Juri Hudler News

In the battle between the top two teams in the NHL, a little-known forward made the difference for the Detroit Red Wings. Jiri Hudler scored twice Wednesday, including the go-ahead goal, as the Red Wings surged past the Nashville Predators in both the NHL and Central Division standings with a 4-2 win. Hudler's heroics came a night after his goal was the winner in Detroit's 5-2 win in Nashville. ``I ...

Pavel Kubina will sit out Toronto's season-opener against Ottawa on Wednesday after the NHL suspended the Maple Leafs defenceman one game for his cross-check on Detroit Red Wings forward Juri Hudler. Kubina was assessed a major penalty for cross-checking and a game misconduct at 18:03 of the first period in Sunday's pre-season finale at the Air Canada Centre.