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Ward Stops 36 in 'Canes 3-0 Win Over Sabres

 

Published 2/16/2009 by JOHN WAWROW at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Cam Ward blanks Buffalo with 36 saves and Eric Staahl provides one goal and two assists as Carolina wins easily, 3-0.

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Richards, Giroux lead Flyers' 5-2 rout of Rangers

 

Published 2/15/2009 by IRA PODELL at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Philadelphia explodes with four goals in the second period, winning in New York, 5-2, as the Rangers own a single win in their last eight games.

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Vokoun Leads Panthers Past Carolina

 

Published 2/13/2009 by JOEDY McCREARY at washingtonpost.com - NHL

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tomas Vokoun made 42 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, Anthony Stewart and Gregory Campbell scored 12 seconds apart in the second period and the Florida Panthers routed the Carolina Hurricanes 5-0 on Thursday night.

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Miettinen's Late Goal Lifts Wild Past Avalance

 

Published 2/12/2009 by Dave Campbell at washingtonpost.com - NHL

The injury problem continues to snowball for the Avalanche, as they lose, 3-2, to the Wild on an Antti Miettinen goal Wednesday night.

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Crosby's Shootout Goal Leads Pens Past Sharks

 

Published 2/12/2009 by Alan Robinson at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 36 shots before Sydney Crosby and the Penguins got the chance to put the Sharks away in a shootout, 2-1.

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Alfredsson Leads Senators To 2nd Straight Win

 

Published 2/12/2009 by John Wawrow at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Daniel Alfredsson's goal against the Sabres ensures only the sixth back-to-back victory for the Senators this season, as Ottowa beats Buffalo, 3-1.

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Thornton, Sharks Rally to Beat Bruins

 

Published 2/11/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

BOSTON -- Patrick Marleau, Milan Michalek and former Boston captain Joe Thornton scored in a 6:16 span of the third period to rally the San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 victory over the Boston Bruins in a matchup of the NHL's top two teams on Tuesday night.  ...

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Blues LW Kariya Undergoes Hip Surgery -- Again

 

Published 2/11/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

ST. LOUIS -- Blues forward Paul Kariya underwent surgery on his right hip Tuesday, a little more than a month after an operation to fix his left hip.

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Stars Assign Avery to Hartford

 

Published 2/10/2009 by PAT EATON-ROBB at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Controversial left wing Sean Avery will resume his hockey career with the New York Rangers' American Hockey League affiliate in Hartford.

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Lombardi, Boyd Score Short-Handed for Calgary

 

Published 2/10/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

CALGARY, Alberta -- Matthew Lombardi and Dustin Boyd scored short-handed goals Monday night to propel the Calgary Flames to a 6-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

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Clemmensen Gets First Shutout in Nearly 5 Years

 

Published 2/10/2009 by IRA PODELL at washingtonpost.com - NHL

NEWARK, N.J. -- Scott Clemmensen made 27 saves in posting his first NHL shutout in nearly five years, and Zach Parise scored twice to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 3-0 victory Monday night over the skidding New York Rangers.

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Flyers Extend Domination of Thrashers

 

Published 2/8/2009 by Paul Newberry at washingtonpost.com - NHL

The Thrashers have not beaten the Flyers since 2005, and Jeff Carter's two goals ensure that Sunday would not be the day for retribution, as Philadelphia beats Atlanta, 3-2.

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Koivu's Shootout Goal Lifts Wild

 

Published 2/8/2009 by Jon Krawcynski at washingtonpost.com - NHL

The Oilers still don't have an answer for the Wild, dropping their ninth straight to Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center, 3-2, in a four player shootout.

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Datsyuk, Hossa Lead Wings Past Pens

 

Published 2/8/2009 by Alan Robinson at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Sydney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins suffer finals flashbacks Sunday, as the Red Wings blank the Penguins, 3-0.

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Backman Scores OT Winner for Blue Jackets

 

Published 2/8/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Christian Backman scored at 1:33 of overtime, Dan LaCosta made 28 saves in his first NHL start and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak.

