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By BRETT HUSTON STATS Writer Detroit (26-19-9) at Pittsburgh (33-21-1), 12:30 p.m. EDT The veteran Detroit Red Wings took down the young Pittsburgh Penguins two years ago in the Stanley Cup finals, but when Pittsburgh got revenge with a thrilling seven-game triumph last spring, a third m...

By Daniel Sallows Toronto Maple Leafs interested in Marty Turco and Peter Mueller This team is going to have to compete with the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins in order to get out of the Eastern Conference playoffs and to do so they know their powerplay has to be firing on all cylinders.

By Mateo Since I have been reporting/blogging/rambling about the Kings for close to five seasons, I've had many people ask what I think the Kings will do now, and whether I'm going to write about it. That said, all the talk about how the L.A. Kings should acquire a high-scoring winger has permeated Hoc...

By rinkrat Yikes! Together, the Flames and Oilers have one win in January, the Oilers throwing in their 12-game losing streak on top of the Flames nine-gamer. FIRST LINE: Backlund-Boyd-Iginla Blog by hockey writer John Down, Calgary Herald)

By Katie Baker Steel City patron saint Mario Lemieux and shady creepster Ron Burkle, co-owners of the Pittsburgh Penguins, approached the Pittsburgh Pirates with an "unsolicited offer" to buy the MLB team, according to the Post-Gazette. Yinzers, cross your fingers.

By Scott Mackie Did anyone notice the Full Moon last night?? You should have…it set the tone for that game last night… weird shit was EVERYWHERE, 208/209 was a little too drunk and ran out of gas, and boy so have the Devils… the good news is they played Toronto and the Maple Leafs this year are simply [...]

By Matt P The difficult thing to assess though is to what degree the Islanders are actually worse than the Flyers. Fact of the matter is, despite having less talent at every position and losing four of their last five games, the Isles are exactly one point behind the Flyers in the Atlantic Division, o...

WHEN — 7 tonight WHERE — Scottrade Center TV, RADIO — Fox Sports Midwest, KMOX (1120 AM) BLUES PREVIEW — The Blues are 3-0-1 in their past four games at Scottrade. The one loss was 4-3 in a shootout with Anaheim, which had been down 3...

WHAT HAPPENED: Jason Williams scored on a power play when he got his stick on the puck after Drew Miller had tipped Valtteri Filppula's shot at 18:27. Filppula had threaded the puck on net through Steve Sullivan and Kevin Klein from the left boards, and the Wings took advantage of the Predat...

By Andy Bensch Of all the Sharks who have split time in both the AHL and the NHL, the 21-year-old defenseman has played the most games at the NHL level. McGinn's skating style and ferocious forecheck has made head coach Todd McLellan deem him "Mr. Hustle."

By Associated Press Mike Modano scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, to lead the Dallas Stars past the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2 on Friday night.

By Canadian Press Travis Zajac scored at 4:14 of overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night. After assisting on three goals in regulation, Zajac fired a shot from the top of the right circle that beat ...

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Travis Zajac scored at 4:14 of overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night.

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By Pookie – Of all the long-term Devils injuries this season, Zubrus’s was the one we were least concerned about, because of all the guys who could return to the lineup after a long absence, he was the one we figured had the least to offer. Well, we were wrong. Lemaire has created a ZZ Z line tonight (or per...

By The Canadian Press BROSSARD, Que. - A string of games against tough opponents await the Montreal Canadiens going into the Olympic break, but they may see that as a good thing

By Steve Gorten Playing in the Olympics remains a longshot, but if it happens, it would benefit Booth and the Panthers, DeBoer said. He would gain valuable experience. Plus, if he returns to play a few games with the Panthers before the break, then "obviously taking two weeks off at that point isn't the...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) There's not a sure bet in the bunch. If I'm Steve Tambellini, sleep won't come easy in the next few months. There's a lot of work to do, and it looks like goaltending is going to be job one; which is incredible considering the mess elsewhere.

By noreply@blogger.com (Caps Nut) Washington Capitals (34-18; 74 points; 1st Southeast Division, 1st Eastern Conference, 3rd Overall) vs. Florida Panthers (23-30; 55 points; 3rd Southeast Division, 10th Eastern Conference, 23rd Overall): Caps Game #54, Home Game #26, NHL Game #802 Miami Herald.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Wild simply do not recognize difficult odds these days. Led by the Sedin twins, the Vancouver Canucks snowed on the Wild's parade Saturday night at GM Place, starting faster than a drag racer and then holding on against another Minnesota comeback for a 4...

The Blue Jackets had an 11-2 lead in shots when the Kings went ahead 1-0 on Matt Green's goal midway through the first period. After that, the Kings dominated, allowing the Jackets only four shots in the second period. --The Blue Jackets travel to play St. Louis on Saturday. The Blue Jackets hav...

By Bill Tiller (Rawhide) I take you back to Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 pm. In that post, your humble blog host opined that there was a mathematical formula in which the Atlanta Thrashers could take over sixth place in the Eastern Conference. All that needed to happen was for Tampa Bay to beat Montreal and the Hurrica...

Brian Elliot made 30 saves to win his sixth consecutive start and the Ottawa Senators tied a club record with their eighth straight win, 4-1 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.

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By Patrick Hoffman The team started slow and was never able to really recover, which has been a problem for the Rangers all season long. The problem continues to grow and has sunk the Blueshirts into the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference with 55 points, barely keeping them in a playoff spot as the Montreal C...

