Ottawa centre Jason Spezza will miss his second straight game due to injury when the Senators host the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday afternoon in the first game of a Hockey Night in Canada triple-header (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 2 p.m. ET).
Shrugging off a disappointing opening skate at the Cup of China event in Beijing, Canadian Joannie Rochette powered through her free skate on Saturday to capture a bronze medal.
The Anaheim Ducks chased Vancouver goalie Andrew Raycroft after two periods and scored seven unanswered goals for a 7-2 win Friday night to snap a four-game losing skid.
Ian Penny is the first casualty of the infighting within the National Hockey League Players' Association since Paul Kelly was removed as its executive director two months ago.