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Posted on Sunday, 4th January 2009 by admin

Tying goal in dying seconds gives Canada new life
OTTAWA — For more than a year, hockey fans have been angling for tickets to the gold medal final. Saturday night, Team Canada punched its own ticket to join them there.

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In a game that stole the breath of all who watched, the [...]

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Posted on Monday, 27th October 2008 by admin

BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 27 (UPI) — Jason Spezza had two goals  
and an assist Monday to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 5-2 victory
over the Buffalo Sabres.
Alex Auld stopped 25-of-27 shots for the Senators, who ended  
a four-game losing streak. Dany Heatley had a goal and an assist and
Daniel Alfredsson had [...]

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Posted on Monday, 27th October 2008 by admin

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Oct. 27 (UPI) — Chris Drury scored his  
first two goals of the season and Michal Rozsival had two assists
Monday to help the New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 4-2.
Scott Gomez and Ryan Callahan also scored for the Rangers,  
who have won three straight. Henrik Lundqvist blocked 28- [...]

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Posted on Monday, 27th October 2008 by admin

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 27 (UPI) — Teemu Selanne scored on the  
power play with 3:55 remaining in the third period Monday to give
the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 victory over Columbus.
Corey Perry had a goal and two assists and Ryan Getzlaf  
scored the other goal for the Ducks, who got 30 saves from [...]

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Posted on Sunday, 26th October 2008 by admin

MONTREAL, Oct. 26 (UPI) — Chris Kunitz scored the  
game-winning goal Saturday night when the Anaheim Ducks downed the
Montreal Canadiens 6-4.
Anaheim has won three in a row after losing five of their  
first six games.
Kunitz’s goal at 4:40 of the second period snapped a 3-3 tie  
and put Anaheim in [...]

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Posted on Sunday, 26th October 2008 by admin

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26 (UPI) — Goalies Ben Bishop and Marek  
Schwarz combined to stop 17 shots Saturday night when the St. Louis
Blues recorded a 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers.
Bishop, who at 6-foot-7 is the tallest goaltender ever to  
play in the NHL, became the starter after Manny Legace was injured [...]

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Posted on Sunday, 26th October 2008 by admin

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 26 (UPI) — Mason Raymond  
and Jannik Hansen both scored two goals Saturday night when the
Vancouver Canucks raced to a 6-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
The Canucks secured the win by scoring three unanswered  
goals in the third period.
Center Kyle Wellwood scored the eventual game-winner on [...]

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