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Bruins tip Sabres in OT behind Bergeron's goal
BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) Patrice Bergeron scored with 47 seconds into overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
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Habs shut out Ovechkin, fend off Caps' late rally
WASHINGTON(AP) Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday ...
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McCabe scores :40 into OT as Panthers top Wings
DETROIT(AP) Bryan McCabe 's goal 40 seconds into overtime gave the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.
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Nolan's late tally carries struggling Wild past Isles
ST. PAUL, Minn.(AP) Owen Nolan 's goal with 67 seconds remaining, his second of the game, sent the struggling Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night.
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Stars' Neal suspended two games for boarding
TORONTO (AP) -- The NHL has suspended Dallas Stars forward James Neal two games for a boarding infraction that injured the Columbus Blue Jackets' Derek Dorsett.
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Allan Muir: Early awards contenders, Hawks cap squeeze, a sticky issue, bald truth about Balsillie
Allan Muir believes it's a good time to recognize the early candidates for major awards. Also: The Blackhawks cap squeeze, a sticky issue for the NHL, and a Balsillie secret slips out.
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OT triumphs: Ducks nip Bolts
ANAHEIM, Calif.(AP) After blowing a three-goal lead, the Anaheim Ducks needed someone to come to the rescue.
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'Hawks hang 7 on Flames, maintain Central lead
CALGARY, Alberta(AP) The Chicago Blackhawks overpowered the Calgary Flames in a rematch of their first-round playoff series.
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Nash nets 2 in Jackets' fight-filled win over Stars
DALLAS(AP) Rick Nash scored on a power play and Kristian Huselius added a short-handed goal in the final seconds of the fight-filled opening period, sending the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.
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Rinne tallies 4th straight win; Preds down Devils
NASHVILLE, Tenn.(AP) Mike Santorelli and Martin Erat scored shootout goals, and Jason Arnott had two goals in regulation in the Nashville Predators ' 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.
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Phillips, Leclaire help Senators pummel Pens 6-2
OTTAWA(AP) Chris Phillips scored twice in his 800th regular-season game and Pascal Leclaire made 25 saves, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.
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'Canes rally from 3 down, beat Leafs in shootout
RALEIGH, N.C.(AP) Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from three goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Thursday night.
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Bergeron-led B's slip past Thrashers in shootout
ATLANTA(AP) Patrice Bergeron scored the only goal of the shootout and the Boston Bruins snapped Atlanta's four-game winning streak, beating the Thrashers 4-3 on Thursday night.
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Official: Canucks jumped ahead for H1N1 vaccine
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- British Columbia's provincial health officer says Vancouver Canucks players jumped the line when they received swine flu vaccinations this week.
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Jim Kelley: Shanahan's the man to make NHL better
Brendan Shanahan reshaped the NHL after the lockout. He's respected by players and league bosses. Jim Kelley says the future Hall of Famer can do a lot of good for the game now.
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Canes Ward and Staal, Stars' Brunnstrom on IR
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Carolina Hurricanes have placed goalie Cam Ward and All-Star center Eric Staal on the injured list.
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Torres taken off injured reserve by Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated forward Raffi Torres off injured reserve, and he is expected to play in the club's game on Thursday night in Dallas.
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Boucher makes 37 saves as Flyers get past Kings
LOS ANGELES(AP) Mika Pyorala scored his first NHL goal, backup goalie Brian Boucher made 37 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers opened a trip with their seventh victory in eight games, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.
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Oilers storm back on Avs to stop four-game slide
EDMONTON, Alberta(AP) Ryan Potulny and Patrick O'Sullivan scored third-period goals and the Edmonton Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-4 on Wednesday night.
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Vrbata, Bryzgalov lead Coyotes past reeling Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn.(AP) Radim Vrbata had a goal and an assist, and Ilya Bryzgalov made 24 saves in the Phoenix Coyotes ' 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.
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Kings' Smyth sidelined several weeks with injury
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Left wing Ryan Smyth could be out of the Los Angeles Kings' lineup for a month because of an upper body injury.
