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Game 7 up next after Hurricanes rout Devils 4-0
That the Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils are headed to a decisive Game 7 is no surprise – not after those teams have produced the tightest first-round series of the playoffs. The real stunner is how it got to this point: The Devils were blown out 4-0 on Sunday night by a Carolina team [...]
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Sundays NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Capsules
WASHINGTON 5, NY RANGERS 3 NEW YORK Tom Poti had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals won 5-3 in Game 6 against the New York Rangers, who were playing without suspended coach John Tortorella. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist didnt make it to the third period for the second straight game, and Poti [...]
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Flames prep for Game 6 against Blackhawks
The Calgary Flames will have a raucous home crowd backing them as they fight for their playoff lives Monday night. Having Jarome Iginla reappear would be a help, too. The Flames captain called his own performance terrible in Game 5, which Calgary lost 5-1 in Chicago on Saturday night. The team should be prepared to [...]
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Crosby practices, questionable for Wednesday game
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby practiced with the team Monday after staying off the ice for five days to rest his ailing left knee, but his status for Wednesday’s game against the New York Rangers is questionable. “Five days (off the ice) is pretty long, and I was a little rusty,” Crosby said. “(I pushed [...]
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After Avery, Stars have improved on and off ice
The Dallas Stars have definitely been better without Sean Avery. Since the agitating forward was suspended for crude comments he made about his ex-girlfriends dating other NHL players, the Stars have won more in 22 games than in the 23 games Avery played. They have gone from having the fewest points in the Western Conference [...]
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