Hockey great Dickie Moore passes away at 84
TORONTO, Dec 20, (RTRS): Hockey Hall of Fame member Dickie Moore, a six-time Stanley Cup winner and of the greatest National Hockey League players of all-time, passed away on Saturday, 18 days before his 85th birthday.
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974, the Montreal Canadiens left wing twice won Art Ross Trophy as NHL leading scorer and won six Stanley
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Jason Spezza had a goal and two assists, and Tyler Seguin and Patrick Sharp each had a goal and an assist. Patrick Eaves added a power-play goal.
Ducks 2, Devils 1 In Newark, NJ, Chris Stewart and Ryan Kesler each scored first-period goals and Frederik Andersen stopped 21 shots as the Ducks beat the Devils.
Mike Cammalleri scored late in the third period to spoil Andersen’s shutout bid. Keith Kinkaid made 16 saves for the Devils, who dropped a second straight game, both at home. Hurricanes 2,
Penguins 1 In Pittsburgh, Jordan Staal and John-Michael Liles scored first-period power-play goals to lead the Hurricanes over the struggling Penguins.
The Penguins have lost five straight, including four since hiring Mike Sullivan
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“Dickie Moore was a player of great skill and even-greater heart, someone admired on the ice for his will to win and adored in the community for his commitment to good deeds,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in statement.
Moore, a native of Montreal, won scoring titles in 1957-58 and 1958-59, when he set a league record with 96 points in 70 games.
Injuries forced Moore to retire after the 1962-63 season, but he returned to play 38 games for the 1964-65 Toronto Maple Leafs and 27 games for the 1967-68 St. Louis Blues. He helped the Blues advance to the Stanley Cup final against his old team, the Canadiens.
In 14 NHL seasons, Moore had 261 goals and 608 points in 719 games. He also had 110 points in 135 playoff games.
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Cam Ward made 37 saves in his second start in as many nights.
Blue Jackets 3, Flyers 2, SO In Columbus, Ohio, Brandon Dubinsky scored in the sixth shootout round, rookie Joonas Korpisalo got his first NHL win and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday night.
Cam Atkinson also scored in the shootout for Columbus.
Brandon Saad and Ryan Murray scored to give Columbus a 2-0 lead. Korpisalo had 30 saves before the shootout, where he stopped 5 of 6 shots.
Scott Laughton and Jakub Voracek scored for Philadelphia in the third period. Former Blue Jacket Steve Mason stopped 35 shots
Predators 3, Wild 2 In Nashville, Tenn, Mike Ribeiro had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a victory over the Wild.
Filip Forsberg and James Neal also scored for Nashville, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Shea Weber had two assists, and Pekka Rinne stopped an early penalty shot.
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