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Laviolette to return to Carolina bench next season
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5.16.2008 : 5:01 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes know their coach will be back next season. They're still waiting to find out whether two of their aging defensemen will join him.
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GM Martin reaches deal with Panthers
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5.16.2008 : 12:18 pm
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SUNRISE, Fla. -- Jacques Martin has reached an agreement to remain with the Florida Panthers as general manager through the 2011-12 season, the team said Friday.
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Flyers hold off Penguins 4-2, force Game 5
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5.16.2008 : 7:09 am
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Pittsburgh Penguins' road to the Stanley Cup finals along the Pennsylvania Turnpike took an unexpected detour. The smooth ride through 12 playoff games got a bit bumpier when the Philadelphia Flyers staved off elimination from the Eastern Conference finals with a 4-2 victory Thursday night, forcing a Game 5 in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
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Flyers defensemen Timonen and Coburn close to return
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5.15.2008 : 11:52 pm
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PHILADELPHIA -- Not only did the Philadelphia Flyers stay alive Thursday night, they got good news on the status of injured defensemen Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn.
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Hurricanes agree to deal with D Bellemore
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5.15.2008 : 11:59 am
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms for a three-year contract with defenseman Brett Bellemore. The entry-level deal will pay the 2007 draft pick an average of $500,000 per season at the NHL level and $55,000 per season in the minor leagues. The sixth-round pick also will receive a $100,000 signing bonus.
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Red Wings' Franzen to miss Game 5
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5.15.2008 : 11:03 am
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DETROIT -- NHL playoff goal-scoring leader Johan Franzen will miss his fourth straight game when the Red Wings face Dallas in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Saturday.
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Stars avoid sweep, send West finals back to Detroit
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5.15.2008 : 7:36 am
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DALLAS -- Detroit's goal with a guy barely in the crease, if at all, didn't count. Dallas' goal with a guy clearly in the crease did count. Apparently, that's what it takes to slow the mighty Red Wings. Loui Ericksson's goal about 12 minutes after Detroit's was waved off, then third-period goals from Mike Modano and Brenden Morrow sent the Stars past the Red Wings 3-1 on Wednesday night, preventing the Western Conference finals from ending in a sweep.
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Stars avoid sweep, send West finals back to Detroit
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5.15.2008 : 7:19 am
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DALLAS -- Dallas finally went into the locker room with a lead in the Western Conference finals. The Stars needed nearly 11 full periods, a debatable call that wiped out a Detroit goal and a favorable ruling on their score to accomplish that.
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Penguins move to brink of Cup finals with 4-1 win
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5.13.2008 : 11:07 pm
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PHILADELPHIA -- Quick strikes by Ryan Whitney and Marian Hossa raised the Pittsburgh Penguins to heights not reached since Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr donned the black and gold.
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Datsyuk's hat trick leads Red Wings past Stars 5-2
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5.13.2008 : 12:11 am
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DALLAS -- This is how ridiculously good the Detroit Red Wings are playing: They lose the NHL's top scorer this postseason and their regular-season scoring leader steps up with the first hat trick of his entire career while one of his linemates scores a demoralizing short-handed goal.
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Sharks fire coach Ron Wilson after another ouster
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5.12.2008 : 10:24 pm
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The San Jose Sharks fired coach Ron Wilson on Monday after his club followed another outstanding regular season with yet another early exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Predators sign Martin Erat to 7-year, $31.5M deal
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5.12.2008 : 5:40 pm
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Nashville Predators have signed forward Martin Erat to a seven-year, $31.5 million contract. Erat ranks third on the team in career scoring (253). He joined Nashville in the 2001-02 season after being selected in the 1999 draft.
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Hurricanes agree to terms with D Rodney
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5.12.2008 : 3:51 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with defenseman Bryan Rodney on a one-year contract. The deal will pay the 24-year-old $500,000 at the NHL level and $55,000 at the minor-league level. He will also receive a $30,000 signing bonus.
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Max Talbot pushes Penguins past Flyers for 2-0 series lead
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5.11.2008 : 10:46 pm
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PITTSBURGH -- Max Talbot, a sometimes overlooked fourth-line forward on a team renowned for its stars, scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins took a two-game lead in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Sunday night.
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Red Wings beat Stars 2-1 for 2-0 lead in conference finals
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5.11.2008 : 7:36 am
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DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings kept rolling without their hottest player. Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg scored first-period goals to help make up for the loss of Johan Franzen and Detroit held on for a 2-1 win Saturday night over the Dallas Stars and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
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Wings' Franzen to miss Game 3 with concussion-like symptoms
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5.10.2008 : 11:18 pm
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DETROIT -- Johan Franzen was scratched from the Detroit Red Wings' lineup for Game 2 of the Western Conference finals and will miss Game 3 because of concussion-like symptoms.
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Lemaire says he'll return for 8th season coaching Wild
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5.10.2008 : 6:42 pm
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Jacques Lemaire has 11 Stanley Cup championship rings, 500 victories as a coach and is widely considered one of the best coaches in the NHL.
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Malkin's changeup gets Penguins off to fast start vs. Flyers
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5.10.2008 : 6:46 am
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PITTSBURGH -- For all the skill he possesses at age 21, all the goals he's scored, all he's done to put the Pittsburgh Penguins three victories away from the Stanley Cup finals, Evgeni Malkin has a weakness. Give him a breakaway, and one of the NHL's best players becomes just another player.
