Brian Rolston Announces Retirement from NHL

Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images(TORONTO) -- After 17 years in the NHL, forward Brian Rolston announced that he is hanging up his skates for good on Tuesday.

The 40-year-old Rolston played for five teams, last suiting up for the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins during the 2011-12 season.  He won the Stanley Cup championship as a rookie with the New Jersey Devils in the 1994-95 season.

“Getting the chance to play the game I love for 17 years has truly been a dream come true,” said Rolston in a statement. “My career has taken me to many great places where I had the privilege to play with some exceptional teammates and in the best league in the world. The memories of all my experiences will certainly stick with me for the rest of my life. I am grateful for the overwhelming support of my friends, family and fans throughout my career.”

Rolston ends his career with 342 goals, 419 assists and 761 points in 1,256 games played.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 4/23/13

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA Playoffs – First Round: Miami Heat 98 – Milwaukee Bucks 86 (Heat lead series, 2-0)

New York Knicks 87 – Boston Celtics 71 (Knicks lead series, 2-0)

Golden State Warriors 131 - Denver Nuggets 117 (Series Tied, 1-1)

MLB: Oakland A’s 13 (13-8) – Boston Red Sox 0 (13-7) 7 Innings

Minnesota Twins 4 (9-7) – Miami Marlins 3 (4-16) Game One

Miami Marlins 8 (5-16) - Minnesota Twins 5 (9-8) Game Two

New York Yankees 4 (11-8) - Tampa Bay Rays 3 (9-11)

Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (11-9) - Philadelphia Phillies 0 (9-12)

Baltimore Orioles 4 (12-8) - Toronto Blue Jays 3 (8-13)

Los Angeles Angels 5 (8-11) - Texas Rangers 4 (13-7) 11 innings

St. Louis Cardinals 2 (12-8) - Washington Nationals 0 (10-10)

Chicago Cubs 4 (6-13) - Cincinnati Reds 2 (12-9) 10 innings

Los Angeles Dodgers 7 (9-10) -  New York Mets 2 (9-9)

Houston Astros 3 (6-14) - Seattle Mariners 2 (8-14)

Arizona Diamondbacks 6 (11-9) - San Francisco Giants 4 (13-8) 11 innings

Milwaukee Brewers 6 (11-8) - San Diego Padres 3 (5-15)

Atlanta Braves 4 (14-5) - Colorado Rockies 3 (13-6) Game One

Atlanta Braves 10 (15-5) - Colorado Rockies 2 (13-7) Game Two

Kansas City Royals (10-7) – Detroit Tigers (9-9) (postponed due to rain)

Cleveland Indians (8-10) – Chicago White Sox (7-12) (postponed due to rain)

NHL: Carolina Hurricanes 4 (19-24-3; 41pts) – New York Islanders 3 (24-16-6; 54pts) SO

New Jersey Devils 3 (18-18-10; 46pts) - Montreal Canadiens 2 (27-14-5; 59pts)

Philadelphia Flyers 5 (21-22-3; 45pts) - Boston Bruins 2 (27-13-5; 59pts)

Washington Capitals 5 (26-18-2; 54pts) - Winnipeg Jets 3 (24-20-3; 51pts)

Buffalo Sabres 4 (20-21-6; 46pts) - Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (35-11-0; 70pts)

Florida Panthers 3 (14-26-6; 34pts) - New York Rangers 2 (24-18-4; 52pts)

Nashville Predators 4 (16-21-9; 41pts) - Calgary Flames 3 (19-23-4; 42pts)

St. Louis Blues 3 (27-17-2; 56pts) - Colorado Avalanche 1 (15-24-7; 37pts)

Minnesota Wild 2 (25-18-3; 53pts) - Los Angeles Kings 1 (26-15-5; 57pts)

San Jose Sharks 3 (25-14-7; 57pts) - Dallas Stars 2 (22-20-4; 48pts)

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Scoreboard Roundup - 4/18/13

Rob Carr/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- MLB: Baltimore Orioles 10 (8-7) – Tampa Bay Rays 6 (5-10) 10 Innings

Chicago Cubs 6 (5-9) - Texas Rangers 2 (9-6)

Boston Red Sox 6 (11-4) - Cleveland Indians 3 (5-9)

Milwaukee Brewers 7 (6-8) - San Francisco Giants 2 (9-7)

Atlanta Braves 6 (13-2) - Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (7-8)

St. Louis Cardinals 4 (9-6) - Philadelphia Phillies 3 (6-10)

Seattle Mariners 2 (7-10) - Detroit Tigers 0 (9-6)

Colorado Rockies 11 (11-4) - New York Mets 3 (7-7)

Toronto Blue Jays 3 (7-9) - Chicago White Sox 1 (7-9)

Cincinnati Reds 11 (9-7) - Miami Marlins 1 (3-13)

Arizona Diamondbacks 8 (9-6) - New York Yankees 6 (8-6) 12 innings.