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Perry Has Winner in Ducks Victory Over Flames

 

Published 2/7/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

CALGARY, Alberta -- Corey Perry's goal late in the second period stood up as the winner in the Anaheim Ducks' 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.

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Quick Start Sends Red Wings Over Oilers

 

Published 2/7/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

DETROIT -- The Red Wings scored three times in the first six minutes and Brian Rafalski, Maria Hossa and Pavel Datsyuk each had a goal and an assist to lift Detroit to an 8-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

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Jones' Crazy Bounce Helps Flyers Beat Bruins

 

Published 2/7/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

BOSTON -- Randy Jones' shot caromed into the net off Boston defenseman Andrew Ference with two minutes left in overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

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Ellis, Predators Bounce Back With Win

 

Published 2/7/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Dan Ellis makes 22 saves for a shutout in his first start in nearly three weeks, leading the Predators to a 2-0 win over the Wild on Friday night.

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Stars rout Rangers 10-2

 

Published 2/7/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

DALLAS -- Mike Ribeiro and James Neal each scored twice to help the Dallas Stars rout the stumbling New York Rangers 10-2 on Friday night.

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Rangers, Stars Quiet About Avery Report

 

Published 2/7/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

The Stars and Rangers would not comment on a report that the Rangers have had front-office talks about the possibility of bringing back suspended forward Sean Avery.

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Letang's Goals Lead Penguins

 

Published 2/7/2009 by Alan Robinson at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Kris Letang, normally not a scoring threat, has his second two-goal game in 10 days and the Penguins win successive games for only the second time in 2 1/2 months, beating the Blue Jackets, 4-1, on Friday.

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Axelsson Gives Bruins Shootout Win Over Senators

 

Published 2/6/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

OTTAWA -- P.J. Axelsson scored on Boston's fifth shootout attempt after Tim Thomas stopped all five Ottawa shooters in the NHL-leading Bruins' 4-3 victory over the Senators on Thursday night.

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Zednik, Panthers Snap Isles' 4-Game Win Streak

 

Published 2/6/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Richard Zednik's highlight-reel goal in the second period helped the surging Florida Panthers beat New York 3-2 and snap the Islanders' season-high, four-game winning streak Thursday night.

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Wild Keep Season Ticket Prices Static for '09-10

 

Published 2/5/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- With the recession in mind, the Minnesota Wild have frozen all their season-ticket prices for next season.

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Malkin-led Penguins Rally Past Lightning 4-3 in OT

 

Published 2/5/2009 by ALAN ROBINSON at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Despite trailing, 3-0, in the third period, Evgeni Malkin leads Pittsburgh past Tampa Bay scoring the game-winner in overtime.

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Vanek's Natural Hat Trick Lifts Buffalo

 

Published 2/5/2009 by JOHN WAWROW at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Thomas Vanek scores a natural hat trick while Ryan Miller earns his second consecutive shutout as Buffalo blanks Toronto, 5-0.

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Krejci, Wideman Lift Bruins Over Flyers, 3-1

 

Published 2/5/2009 by ROB MAADDI at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Boston leaves Philadelphia in the dust as David Krejci and Dennis Wideman score early in the third period to lead the way for a 3-1 victory.

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Kostitsyn's Late Goal Seals Habs' Win

 

Published 2/4/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

MONTREAL -- Chris Higgins and Maxim Lapierre scored second-period goals and Andrei Kostitsyn scored with 4:15 left to seal the Montreal Canadiens' 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.

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Danis Leads Surging Isles Past Tampa Bay

 

Published 2/4/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Yann Danis stopped 29 shots and the New York Islanders beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Tuesday night for their season-best fourth straight victory.

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Rangers Retire Graves's No. 9 to MSG Rafters

 

Published 2/4/2009 by IRA PODELL at washingtonpost.com - NHL

NEW YORK -- Adam Graves' greatness isn't measured in numbers _ although it could be.

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Hossa Saves Red Wings in Shootout

 

Published 2/3/2009 by Larry Lage at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Marian Hossa has the game-winner in a shootout after scoring twice in regulation, lifting the Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Blues and ending a season-high, five-game skid.

