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Bergeron, Bruins beat Sabres in overtime
Patrice Bergeron scored with 47 seconds into overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday ...
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Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Patrice Bergeron
Five-goal second period helps Blackhawks cool off Flames
Kris Versteeg scored two power-play goals in Chicago's five-goal second period to help the Blackhawks rout the Calgary Flames ...
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Chicago Blackhawks
Calgary Flames
Sabres rookie defenseman Myers all the rage due to range
When Paul Myers moved from Houston to Calgary for a better job in 2000, he had no idea that his 10-year-old son, Tyler, was receiving ...
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Calgary Flames
Buffalo Sabres
Phillips scores twice in 800th game as Senators dominate Penguins
Chris Phillips scored twice in his 800th regular-season game and Pascal Leclaire made 25 saves, leading the Ottawa Senators to ...
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Ottawa Senators
Chris Phillips
Pascal Leclaire
Pittsburgh Penguins
Bruins snap Thrashers' four-game win streak in shootout
Patrice Bergeron scored the only goal of the shootout and the Boston Bruins snapped Atlanta's four-game winning streak, beating ...
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Boston Bruins
Atlanta Thrashers
Patrice Bergeron
Blackhawks will re-sign their big 3; what happens next is the issue
The re-signing of NHL stars can be like an earthquake. The aftershocks can have as much impact as the initial event.That scenario ...
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Chicago Blackhawks
Kings' Smyth out with upper-body injury
Just when the Los Angeles Kings had grown to love Ryan Smyth's contributions to their top line, they lost the gritty left wing ...
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Los Angeles Kings
Ryan Smyth
Backup goalie Boucher stops 37 shots as Flyers clip Kings
Mika Pyorala scored his first NHL goal, backup goalie Brian Boucher made 37 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers opened a trip with ...
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Philadelphia Flyers
Brian Boucher
Los Angeles Kings
Red Wings not missing lost scorers thanks to role players
The Detroit Red Wings lost scorers in the offseason and saw three top-six forwards suffer injuries during the first month of ...
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Detroit Red Wings
Frolik, Panthers keep on the prowl by dumping Sabres
Michael Frolik scored twice, Dominic Moore and Rostislav Olesz had a goal and an assist each, and Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves ...
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Dominic Moore
Tomas Vokoun
Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
Wilson, Hejduk lead Avalanche past Flames
Ryan Wilson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist, Milan Hejduk got the game-winner and the Colorado Avalanche beat the ...
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Colorado Avalanche
Milan Hejduk
Calgary Flames
Ovechkin tops Gaborik and Rangers in return
Washington went 4-2 while Ovechkin was out, then beat New York despite missing top forward Alexander Semin, who was sidelined ...
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Alexander Ovechkin
Washington Capitals
Alexander Semin
New York Rangers
Marian Gaborik
Brendan Shanahan announces retirement after 21 years in NHL
Power forward Brendan Shanahan, a 21-year NHL veteran, annnouced his retirement on Tuesday.
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Brendan Shanahan
Devils suffer first road loss of season courtesy of Flyers
Darroll Powe, Scott Hartnell, and James van Riemsdyk scored goals as the Philadelphia Flyers edged New Jersey 3-2 to snap the ...
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Philadelphia Flyers
New Jersey Devils
Scott Hartnell
James Brown
Washington's Ovechkin ready to face N.Y. Rangers tonight
Alex Ovechkin isn't saying for sure, but all signs suggest his injury absence is over and he'll play against the New York Rangers.
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New York Rangers
Alexander Ovechkin
Washington Capitals
Players less safe in era of salary cap, instigator penalty
In past decades, team unity helped players stay safe on the ice. These days, with the salary cap and instigator penalty, brutal ...
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Bettman: Coyotes sale expected by season's end
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Glendale leaders met Monday to discuss the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes.
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Phoenix Coyotes
Gary Bettman
Johnson, Kings rally past Panthers in shootout
Defenseman Jack Johnson scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Florida Panthers ...
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Los Angeles Kings
Florida Panthers
Jack Johnson
Devils suffer first road loss of season courtesy of Flyers
Darroll Powe, Scott Hartnell, and James van Riemsdyk scored goals as the Philadelphia Flyers edged New Jersey 3-2 to snap the ...
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Philadelphia Flyers
New Jersey Devils
Scott Hartnell
James Brown
Players less safe in era of salary cap, instigator penalty
In past decades, team unity helped players stay safe on the ice. These days, with the salary cap and instigator penalty, brutal ...
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Q&A: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff
The NHL's longest current tenured coach talks about goalie Ryan Miller, rookie defenseman Tyler Myers and distribution of ice ...
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Ryan Miller
Buffalo Sabres
Lindy Ruff
Canucks general manager: Forsberg wants to stay in Sweden
An NHL general manager says Peter Forsberg is going to stay in Sweden this season.
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Peter Forsberg
Vancouver Canucks
Panthers' Alan Cohen steps down in ownership shuffle
Florida Panthers majority owner Alan Cohen is stepping down to allow two minority partners to run the NHL franchise.
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Florida Panthers
Seabrook's OT goal lifts Blackhawks over Sharks
Brent Seabrook scored 41 seconds into overtime, lifting the Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night, ...
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Chicago Blackhawks
San Jose Sharks
Brent Seabrook
Hurricanes end 14-game slide, beat Wild 5-4 in shootout
Jussi Jokinen scored the winning goal in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Sunday to end ...
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Carolina Hurricanes
Jussi Jokinen
Minnesota Wild
Canes beat Wild in shootout, ending 14-game slide
Jussi Jokinen scored the winning goal in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Sunday to end ...
