...left the game with 4:27 left after receiving a five-minute major and a game misconduct for kneeing Nashville's Denis Arkhipov in the hip. "I apologized to Arkhipov and told him that I didn't mean to do it," Krivokrasov said. "I can't...

...Johansson. Traded D Karlis Skrastins to Colorado for a 2004 third-round draft pick. Extended qualifying offers to C Denis Arkhipov, RW Scott Hartnell, C Petr Hubacek, C David Legwand, D Curtis Murphy, D Alexander Riazantsev, D Robert Schnabel...

...and Tyson Nash scored for the Blues. Predators 1, Panthers 0 At Nashville, Mike Dunham stopped 21 shots to make Denis Arkhipov's first-period goal stand up as the Predators beat Florida. The Predators, who have consecutive shutouts for...

...one-year contracts. MINNESOTA WILD--Signed C Mikko Koivu to a multiyear contract. NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Signed F Denis Arkhipov, D Robert Schnabel, D Ray Schultz and G Wade Flaherty. NEW YORK ISLANDERS--Signed F Mariusz Czerkawski to a...