.

NHL suspends Grabovski for shoving ref
(Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:26:09 PST)
Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski received an automatic three-game suspension without pay for shoving an official during a game Thursday in Montreal. The NHL suspended Grabovski on Friday for pushing linesman Scott Cherrey at the end of a melee in the third period when Grabovski and Canadiens forward Sergei Kostitsyn were trying to get at one another.

Ovechkin picked for East All-Star roster
(Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:59:25 PST)
Alex Ovechkin finally got his All-Star invitation. Less than a week after Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau called Ovechkin's omission from the Eastern Conference's starting lineup "dumb," the reigning NHL MVP was among 15 players picked Thursday to fill out the roster for the All-Star game on Jan.