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Auld turns away 31 shots as Stars cool off Wings
DETROIT(AP) Alex Auld made 31 saves, and Mike Ribeiro , Matt Niskanen and Loui Eriksson scored in the Dallas Stars ' 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.
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Panthers down Sabres with four-goal third period
BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) Michael Frolik scored twice, Dominic Moore and Rostislav Olesz had a goal and an assist each, and Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves in the surging Florida Panthers ' 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
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Penguins captain Crosby runs with Olympic torch
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Sidney Crosby lifted the Stanley Cup in June, and now he is carrying the Olympic torch at home.
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Depleted Penguins lose McKee to infected finger
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The injury-thinned Pittsburgh Penguins are down another player.
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Capitals lose Laing (6 weeks) and Semin to injury
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- The Washington Capitals expect left wing Quintin Laing to miss up to six weeks with a broken jaw, while left wing Alexander Semin is questionable with a right wrist injury.
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Michael Farber: Sidney Crosby is my Sportsman of the Year
Sidney Crosby's Stanley Cup validated our great expectations, but his grit, fire and leadership inspired Michael Farber to nominate the young captain as SI's Sportsman of the Year.
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Injury-plagued Wild recall wing Irmen from AHL
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Wild have recalled right wing Danny Irmen from their farm team.
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Wilson's first NHL goal helps Avs edge Flames
CALGARY, Alberta(AP) Ryan Wilson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist, Milan Hejduk got the game-winner and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night.
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Ovechkin tops Gaborik and Rangers in return
Alex Ovechkin gave the Capitals an immediate impact in his return. Playing for the first time in two weeks, A.O. scored his 15th goal of the season as the Capitals beat the Rangers 4-2.
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Price, Lapierre help Canadiens beat Canes in SO
MONTREAL(AP) Carey Price stopped all six Carolina attempts in the shootout, Maxim Lapierre scored the winner and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Hurricanes 3-2 Tuesday night.
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Fisher's two goals lift Senators past Maple Leafs
OTTAWA(AP) Mike Fisher scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal in the second period, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Tuesday night.
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Legland, Ward combine to help Preds sink Sharks
NASHVILLE, Tenn.(AP) Joel Ward and David Legwand each had a goal and two assists, and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Tuesday night for their third straight win and seventh in nine games.
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Shanahan announces retirement after 21 seasons
NEW YORK (AP) -- Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL.
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Michael Farber: NHL season's biggest surprises
Raise your hand if you foresaw Sidney Crosby's slump or Anze Kopitar leading the NHL in scoring. Michael Farber didn't, either. They're among his biggest surprises of the season so far.
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Jackets loaning Filatov to KHL for rest of season
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have loaned promising forward Nikita Filatov to CSKA of the Kontinental Hockey League for the remainder of the 2009-10 season.
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Ovechkin to play tonight; Theodore takes leave
NEW YORK (AP) -- 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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Allan Muir: Hot Devils on top of NHL Power Rankings
Gritty, consistent and expertly coached, the Devils have taken the top spot in Allan Muir's Power Rankings. Meanwhile, the Thrashers got their big cannon back and made some noise.
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Flyers snap Devils' eight-game winning streak
The Devils' winning streak and their shot at tying an NHL record are over; the Flyers saw to that. Philadelphia cooled off New Jersey 3-2, ending the Devils' string of eight straight wins.
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Ducks end Penguins power-play streak in victory
PITTSBURGH(AP) Bill Guerin ended Pittsburgh's eight-game streak without a power-play goal by scoring in the first period, Jordan Staal scored short-handed and the Penguins wrapped up Anaheim's winless four-game road trip by beating the Ducks 5-2 on ...
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Moulson denied hat trick as Islanders clip Bruins
BOSTON(AP) Matt Moulson was perfectly happy to have his first career two-goal game. He didn't need a hat trick - especially one he didn't deserve.
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Voracek's shootout goal lifts Jackets over Oilers
COLUMBUS, Ohio(AP) Jakub Voracek scored the winner in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.
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Bettman, Glendale officials talk Coyotes' future
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman met with city officials on Monday to discuss the process of keeping the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale.
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