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Ovechkin's Goal Leads
Caps to Game 1 Win

STANLEY CUP

Apr 11, 2008 10:52 PM CDT

Ovechkin's Goal Leads Caps to Game 1 Win

League's top scorer starts Washington's third-period rally

(Newser) - Held without a shot until late in the third period, Alex Ovechkin stole the puck and netted the tiebreaking goal with 4 1/2 minutes remaining, leading the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series Friday. Ovechkin also set...

BC Back in NCAA Hockey Title Game

Frozen Four

Apr 10, 2008 11:00 PM CDT

BC Back in NCAA Hockey Title Game

Eagles soar to 6-1 victory over North Dakota Fighting Sioux

(Newser) - Nathan Gerbe's hat trick helped Boston College advance to its third straight championship game. John Muse stopped 28 shots as the Eagles skated to a 6-1 victory over the North Dakota Fighting Sioux tonight in the Frozen Four semifinals. The Eagles have beaten North Dakota the last three years...

Zetterberg
Leads Wings Over Predators

Stanley Cup

Apr 10, 2008 10:15 PM CDT

Zetterberg Leads Wings Over Predators

Hasek stops 19 of 20 as Detroit takes Game 1 of West's 1-8 matchup

(Newser) - Henrik Zetterberg broke a tie at 6:54 of the third period and added an empty-net goal, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night in the postseason opener for both teams. Dominik Hasek, playing in his 116th playoff game, made 19...

Canadiens Take Game 1 Against Bruins, 4-1

Stanley Cup

Apr 10, 2008 10:14 PM CDT

Canadiens Take Game 1 Against Bruins, 4-1

Brothers Kostitsyn strike early, playoff virgin Price shines for Habs

(Newser) - Sergei and Andrei Kostitsyn scored goals 1:28 apart in the opening minutes of their playoff debuts, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Thursday night. Carey Price also made his playoff debut, stopping 17 shots for Montreal, which finished...

Flames Beat Sharks 3-2

Stanley Cup

Apr 10, 2008 12:17 AM CDT

Flames Beat Sharks 3-2

Calgary opens up 1-0 series lead

(Newser) - The Calgary Flames are off to a fine playoff start, and the San Jose Sharks can start worrying again. Stephane Yelle scored two goals, Miikka Kiprusoff made 37 saves and the seventh-seeded Flames stunned the NHL's second-best regular season team in their first-round opener, beating the Sharks 3-2 on Wednesday...

Sakic Wins It in Overtime for Avs

Stanley Cup

Apr 10, 2008 12:10 AM CDT

Sakic Wins It in Overtime for Avs

Captain scores game winner midway through first OT

(Newser) - Joe Sakic added another line to his amazing playoff resume. Sakic tipped in a shot by Ruslan Salei from the point midway through the first overtime period, his eighth career playoff goal in extra time, to send the Colorado Avalanche past the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Wednesday night. The goal...

Fleury, Penguins Blank Sens 4-0

Stanley Cup

Apr 9, 2008 10:50 PM CDT

Fleury, Penguins Blank Sens 4-0

Pittsburgh takes 1-0 series lead

(Newser) - The Ottawa Senators must be wondering how many more times this can happen. They get to the playoffs, yet Gary Roberts finds a way to beat them. Again. And again. Roberts and Petr Sykora scored in the first period and the favored Penguins, determined not to duplicate their awful postseason...

Rangers Top Devils 4-1, Take Series Lead

Stanley Cup

Apr 9, 2008 10:02 PM CDT

Rangers Top Devils 4-1, Take Series Lead

Longtime Jersey star Gomez torments team with three assists

(Newser) - Scott Gomez showed the New Jersey Devils just what they let get away. In his first playoff game against the team he grew up with, Gomez assisted on three of the New York Rangers' goals in a 4-1 playoff-opening win over the Devils on Wednesday night.

Chelios is Wings'
Ageless Wonder

Apr 8, 2008 12:17 AM CDT

Chelios is Wings' Ageless Wonder

Detroit defenseman plows on in his 23rd season

(Newser) - Twenty-four seasons and counting for Chris Chelios – and he doesn’t think about the ‘R’ word. And why should he, considering that, at age 46, he’s still a finely-tuned athlete, one who works out harder than players half his age and is still called on by his...

Ducks Rally for Win Over Coyotes

Apr 6, 2008 10:35 PM CDT

Ducks Rally for Win Over Coyotes

Third period fruitful for Anaheim

(Newser) - Chris Kunitz and Bobby Ryan scored 43 seconds apart in the third period against former teammate Ilya Bryzgalov, while Ryan Getzlaf had the deciding goal in the shootout to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes Sunday. The Ducks, fourth in the Western Conference, will...