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Avalanche, coach Joel Quenneville go separate ways
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5.10.2008 : 4:13 am
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DENVER -- The Colorado Avalanche want to play a faster, more attacking brand of hockey, similar to the style that brought them two Stanley Cup titles. Now, they're looking for a coach who fits that description.
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Malkin's 2 goals lead flyin' Penguins past Flyers 4-2
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5.10.2008 : 4:11 am
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PITTSBURGH -- Evgeni Malkin scored two dazzling goals 5 minutes apart to give Pittsburgh a two-goal lead, after Sidney Crosby tied it, and the Penguins rode their two big stars to a 4-2 victory over cross-state rival Philadelphia in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night.
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Kolzig confirms he won't play again for Capitals
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5.9.2008 : 6:09 pm
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WASHINGTON -- When Olie Kolzig removed his nameplate from the Washington Capitals' locker room after their last playoff game, then skipped a mandatory meeting the next morning, everyone figured his time with the team was over.
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Blake, Chelios, Pisani finalists for Masterton Trophy
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5.9.2008 : 1:11 pm
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NEW YORK -- Left wing Jason Blake of the Toronto Maple Leafs, defenseman Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings and right wing Fernando Pisani of the Edmonton Oilers were selected Friday as finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
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Red Wings roll past Stars 4-1 in West finals opener
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5.9.2008 : 7:34 am
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DETROIT -- Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who built a big lead in the second period and coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.
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Red Wings roll past Stars 4-1 in West finals opener
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5.9.2008 : 3:35 am
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DETROIT -- Nicklas Lidstrom has seen the Detroit Red Wings at their best, helping them win three Stanley Cups in a six-year stretch.
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Flyers D Timonen likely out of East finals with blood clot
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5.8.2008 : 7:44 pm
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PHILADELPHIA -- Flyers All-Star defenseman Kimmo Timonen will likely miss the Eastern Conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins because of a blood clot in his left ankle.
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Paul Maurice fired after failing to get Leafs into playoffs
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5.8.2008 : 7:36 am
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TORONTO -- Paul Maurice was fired as coach of the Maple Leafs on Wednesday after Toronto failed to make the playoffs during his two years. The dismissal was the first big move in what is expected to be an active offseason for the team.
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Stars beat Sharks in 4 OTs to clinch series
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5.5.2008 : 7:30 am
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DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars have finally made it back to the Western Conference finals. It took the eighth longest game in NHL history to do it. Brenden Morrow scored a power play goal 9:03 into the fourth overtime as the Stars eliminated the pesky San Jose Sharks 2-1 in a game that ended early Monday morning -- the longest game in the NHL playoffs this season, and the longest in San Jose history.
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Rangers' Avery out of hospital 5 days after spleen injury
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5.4.2008 : 8:14 pm
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NEW YORK -- Rangers forward Sean Avery was released from the hospital Sunday morning, five days after suffering a season-ending spleen injury in a playoff game.
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Jagr cloudy on Rangers future, but expects to keep playing
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5.4.2008 : 7:48 pm
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PITTSBURGH -- Maybe it was Jaromir Jagr's last game with the New York Rangers. It almost certainly wasn't Jagr's last hockey game.
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Hossa scores in OT as Penguins eliminate Rangers in 5 games
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5.4.2008 : 5:35 pm
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PITTSBURGH -- Marian Hossa scored his second goal of the game 7:10 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied after giving up a two-goal lead to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday and advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in seven years.
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Upshall, Flyers eliminate top-seeded Canadiens in 5 games
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5.4.2008 : 7:58 am
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MONTREAL -- Scott Upshall scored with 3:04 remaining in the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers advanced to the Eastern Conference final with a 6-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
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Pavelski's OT goal against Stars keeps Sharks' season alive
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5.3.2008 : 3:32 am
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The deficit for the San Jose Sharks was daunting. They were two goals down in the third period of an elimination game to the stingy Dallas Stars.
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Pavelski's OT goal helps Sharks top Stars, avoid elimination
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5.3.2008 : 2:12 am
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The San Jose Sharks just won't go away -- and now they're going back to Dallas. Joe Pavelski scored 65 seconds into overtime and the Sharks evaded playoff elimination for the second straight game Friday night, improbably rallying from a late two-goal deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in Game 5.
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Jagr and Lundqvist keep Rangers alive in 3-0 win over Pens
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5.2.2008 : 6:37 am
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NEW YORK -- Jaromir Jagr was flat on his stomach after scoring and cheers echoed through Madison Square Garden in what might have been his last home game with the New York Rangers.
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Franzen makes NHL history as Red Wings sweep Avalanche
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5.2.2008 : 6:26 am
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DENVER -- Johan Franzen outscored the Colorado Avalanche by himself. Franzen's second hat trick in three games fueled the Detroit Red Wings' 8-2 rout Thursday night that completed a sweep of the injury-riddled Avalanche.
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Red Wings finish sweep with 8-2 win
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5.2.2008 : 6:12 am
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DENVER -- Even at full strength, the Colorado Avalanche would've had a difficult time keeping up with the Johan Franzen-fueled Detroit Red Wings.
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