NHL: New York Islanders 5 (23-16-5; 51pts) - Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (24-15-5; 53pts)

New York Rangers 6 (22-17-4; 48pts) - Florida Panthers 1 (13-24-6; 32pts)

Montreal Candiens 3 (27-12-5; 59pts) - Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (17-23-4; 38pts)

New Jersey Devils 3 (16-17-10; 42pts) - Philadelphia Flyers 0 (19-22-3; 41pts)

Winnipeg Jets 4 (23-19-2; 48pts) - Carolina Hurricanes 3 (17-23-3; 37pts)

Ottawa Senators 3 (23-14-6; 52pts) - Washington Capitals 1 (24-18-2; 50pts)

St. Louis Blues 2 (25-16-2; 52pts) - Phoenix Coyotes 1 (18-17-8; 44pts) SO.

Dallas Stars 5 (22-18-3; 47pts) - Vancouver Canucks 1 (24-13-7, 55pts)

Los Angeles Kings 2 (25-14-5; 55pts) - Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (21-17-7; 49pts)

San Jose Sharks 6 (24-13-7; 55pts) - Minnesota Wild 1 (24-17-3; 51pts)

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Bruins Brad Marchand has Minor Concussion

Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand has a mild concussion, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli announced.

Chiarelli did not offer a timetable on when Marchand will return.

Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov threw an elbow into the side of Marchand's head in the Bruins' 5-4 win over New Jersey Wednesday night.

Marchand did not return to the game after the hit and Volchenkov later suspended four games for the hit.

Marchand becomes the second Bruin in two-weeks who will miss time due to a concussion.

Center Patrice Bergeron hasn't played since March 25, when he suffered a mild concussion in the Bruins' game versus Ottawa.

Marchand leads the Bruins with 33 points.

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Devils' Brodeur Returns To Practice

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images(NEWARK, N.J.,) --  New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur returned to practice on Monday for the first time in nearly a month after sitting out with various injuries.

The NHL's winningest goaltender has missed 12 games with a pinched nerve in his neck and upper back.

"It's definitely the best I have felt on the ice so far," Brodeur said after practice.  "We'll see how my body reacts and we'll go from there. I don't expect nothing to change. I'll skate in the morning but I don't think I'll be playing, that's for sure."

It is not yet known when Brodeur can return to game action.  He last played on February 21.

Broduer has a record of 8-2-3 in 13 starts this season.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 3/13/13

Brian A. Westerholt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA: The Miami Heat (49-14) defeated the Philadelphia 76ers (24-40), 98-94. The Heat have now won 20 games in a row.

The Atlanta Hawks (35-29) clipped the Los Angeles Lakers (34-32), 96-92.

The Indiana Pacers (40-24) outpaced the Minnesota Timberwolves (22-40), 107-91.

The Boston Celtics (35-29) tamed the Toronto Raptors (25-40), 112-88.

The Washington Wizards (21-42) vanquished the Milwaukee Bucks (32-31), 106-93.

The Houston Rockets (35-30) rocked the Phoenix Suns (22-43), 111-81.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (48-17) silenced the Utah Jazz (33-32), 110-87.

The Sacramento Kings (23-43) destroyed the Chicago Bulls (35-29), 121-79.

The Denver Nuggets (44-22) crushed the New York Knicks (38-24), 117-94.

The Memphis Grizzlies (44-19) devoured the Los Angeles Clippers (45-21), 96-85.

The Golden State Warriors (37-29) dumped the Detroit Pistons (23-44), 105-97.

Men's College Basketball: Bucknell (28-5) punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a 64-56 win over Lafayette (19-15) in the finals of the Patriot League tournament.

NHL:  The New Jersey Devils (13-9-5, 31pts) iced the Philadelphia Flyers (12-15-1, 25pts), 5-2.

The Montreal Canadiens (18-5-4, 40pts) took care of the Ottawa Senators (13-8-6, 32pts) in a shootout, 4-3.

The Calgary Flames (10-11-4, 24pts) torched the Detroit Red Wings (12-10-5, 29pts), 5-2.