Stars Sink
Sharks

Apr 6, 2008 10:09 PM CDT

Stars Sink Sharks

Norstrom Caps Dallas' 4-2 Comeback

(Newser) - Defenseman Mattias Norstrom's rare goal put his team ahead for good late in the second period as the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 tonight in a regular-season finale that included 160 penalty minutes. Dallas erased a 2-0 deficit on goals by Antti Miettinen, Stu Barnes...

Flyers Shut Out Penguins, 2-0

Apr 6, 2008 10:05 PM CDT

Flyers Shut Out Penguins, 2-0

Loss costs Pittsburgh No. 1 conference seed

(Newser) - Martin Biron stopped 20 shots in his second straight shutout and led the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-0 win over Pittsburgh tonight that cost the Penguins the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers, who clinched a playoff spot on Friday, enter the postseason as the sixth seed...

Tkachuk Scores 500th Goal

Apr 6, 2008 9:22 PM CDT

Tkachuk Scores 500th Goal

St. Louis bests Columbus, 4-1

(Newser) - Keith Tkachuk became the 41st player in NHL history to score 500 goals, and added an assist to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Sunday in the season finale for both teams. Tkachuk, a 16-year veteran, scored his 27th of the season, a short-handed...

Devils Get Home-Ice vs. Rangers

Apr 6, 2008 8:42 PM CDT

Devils Get Home-Ice vs. Rangers

Shootout win sets up first round matchup in their favor

(Newser) - The New Jersey Devils captured home-ice advantage for their first-round playoff series against the Rangers with a 3-2 shootout win over their longtime New York area archrivals today. Zach Parise and Patrik Elias scored in the four-round shootout that the Devils won 2-1. John Madden and Mike Rupp scored for...

Red Wings Top Blackhawks in Season Finale

Apr 6, 2008 7:57 PM CDT

Red Wings Top Blackhawks in Season Finale

President's Trophy winners get two goals from captain Lidstrom

(Newser) - Nicklas Lidstrom scored twice to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on the regular season’s final day. Detroit locked up the Presidents' Trophy, which goes to the team with the NHL's best record and ensures home ice throughout the playoffs, with 115...

Thrashers Finish Season With Win Over Lightning

Apr 6, 2008 3:36 AM CDT

Thrashers Finish Season With Win Over Lightning

Armstrong scores late goal as Atlanta finishes on high note

(Newser) - Colby Armstrong scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period and the Atlanta Thrashers added two empty-netters in the final minute of a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning last night. The Lightning, who tied Los Angeles with an NHL-low 71 points, finished in last place to give...

Iginla Gets 50th Goal as Flames Rout Canucks

Apr 6, 2008 3:35 AM CDT

Iginla Gets 50th Goal as Flames Rout Canucks

Captain adds two assists to finish with a career-best 98 points

(Newser) - Jarome Iginla scored his 50th goal and added two assists as the Calgary Flames finished the regular season with a 7-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks last night. Eric Nystrom scored his second goal with 1:42 left, and also added two assists, including the cross-crease feed for Iginla's milestone...

Ovechkin, Caps in Playoffs

Apr 6, 2008 2:29 AM CDT

Ovechkin, Caps in Playoffs

Washington wins seventh straight to finish climb into postseason

(Newser) - Make room in the playoffs for MVP front-runner Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Tomas Fleischmann, Sergei Fedorov and Alexander Semin scored for the Capitals, who clinched the Southeast Division title with a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers last night. The win was also the Capitals' seventh straight. The...

Canadiens Move Atop East

Apr 6, 2008 2:27 AM CDT

Canadiens Move Atop East

Higgins scores two goals as Montreal beats Toronto

(Newser) - Chris Higgins scored twice and Mark Streit had a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 last night to finish their schedule atop the Eastern Conference. Montreal completed the regular season with a 47-25-10 record for 104 points, two more than Pittsburgh, which...

Sabres Upend Bruins

Apr 6, 2008 2:25 AM CDT

Sabres Upend Bruins

Vanek hat trick, Thibault shutout lift Buffalo

(Newser) - Thomas Vanek scored three goals and Jocelyn Thibault shut out the Boston Bruins in his first start since Jan. 21 as the Buffalo Sabres ended their season with a 3-0 win last night. The victory came too late for the Sabres. It was their first game since they were eliminated...