By Greg Wyshynski • Did the NHL block Georges Laraque's(notes) intended move to AIK Stockholm after his Montreal Canadiens exile? [Habs Inside/Out] • Questioning the pride of the New York Rangers after Wednesday's loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. [Blueshirt Banter]

The Rangers are headed west, but will they come back to New York a fractured team or one that finally has started to sort out its ongoing problems? The bumbling Blueshirts have dropped four straight games in regulation for the first time this season, and they are 3-6-2 in their last 11 games...

By The Canadian Press SUNRISE, Fla. - One goal was a shot at glory, while the other wasn't so flashy. That mattered little to Shawn Matthias and the Florida Panthers, who needed them both

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By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mathieu Darche had the go-ahead goal and an assist, and Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves Friday night as the Montreal Canadiens ended a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the host Devils. Zach Parise scored the only goal for the Atlantic Division-leading Devils, who have lost four of...

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By Associated Press Ryan Smyth scored the tying goal midway through the third period and Dustin Brown had the deciding goal in a shootout, leading the Kings to a 4-3 victory over the Sabres.

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Jason LaBarbera made 28 saves and was perfect in the shootout to help the Phoenix Coyotes set a franchise record by winning their 10th straight home game, 3-2 over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

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MiamiHerald.com The game was the first of three in four days for the Bruins leading up to the Winter Classic scheduled against the Flyers for Friday at Fenway Park. Bruins wake up against PanthersComcast SportsNet New England (blog) all 229 news articles »

The Panthers' third and fourth lines aren't scoring, and coach Pete DeBoer was fed up after a loss to the Bruins.

By AP First Period--1, Calgary, Iginla 20 (Bouwmeester, Conroy), 7:15. 2, Vancouver, H.Sedin 18 (Mitchell, D.Sedin), 8:31. 3, Vancouver, Wellwood 3 ... and more »

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Globe and Mail And that means the 6-foot-3, 240-pound defenseman could be lowering his shoulder into the likes of Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley, Patrick Marleau and Dan Boyle ... Murray's Olympic Family TiesNHL.com Monster Makes Swedish Olympic TeamToronto Sun

By Associated Press Jeff Carter snapped a tie in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders for the 13th straight time, 2-1 on Sunday night.

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Tim Connolly scored twice in Buffalo's three-goal third and had an assist in the Sabres' 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night.

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27, 2009 05:00 PM Three dynamics were at work during the final 46 seconds of Saturday night's game with the Coyotes winning 3-2, and the Kings on a 6-on-3 ... and more »

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Despite Saturday's victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets, the injury-riddled Detroit Red Wings are still struggling to find the back of the net. ... Detroit 2, Columbus 1 Todd Bertuzzi's goals halt Red Wings' scoring drought ...Detroit Free Press

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By Blue Jackets Staff - Writer COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled forward Alexandre Picard from the Syracuse Crunch, ... Blue Jackets put defenceman Methot on injured list, recall forward PicardThe Canadian Press Blue Jackets place Methot on IRMiamiHerald.com

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Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom will represent Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. Swedish head coach Bengt ... Former NHL MVP Forsberg included in Sweden's Olympic squad for Vancouver GamesThe Canadian Press

The Boston Bruins will try for their first three-game winning streak in over a month when they visit the Florida Panthers for today's battle at BankAtlantic Center.

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NY Islanders 3, NY Rangers 2: Kyle Okposo, whose sharp passing set up the Islanders' first two goals, scored 4:13 into overtime for the winner. ... and more »

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Ryan Malone scored the eventual game-winner early in the third period, as the Tampa Bay Lightning edged the Atlanta Thrashers, 4-3, at St.

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The Vancouver Canucks will try to wrap their season-long homestand tonight with one more victory in a matchup with the skidding Edmonton Oilers at GM Place.The Canucks are a solid 5-2-0 on the residency, improving their home mark on the season to 15-6-0. They were last in action on Tuesday,...

Calgarian Mike Brodeur has given Cory Clouston pause for thought. While the Ottawa Senators head coach wouldn't talk about who will start tonight against the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Place, Brodeur's sparkling NHL debut -- 22 saves in the 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild Saturday -- ce...

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Fisher and Jonathan Cheechoo both added assists for the Senators, with each skater picking up his 300th NHL point. Ottawa has now won four of six overall ... Senators' Brodeur beats Wild in NHL debutNational Post Sens' Mike Brodeur beats Wild in NHL debutThe Associated Press

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MiamiHerald.com but Saturday night's 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets was a big win for the Colorado Avalanche. The triumph gave the Avs a 3-2 record on its ... Blue Jackets-Avalanche: Pregame AnalysisBleacher Report NHL: Colorado 5, Columbus 2UPI.com

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Lightning 6, Blues 3 • Note's decline at home sinks ever deeper.

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Globe and Mail The Nashville Predators moved level on points with the Chicago Blackhawks in the Central Division following a 6-3 win at the Edmonton Oilers. ... Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia PreviewNHL.com Big second period lifts Nashville, 7-4News Chief

Crosby's 3 points, 3 Penguins fights highlight Pittsburgh's 6-1 win over Flyers Gaea Times (blog) The Flyers acquired the star defenseman in a blockbuster, draft-day trade with the Anaheim Ducks last month. July 3rd, 2009 Penguins agree on 1-year deal ... and more »

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Most notably, Steve Downie and Paul Szczechura will receive a big promotion as they will move up to the second line with Steven Stamkos. ... versus Edmonton Oilers gameday previewExaminer.com Edmonton Oilers vs Tampa Bay Lightning December 9thCrunchsports.com Toronto Sun -CBSSports.com

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