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Coyotes Shane Doan may face discipline for hit on Ducks Dan Sexton
Oct 18, 2010, 10:58 AM EDT
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Coyotes captain Shane Doan might be getting a call from the NHL about his shot to the head on Ducks forward Dan Sexton.
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It’s Monday and you’re already upset about that. Don’t worry, hockey’s here for you after you get out of work.
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With just two games, the nightly recap makes for a light bit of reading.
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Cam Fowler had a game to remember scoring his first NHL goal. Unfortunately he wasn’t able to stick around to see his team win 3-2 after getting knocked out on his next shift. See the video inside this post.
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Being Tomas Vokoun’s backup is tough work: Clemmensen may not play til November
Oct 17, 2010, 10:42 PM EDT
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You think it’s hard to be a backup goalie? How about when you’re backing up Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun who plays all the time? All of a sudden, life seems easy.
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Last night’s game between Toronto and the New York Rangers saw business pick up late in the game when away from a scrum near the boards, Rangers agitator Sean Avery and Leafs defenseman Mike Komisarek got to chatting. Apparently whatever was being said wasn’t to Avery’s liking and he slashed Komisarek twice, first in the…
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Ducks’ Andreas Lilja gets his visa cleared, joins team; Sbisa sent to AHL
Oct 16, 2010, 3:54 PM EDT
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Andreas Lilja finally gets to join the Ducks after getting his visa issues worked out.
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Caps defenseman Mike Green to miss tonight’s game vs. Nashville
Oct 16, 2010, 2:38 PM EDT
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Discouraging news for the Capitals today as they’ll be without the services of defenseman Mike Green tonight against Nashville. Green left their game on Wednesday against the Islanders with what appeared to be a shoulder injury. Also missing tonight’s game for Washington is defenseman Tom Poti who is out with a lower body injury. Jumping…
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Sharks captain Joe Thornton was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season, but it appears that he’s not about to go hitting the open market. The Sharks announced this afternoon that they’ve signed Thornton to a three-year contract extension worth $21 million. Thornton taking a deal worth $7 million…
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Islanders get good news: Tavares and Wisniewski to play tonight
Oct 16, 2010, 1:15 PM EDT
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Good news, everyone! Well, for everyone who is an Islanders fan at least.
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Expecting a bloodbath in Chicago tonight for Sabres-Blackhawks? Think again
Oct 16, 2010, 11:40 AM EDT
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With Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson coming back tonight from his two-game suspension for his hit from behind on Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Pominville, his return to the ice comes at a rather peculiar time as the Blackhawks face the Sabres once again tonight in Chicago. Revenge is on the mind of many fans and perhaps…
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L.A. Kings forward Anze Kopitar was working his magic last night in helping the Kings beat Roberto Luongo and the Canucks. Check out his sweet stick handling to get through Canucks defense to dish to Dustin Brown for Brown’s first goal of the game on the way to a 4-1 Kings win. If you’re not…
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You make the call: Did Rich Peverley get a high stick on Atlanta’s tying goal?
Oct 16, 2010, 9:00 AM EDT
Comments OffDid Atlanta’s Rich Peverley get a stick on Dustin Byfuglien’s deflected shot which lead to Anthony Stewart’s tip-in for Atlanta’s tying goal? You make the call.
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Take a look around the league as we check out all of Friday night’s action on the ice.
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Penguins upset with “head shot” penalty for Kris Letang, ask NHL to look into it
Oct 16, 2010, 12:42 AM EDT
The Penguins are upset over a game-misconduct penalty given to defenseman Kris Letang for a hit to the head of Blake Comeau. Their problem? Comeau wasn’t even hit in the head.
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Rangers injury update: Drury out six weeks, Gaborik out 2-3 weeks, Prospal to have surgery
Oct 15, 2010, 10:50 PM EDT
The prognosis is not good for either Chris Drury or Marian Gaborik after suffering injuries tonight against Toronto, but it may be worse for Vinny Prospal. It was a bad night to be an injured Ranger.
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Marian Gaborik and Chris Drury leave tonight’s game with injuries
Oct 15, 2010, 9:33 PM EDT
Comments OffRangers forwards Marian Gaborik and Chris Drury both leave tonight’s game against Toronto with injuries.
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Our goal of the night comes from last night’s mostly lackluster tilt between the Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers. Panthers young forward Shawn Matthias makes the most of his open-ice break with Rostislav Olesz and places a perfect shot over the shoulder of Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff. Matthias’ goal came in the third period and…
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While the Red Wings got manhandled by the Dallas Stars 4-1 last night, the post game buzz wasn’t about Mike Modano or the Stars victory, but rather about Red Wings forward Johan Franzen’s claim that a hit he took from Stars defenseman Mark Fistric gave him a concussion. While that has yet to be determined,…
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Late-night recap: Calgary’s struggles continue, fall to Florida 3-0
Oct 15, 2010, 3:04 AM EDT
While the Panthers get off their bad streak, worries continue to grow in Calgary over the Flames’ seeming lack of motivation.