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Senators Fire Coach Craig Hartsburg

 

Published 2/3/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Unable to turn around a team that reached the Stanley Cup finals in 2007, Craig Hartsburg is fired as Senators coach just 48 games into a season in which the Senators have the NHL's third worst record.

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Gauthier Suspended for Five Games

 

Published 2/2/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Kings defenseman Denis Gauthier is suspended five games without pay for hitting another player in the head during a game against the Canadiens.

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Predators on the Prowl

 

Published 2/1/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Pekka Rinne made 32 saves to help the Nashville Predators beat the Edmonton Oilers, 2-1, on Sunday.

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Bruins Win Fourth Straight Over Canadiens

 

Published 2/1/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

The Montreal Canadiens continue to have trouble with the Boston Bruins, dropping their fourth straight to the boys from Beantown, 3-1.

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Ovechkin Hat Trick Ensures Capitals Cruise

 

Published 2/1/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Alex Ovechkin scores three goals for his seventh career hat trick and second of the season, leading the Capitals to a 7-4 win over Ottowa.

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Mason, Blues Shut Out Flyers

 

Published 2/1/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Chris Mason saves 35 shots for his 15th career shutout and second in three games, and Carlo Colaiacovo scores his first goal for St. Louis as the Blues beat the Flyers, 4-0, on Saturday.

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Ward, Cullen Lead Carolina

 

Published 2/1/2009 by JoedyMcCreary at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Cam Ward saves 19 shots for his second shutout in two weeks, and Matt Cullen has a goal and an assist for the second straight game in the Hurricanes' 2-0 win over Atlanta.

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Neal Leads Stars in Columbus

 

Published 2/1/2009 by Rusty Miller at washingtonpost.com - NHL

James Neal scores two goals and Dallas rolls to an early 3-0 lead to easily beat the Blue Jackets, 7-3, the Stars' fourth victory in a row.

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Islanders Past Panthers

 

Published 2/1/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

New York Islanders third straight victory was aided by Yann Davis's 37 saves which almost lead to a shutout over the Florida Panthers.

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Ducks Melt Avalanche

 

Published 1/31/2009 by ARNIE STAPLETON at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Teemu Selanne shot an unanswered third quarter goal to break the tie, pushing the Anaheim Ducks ahead of the Colorado Avalanche.

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Kings Dethroned

 

Published 1/31/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

With seconds remaining, Andrei Markov's power-play goal led the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

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Bruins Shutout Rangers

 

Published 1/31/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

With Tuukka Rask 35 stopped shots and Marc Savard's goal the Boston Bruins post a shutout win over the New York Rangers 1-0.

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Langenbrunner Scores Twice to Lead Devils

 

Published 1/31/2009 by TOM CANAVAN at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Jamie Langenbrunner's late goal heroics in regulation and overtime help New Jersey salvage a two-goal deficit against Pittsburgh.

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Mason, Blue Jackets Shut Out Senators

 

Published 1/31/2009 by RUSTY MILLER at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Rookie goalie Steve Mason's stellar performance and Jake Voracek's second-period goal propel Columbus past Ottawa at home, 1-0.

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Ott Scores, Helping Stars Beat Red Wings

 

Published 1/30/2009 by LARRY LAGE at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Chris Osgood allows three goals on 12 shots and the Red Wings fall to the Stars, 4-2, in Dallas without star forward Henrik Zetterburg.

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Bouwmeester, Weiss Use Power Play to Lift Panthers

 

Published 1/30/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

The Panthers bounce on the Canadiens thanks to a two power-play goal attack in the first period to clear the way for an easy 5-1 victory.

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Third Period Explosion Powers Pittsburgh

 

Published 1/29/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Sidney Crosby, center, tallies a goal and three assists while the Penguins overwhelm the Rangers in the third period with five goals leading Pittsburgh to a 6-2 win Wednesday.

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Cammalleri Hat Trick Lifts Flames Past Sabres

 

Published 1/29/2009 by AP at washingtonpost.com - NHL

Michael Cammalleri tallies a hat trick while the Flames pump in three goals in the third period as Calgary bumps the Buffalo Sabres, 5-2.

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