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Ovechkin's Hat Trick Lifts Caps Over Devils

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Alex Ovechkin produced his first hat trick in over two years leading the Washington Capitals to a 5-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Ovechkin has struggled this season, but on Saturday his 11th career hat trick led the Capitals (6-10-1, 13 pts) to a much needed victory.

"You want to see your go-to guy get some," head coach Adam Oates said. "Him scoring first for us gets the place going. The fans love him. The place is rocking. It obviously helps the team."

Ilya Kovalchuk scored at the end of the second period for the Devils (10-4-4, 24 pts), but Washington exploded for four goals in the third to seal the victory.

Braden Holtby made 21 saves in goal for the Cap's, while Johan Hedberg started between the pipes for the Devils. 

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Scoreboard Roundup - 2/21/13

Dave Sandford/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA: The Miami Heat (38-14) defeated the Chicago Bulls (31-23), 86-67.

The San Antonio Spurs (44-12)  overwhelmed the Los Angeles Clippers (39-18), 116-90.

NHL: The Florida Panthers (5-7-4, 14pts) skated past the Philadelphia Flyers (8-10-1, 17pts), 5-2.

The Toronto Maple Leafs (11-7-0, 22pts) tamed the Buffalo Sabres (6-11-1, 13pts), 3-1.

The Winnipeg Jets (7-8-1, 15pts) topped the Carolina Hurricanes (8-6-1, 17pts), 4-3.
 
The New Jersey Devils (10-3-4, 24pts) one upped the Washington Capitals (5-10-1, 11pts), 3-2.

The Boston Bruins (10-2-2, 22pts) zapped the Tampa Bay Lightning (8-7-1, 17pts), 4-2.
 
The Columbus Blue Jackets (5-10-2, 12pts) buzzed the Detroit Red Wings (7-7-3, 17pts), 3-2.

The New York Islanders (7-9-1, 15pts) outlasted the Montreal Canadiens (11-4-2, 24pts) in overtime, 4-3.

The Ottawa Senators (10-6-2, 22pts) lassoed the New York Rangers (8-6-2, 18pts) in a shootout, 3-2.

The Vancouver Canucks (9-3-4, 22pts) black out the Dallas Stars (8-8-1, 17pts), 4-3.

The Minnesota Wild (8-6-2, 18pts) stifled the Edmonton Oilers (6-7-3, 15pts), 3-1.

Top 25 Men's College Basketball: (6) Duke (23-3) decimated Virginia Tech (11-15), 88-56.

California (17-9) upset (23) Oregon (21-6), 48-46.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 2/18/13

Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NHL:  The Ottawa Senators (8-6-2, 18 pts) edged the New Jersey Devils (9-3-4, 22 pts), 2-1 in a shootout.

The Philadelphia Flyers (7-9-1, 15 pts) blanked the New York Islanders (6-8-1, 13 pts), 7-0.

The Colorado Avalanche (6-7-1, 13 pts) rocked the Nashville Predators (7-4-5, 19 pts), 6-5.

The Montreal Canadiens (10-4-1, 24 pts) shut out the Carolina Hurricanes (8-5-1, 17 pts), 3-0.

The Toronto Maple Leafs (10-6-0, 20 pts) silenced the Florida Panthers (4-7-4, 12 pts), 3-0.

The Phoenix Coyotes (8-6-2. 18 pts) stymied the Calgary Flames (5-6-3. 13 pts), 4-0.

The Ahaheim Ducks (12-2-1, 25 pts) outlasted the Columbus Blue Jackets (4-10-2, 10 pts), 3-2.

Top 25 Men's College Basketball:  (13) Kansas State (21-5) knocked off West Virginia (13-13), 71-61.

(25) Notre Dame (21-6) dunked (20) Pittsburgh (20-7), 51-42.

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Flyers Blank Isles 7-0

Al Bello/Getty Images(UNIONDALE, NY) --  Claude Giroux and Danny Briere scored two goals apiece to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 7-0 thrashing of the New York Islanders on Monday afternoon.

Ilya Bryzgalov was brilliant in goal for the Flyers (7-9-1, 15 pts), making 19 saves for his first shutout of the season to help his struggling squad.

Matt Read had a goal and two assists while Giroux tacked on an assist to his two scores.

"We should be winning more battles than this," Giroux said.  "It's just frustrating to see. I know I have to be better, but a team is 20 guys and you need everybody to show up."

The second period is where Philadelphia broke the game open, scoring three goals on just six shots.

The Islanders (6-8-1, 13 pts) were coming off impressive victories over the Rangers and Devils but could not muster anything offensively against the Flyers.

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