Béliveau and Tam Are Recovering

Just cleaning up the Lounge in preparation for a busy weekend.

***Doctors at McGill University Health Center tell the Toronto Globe and Mail that Jean Béliveau is recovering from a mild stroke suffered Wednesday. Béliveau's condition continues to improve.

***The Quebec Remparts' Mikael Tam conducted a press conference to discuss his injury at the hands of Rouyn-Noranda's Patrice Cormier. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will announce its punishment for Cormier on Monday. Provincial police are investigating the incident. Tam told reporters, "Today I am not sure how long I will be away from the game. I have suffered a traumatic brain injury, I have lost a few teeth and I feel very tired. With the help of the medical staff, my goal is to return to the ice at some point."

***Twelve games in the National Hockey League, starting with two 1 p.m. Eastern starts in Boston and in Philadelphia. Get the chores done quickly, or schedule them between 4 and 6:30 Eastern. That's the only other gap you will have tonight.



THE SCOREBOARD
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Montreal 3, at New Jersey 1
At Colorado 2, Nashville 1
Dallas 4, at Edmonton 3
The standings are here.
Recap by Sportsnet.
Three stars by Puck Daddy.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Bridgeport 2, at Albany 1
Toronto 4, at Grand Rapids 1
At Hartford 3, Manchester 2 OT
At Hershey 8, Manitoba 3
At Binghamton 4, Adirondack 3 SO
Lowell 4, at Providence 1
Hamilton 6, at Rochester 1
At Lake Erie 5, Texas 4 OT
Norfolk 3, at Springfield 2
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 6, at Syracuse 3
Chicago 6, at Milwaukee 3
Rockford 3, at Peoria 2
Houston 7, at Abbotsford 1
The standings are here.
The roundup is here.

EAST COAST HOCKEY LEAGUE
Elmira 7, at Toledo 2
At Trenton 6, Johnstown 2
At Charlotte 5, Wheeling 4
At South Carolina 8, Reading 5
At Florida 3, Gwinnett 2
At Kalamazoo 7, Cincinnati 1
At Utah 5, Ontario 2
Las Vegas 6, at Idaho 5
At Bakersfield 4, Victoria 3 OT
Alaska 2, at Stockton 1 SO
The standings are here.

QUEBEC MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Lewiston 3, Rouyn-Noranda 2
Saint John 5, at Quebec 4 SO
Cape Breton 6, at Baie-Comeau 2
Prince Edward Island 4, at Acadie-Bathurst 3
At Chicoutimi 3, Rimouski 2
At Montreal 5, Val-d'Or 1
Moncton 6, at Victoriaville 2
The standings are here.
The roundup is here.

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Kitchener 4, Windsor 3 SO
At Guelph 4, Saginaw 3
At Kingston 6, Oshawa 3
At London 7, Erie 4
Plymouth 5, at Mississauga 1
At Ottawa 3, Belleville 0
Brampton 4, at Sault Ste. Marie 1
Niagara 4, at Sarnia 1
Barrie 6, at Sudbury 4
The standings are here.
The roundup is here.

WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Regina 6, Swift Current 5 SO
Kootenay 5, at Saskatoon 4
At Brandon 6, Prince Albert 2
At Calgary 5, Moose Jaw 0
At Lethbridge 4, Edmonton 1
At Kamloops 4, Chilliwack 3
Kelowna 4, at Prince George 1
At Tri-City 4, Vancouver 2
Everett 4, at Portland 3
The standings are here.
The roundup is here.

UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE
Tri-City 3, at Indiana 1
At Green Bay 2, Sioux City 1
Omaha 7, at Lincoln 0
At Waterloo 3, Youngstown 2
At Cedar Rapids 10, Sioux Falls 1
At Chicago 5, Des Moines 4 OT
At Fargo 4, Team USA 3
The standings are here.
The roundup is here.