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| Pens arrive early, Red Wings overdue |
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05/20/2008 |
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| well he can lead his team in the Cup finals. After all, Gretzky was nearly two years older than Sid when he first made it to the finals in 1983, and also had five full seasons of professional hockey under his belt. Gretzky and the Oilers lost to the New York Islanders in '83, but the "Great One" won the first of his four Cup titles the following year. The ultimate question is, will Detroit get back to the top of the mountain or will Crosby and the Pens complete the first of what could be multiple championship sea |
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| NHL Western Conference Champions |
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05/19/2008 |
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| monton Oilers 1988-89 - Calgary Flames 1987-88 - Edmonton Oilers 1986-87 - Edmonton Oilers 1985-86 - Calgary Flames 1984-85 - Edmonton Oilers 1983-84 - Edmonton Oilers 1982-83 - Edmonton Oilers 1981-82 - Vancouver Canucks 1980-81 - New York Islanders 1979-80 - Philadelphia Flyers 1978-79 - New York Islanders 1977-78 - New York Islanders 1976-77 - Philadelphia Flyers 1975-76 - Philadelphia Flyers 1974-75 - Philadelphia FlyersWest Division 1973-74 - Philadelphia Flyers 1972-73 - Ch |
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| Resurgent Stars host Red Wings in Game 6 of West finals |
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05/19/2008 |
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| Wings had set a franchise record for consecutive wins with nine straight victories before Dallas rallied to take Games 4 and 5. The Stars are trying to become just the third team in NHL history to erase an 0-3 deficit to win a seven-game series. The New York Islanders did it last in 1975 when they beat Pittsburgh, while the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs achieved the same feat against Detroit in the Stanley Cup finals. The Red Wings were again without forward Johan Franzen, the leading goal- scorer of the playoffs with |
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| NHL Eastern Conference Champions |
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05/19/2008 |
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| 91-92 - Pittsburgh Penguins 1990-91 - Pittsburgh Penguins 1989-90 - Boston Bruins 1988-89 - Montreal Canadiens 1987-88 - Boston Bruins 1986-87 - Philadelphia Flyers 1985-86 - Montreal Canadiens 1984-85 - Philadelphia Flyers 1983-84 - New York Islanders 1982-83 - New York Islanders 1981-82 - New York Islanders 1980-81 - Montreal Canadiens 1979-80 - Buffalo Sabres 1978-79 - Montreal Canadiens 1977-78 - Montreal Canadiens 1976-77 - Montreal Canadiens 1975-76 - Montreal Canadiens 197 |
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| Pens try to wrap up East finals against Flyers |
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05/18/2008 |
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| injury in Game 2 and is questionable for this afternoon's tilt. Still, in order to reach the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1997, the Flyers will have to be just the third team in NHL history to erase an 0-3 series deficit to win a series. The New York Islanders achieved the feat in the 1975 quarterfinals against the Penguins and the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs recovered from an 0-3 hole to defeat Detroit in the Stanley Cup finals. Philadelphia notched its first win of the series on Thursday, as Martin Biron m |
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| Staying Alive: Turco helps Dallas force Game 6 |
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05/18/2008 |
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| ranzen, who leads the NHL with a franchise-record 12 playoff goals, missed his fourth straight game with concussion-like symptoms...The Stars were without forwards Stu Barnes (headaches) and Jere Lehtinen (leg), and defensemen Philippe Boucher (strained hip) and Mark Fistric (mononucleosis)...The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders are the only NHL teams ever to win a playoff series after dropping the first three games...Detroit finished 1-for-3 on the power play, while Dallas went 0- for-4. |
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| Red Wings host Stars, aim to clinch West finals |
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05/17/2008 |
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| m this year and is 5-4 on the road in the postseason. If necessary, the teams will return to Dallas for Game 6 on Monday night. The Stars are trying to become just the third team in NHL history to erase an 0-3 deficit to win a seven-game series. The New York Islanders did it last in 1975 when they beat Pittsburgh, while the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs achieved the same feat against Detroit in the Stanley Cup finals. Dallas thwarted the Red Wings in their first attempt at clinching the series with a victory at the Am |
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| Laviolette to return to Carolina bench next season |
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05/16/2008 |
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| er said there was going to be a change with him. It was driven by speculation. ... I think that the speculation was a little beyond what it should have been.'' Laviolette has three years remaining on the contract he signed in June 2006. The former New York Islanders coach was hired by Carolina in 2003 and is 155-119-28 in four seasons, winning the Cup in his second season. With Laviolette's immediate future decided, the waiting game continues for Hedican and Wesley. The 37-year-old Hedican has spent much of |
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| Stars' Turco 0-9-2 vs Red Wings Joe Louis Arena |
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05/15/2008 |
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| good today,'' Dallas coach Dave Tippett said. ``You get up this morning, you're still alive.'' The odds are stacked against the Stars feeling that way many more days. Just two NHL teams have advanced after trailing a series 3-0. The last was the New York Islanders 33 years ago - 33 years after the Toronto Maple Leafs did it. But Ott is thankful to still have a shot. ``Summer could have started today and we would have been all pretty miserable having meetings,'' Ott said. ``We're alive and we feel good. We |
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| Penguins shoot for sweep of East finals in Philly |
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05/15/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is now 11-1 overall in this postseason and has won 22 of its last 28 games dating back to the regular season. The 1982-83 Edmonton Oilers were the last club to begin the playoffs at 11-1, but they were eventually swept by the New York Islanders in the finals. Ryan Whitney and Ryan Malone also lit the lamp for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby added a pair of assists to share the NHL playoff scoring lead with 19 points, while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 17-of-18 shots to record the win. R.J. Umberg |
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