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NHL - Evgeni Malkin tallied twice in 50 seconds and capped the hat trick with an empty-net goal as the Pittsburgh Penguins scored five unanswered goals en route to a 5-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday.

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Ottawa Citizen   Canada - Considering the way injured Vancouver Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa played the first 13 games of the season, the prospect of him returning to the lineup ... Luongo has company Vancouver Sun Devils coach plays dad for a night Ottawa Citizen all 6 news articles

  Canada - The Edmonton Oilers haven't replaced Matt Greene's quick wit in the locker-room, nor Jarret Stoll's quick hands in the faceoff circle. ... Batteries recharged Edmonton Sun all 4 news articles

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By By Gordon McIntyre Sami Salo scored at 2:33 of overtime with Johan Franzen in the penalty box for interference to give the Canucks a 3-2 win over the Red Wings on Monday night at GM Place in the third one-goal decision in three games between these two Western Conference rivals.

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By Ben Kuzma Curtis Sanford had the second pre-game billing Thursday, which is nothing new for an NHL version of the Maytag repairman.

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