Coyotes trade for left wing Sanderson

The Phoenix Coyotes made a move to bolster their offense Saturday by trading for left wing Geoff Sanderson.

The Columbus Blue Jackets also gave up forward Tim Jackman, their second-round pick in 2001. In exchange, the Coyotes sent young forwards Jason Chimera and Mike Rupp and defenseman Cale Hulse to the Blue Jackets.

The 33-year-old Sanderson has 316 goals and 296 assists in 930 career regular-season games with Hartford, Carolina, Vancouver, Buffalo and Columbus. He split 2003-04 between the Canucks and Blue Jackets, finishing with 16 goals and 20 assists.

Phoenix activated left wing Ladislav Nagy from injured reserve in a related move.

“Brett Hull trotted out a No. 9 jersey – a number unused by the Winnipeg-Phoenix franchise since his father left the Jets during the 1979-80 season – and the Coyotes made Bobby Hull the first member of their Glendale Arena Ring of Honor.

The festivities before a game against Minnesota drew rousing cheers from a standing-room-only crowd attending the Coyotes’ home debut under coach Wayne Gretzky.

Gretzky stayed behind the bench, but Coyotes president Doug Moss and general manager Mike Barnett welcomed Bobby Hull, known as “The Golden Jet,” on a red carpet at center ice. Brett Hull, who wore No. 16 his first two games with the franchise, skated to the gathering, embraced his father, did a pirouette to show off No. 9 and then hugged Bobby again.

On the ice

Senators 5, Sabres 0: At Ottawa, Dominik Hasek stopped 35 shots for his 64th career shutout, and Wade Redden had a goal and two assists to lead the Senators over Buffalo.

Thrashers 8, Capitals 1: At Atlanta, Peter Bondra got the best of his former team for the second straight night, scoring two goals and adding an assist to help the Thrashers beat Washington.

Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 4: At Toronto, Mike Ribeiro scored with 4:27 left to help Montreal beat the Maple Leafs for its third straight road victory of the season and first 3-0-0 start in 27 years.

Islanders 3, Hurricanes 2: At Uniondale, N.Y., Miroslav Satan finally scored his first goal in an Islanders jersey and Rick DiPietro made 42 saves, leading New York past Carolina.

Bruins 7, Penguins 6 (OT): At Pittsburgh, Glen Murray’s second goal rallied Boston from a two-goal deficit that spoiled Sidney Crosby’s first career goal.

Lightning 2, Panthers 1: At Tampa, Fla., John Grahame had 28 saves and Fredrik Modin ended Florida goalie Roberto Luongo’s season-opening shutout streak in the Tampa Bay victory.

Devils 3, Rangers 2 (OT): At East Rutherford, N.J., Brian Rafalski scored at 3:17 of overtime to give New Jersey a victory over New York.

Sharks 7, Blues 6: At St. Louis, Jonathan Cheechoo scored with 1:54 remaining to give San Jose a comeback victory over the Blues.

Avalanche 3, Stars 2: At Dallas, Marek Svatos scored on a power-play rebound with 1:57 left to give Colorado a victory over the Stars.

Predators 3, Mighty Ducks 2 (SO): At Nashville, Tenn., Paul Kariya scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Predators edged Anaheim.

Coyotes 2, Wild 1: At Glendale, Ariz., Wayne Gretzky earned his first coaching win, leading Phoenix over Minnesota. Shane Doan redirected a slap shot by Sean O’Donnell with 4:42 left for the game-winning goal.

Oilers 4, Canucks 3 (SO): At Edmonton, Alberta, Raffi Torres and Ales Hemsky scored in a shootout to lift the Oilers past Vancouver.