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With the ballots in the voters hands, who are some of the forwards who deserve recognition for this year’s Selke Trophy?
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Mathieu Garon goes post to post to stone Marian Hossa in overtime. At least he temporarily saved the game.
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A beautiful give-and-go odd-man rush gives Alex Tanguay an easy finish and makes Jaroslav Halak look foolish.
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Western playoff picture: Blackhawks pick up huge comeback win, Flames keep pace
Apr 2, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
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Blackhawks and Flames both grab two points in the standings; Coyotes only manage a single point against the struggling Avalanche.
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Eastern playoff standings remain unchanged, Devils beat Flyers, live to see another day
Apr 2, 2011, 7:00 AM EDT
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Here’s the summary of the only game in the Eastern Conference on Friday night.
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New York hockey writers will not vote for year-end awards in protest of blogger’s revoked credentials
Apr 2, 2011, 1:35 AM EDT
The New York Rangers chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) announced that they will abstain from voting in the year-end awards as a form of protest for the Islanders revoking Chris Botta’s credentials earlier this season.
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Blackhawks steal shootout win in Columbus, deal another blow to Dallas and Calgary playoff hopes
Apr 1, 2011, 11:05 PM EDT
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Despite a lackluster performance, the Blackhawks escape Columbus with a valuable two-point victory.
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Coyotes look to take care of business against struggling Avalanche
Apr 1, 2011, 9:12 PM EDT
Phoenix looks to solidify their playoff position against the lowly Colorado Avalanche. Can the Avs play the spoiler role?
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With Chris Pronger out for the rest of the regular season, Flyers’ head coach Peter Laviolette has been leaning on Andrej Meszaros to fill the void.
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Save of the Night – Jhonas Enroth robs Derek Stepan to preserve shutout (March 30)
Mar 31, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT
Jhonas Enroth make a huge save at the beginning of the 3rd period on Derek Stepan to help preserve the 1-0 win for the Sabres.
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Goal of the Night – Michael Cammalleri eventually beats Cam Ward (March 30)
Mar 31, 2011, 9:00 AM EDT
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Michael Cammalleri makes about 17 moves on Cam Ward before finally burying the puck behind the Carolina netminder.
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Western playoff picture: Ducks flying up the standings, Flames hopes take huge hit
Mar 31, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
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Here are summaries of Wednesday’s two games in the West and what it meant for the playoff picture.
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Eastern playoff standings condensed: Sabres beat Rangers, Hurricanes smash Canadiens
Mar 31, 2011, 7:00 AM EDT
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Here are summaries of the three games in the Eastern Conference on Wednesday night and what it meant for the playoff picture.
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Flames playoff hopes crushed by controversial call, fall to Ducks 4-2
Mar 31, 2011, 3:19 AM EDT
The Ducks received the benefit of the doubt as a controversial no-goal went their way. The win helped the Ducks solidify their playoff spot while dealing a near-death blow to the Flames post-season chances. But should the goal have counted?
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Update: City of Glendale has half the buyers lined up for half of the Coyotes sale bonds
Mar 31, 2011, 2:06 AM EDT
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The City of Glendale as investors for half of the $100 million worth of bonds needed to be sold for the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes.
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Chicago’s Joel Quenneville says that Patrick Sharp is showing some serious signs of progress and he’s been able to kick-up his conditioning on his road to recovery.
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Brian Burke says Ron Wilson will be back to coach Maple Leafs next year
Mar 30, 2011, 9:26 PM EDT
Brian Burke tells media that Ron Wilson’s job is safe for next season– whether the Leafs make the playoffs or not.
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From the infusion of money dedicated to the team to the cultural shift for the fans and players, life has been good for the Buffalo Sabres over the last month.
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Save of the Night – Sergei Bobrovsky stones breakaway attempt (March 24)
Mar 25, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT
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Sergei Bobrovsky calmly discards a Tyler Kennedy breakaway three minutes into Thursday’s Flyers/Pens game.
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Ryan Suter scores a beautiful goal—into the wrong goal.
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Here are summaries of all nine games on an action packed Thursday night in the NHL.
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Blue Jackets have closed door meeting after shutout loss to Coyotes
Mar 25, 2011, 2:54 AM EDT
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Rick Nash and R.J. Umberger held a player’s only, closed-door meeting after their shutout loss to the Phoenix Coyotes. It may not be enough to salvage this season, but can it help the Blue Jackets next season?
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Jonas Hiller struggles in return to the net, Preds top Ducks 5-4
Mar 25, 2011, 1:00 AM EDT
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Jonas Hiller struggled in his first game back from his vertigo-like symptoms. Between Hiller, Ray Emery, and Dan Ellis, where do the Ducks go from here with their goaltending situation?
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In their first meeting since the Chara/Pacioretty incident, the Boston Bruins hammered the Montreal Canadiens to take a stranglehold on the Northeast Division.
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Despite the Blackhawks being in the middle of a tight playoff race, Stan Bowman and the Hawks are looking to lock-up Corey Crawford to long-term deal.
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Video: Highlights: Blackhawks stay alive
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Video: Bickell blasts Kronwall
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Video: Toews scores first goal of the playoffs
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Video: Howard with a couple of tremendous saves in Game 5
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Video: Highlights: Bruins move onto Eastern Conference finals
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Video: Lundqvist takes one away from Lucic