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Jussi Jokinen
Carolina Hurricanes
Minnesota Wild
Devils poised to tie Sabres' record for best start on road
There's no place like the road for the New Jersey Devils these days.
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New Jersey Devils
Buffalo Sabres
Two Sharks score 16 seconds apart to bash Blues in St. Louis
Even though the San Jose Sharks were decidedly outplayed, they needed only 16 seconds of good play to extend their unbeaten streak ...
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San Jose Sharks
St. Louis Blues
Lightning strikes once as Kings' Kopitar takes advantage in SO win
Anze Kopitar scored the lone shootout goal as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday night. Drew ...
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Los Angeles Kings
Tampa Bay Lightning
Anze Kopitar
Malkin's return lifts Penguins over Bruins in OT, snaps losing streak
Pascal Dupuis scored his second goal of the game 1:24 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed back star forward Evgeni ...
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Pascal Dupuis
Boston Bruins
Zetterberg hat trick fuels Red Wings past Ducks in Detroit
Henrik Zetterberg had three goals and two assists in the Detroit Red Wings' 7-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. ...
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Detroit Red Wings
Anaheim Ducks
Henrik Zetterberg
Parise leads Devils to bury Capitals, get eighth straight win
Zach Parise's breakaway highlighted a three-goal second period and the New Jersey Devils won their eighth straight game with ...
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New Jersey Devils
Zach Parise
Washington Capitals
Rangers register shootout victory, extend Senators' slide
Pierre Parenteau scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of the shootout to give the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over ...
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New York Rangers
Pierre Parenteau
Ottawa Senators
Sabres snap Flames' four-game winning streak in shootout
Jason Pominville scored the winner in the fourth round of the shootout, and Ryan Miller made 25 saves to help the Buffalo Sabres ...
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Buffalo Sabres
Jason Pominville
Ryan Miller
Calgary Flames
Capitals win again without Ovechkin but lose Knuble
Just as Alex Ovechkin is about to return, Mike Knuble breaks a finger and will be sidelined three to four weeks. The Capitals ...
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Washington Capitals
Mike Knuble
Alexander Ovechkin
Red Wings, Howard spoil return of Canucks' Luongo
Robert Luongo's comeback game evolved into Jimmy Howard's statement game as the Detroit Red Wings rookie goalie played perhaps ...
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Detroit Red Wings
Jimmy Howard
Vancouver Canucks
Stars rally in third, go on to beat Sharks in shootout
Stephane Robidas scored the only shootout goal to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 comeback victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday ...
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San Jose Sharks
Stephane Robidas
Dallas Stars
Lightning beat Wild in shootout after Malone ties it late in third
Ryan Malone tied it with 14.7 seconds left in regulation, and Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos scored in the shootout to ...
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Ryan Malone
Vincent Lecavalier
Tampa Bay Lightning
Kovalchuk returns, powers Thrashers to win vs. Rangers
Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists in his first game back from a foot injury and Rich Peverley scored once and set up ...
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Ilya Kovalchuk
New York Rangers
Atlanta Thrashers
Devils near consecutive road win streak record, beat Penguins 4-1
Niclas Bergfors had a goal and two assists and the New Jersey Devils closed within a victory of tying the NHL record of 10 consecutive ...
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New Jersey Devils
Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL to meet with Glendale officials about Coyotes sale
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy Bill Daly will meet with Glendale officials Monday to discuss the Phoenix Coyotes' arena ...
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Phoenix Coyotes
Gary Bettman
Panthers' Vokoun records 40 saves, blanks Bruins in 1-0 shootout win
Tomas Vokoun stopped 40 shots for his third shutout of the season, and Cory Stillman scored in a shootout to give the Florida ...
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Florida Panthers
Tomas Vokoun
Cory Stillman
Boston Bruins
Ray Emery's 22 saves help lead Flyers past Senators in 5-1 rout
Ray Emery made 22 saves in his first start against his former team, and Danny Briere scored two goals to help the Philadelphia ...
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Ray Emery
Philadelphia Flyers
Danny Briere
Ottawa Senators
Red Wings' Osgood, Maltby out vs. Canucks with illness
The Detroit Red Wings scratched goalies Chris Osgood and forward Kirk Maltby against the Vancouver Canucks because they were ...
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Detroit Red Wings
Vancouver Canucks
Chris Osgood
Kirk Maltby
Sentiment changes on head shots: Someone will 'get hurt real bad'
In the NHL's Original Six era, it was almost a right of passage, an initiation ritual, for a young player to be leveled by a ...
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Thrashers captain Kovalchuk back in lineup after broken foot
One day after Ilya Kovalchuk was ruled out of the Atlanta Thrashers' game against the New York Rangers, the star forward was ...
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Atlanta Thrashers
Ilya Kovalchuk
New York Rangers
Fehr to assist NHL Players' Association in search
On the verge of leaving baseball, Donald Fehr is turning his attention to hockey.
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Canucks' Hordichuk suspended, coach fined $10,000
The NHL has suspended Vancouver forward Darcy Hordichuk one game and fined Canucks coach Alain Vigneault $10,000.
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Vancouver Canucks
Darcy Hordichuk
Alain Vigneault
NHL looks to curb head shots
NHL general managers left their meeting talking as if there is sentiment to eliminate previously legal blindside shots to the ...
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Sharp's shootout goal lifts Blackhawks over Avalanche
Patrick Sharp(FSY) scored in the third shootout round Wednesday night, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the ...
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