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| Modano nets winner as Stars finally outshine Wings, force Game 5 |
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05/14/2008 |
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| rs haven't been swept in the playoffs since the 2001 Conference Semifinals against the St. Louis Blues...Detroit's nine-game winning streak was the longest in the NHL since Montreal won 11 in a row in 1993...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...Dallas finished 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Red Wings went 0-for-6...Detroit forward Johan Franzen, the leading goal-scorer of the playoffs with 12 t |
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| Penguins defense carrying club through playoffs |
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05/14/2008 |
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| 're not sure if it's going to work. That's not the case with us. We really believe in what we're going to do and we're going to have success.'' The Flyers are trying to do that while facing long odds. Only the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders have erased 3-0 deficits and won series. Philadelphia took to the practice ice Wednesday with new lines. Trying to maximize their offense, Mike Richards will move up to play with Danny Briere, who has struggled this series alongside Vinny Prospal. |
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| Stanley Cup Notebook: Rule of 33 about to end |
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05/14/2008 |
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| HL history have teams come back from 3-0 deficits to win a seven-game series. If first happened in 1942, when the Toronto Maple Leafs charged back to defeat Detroit in the Stanley Cup finals. Thirty-three years later the same miracle occurred as the New York Islanders rebounded from a three games-to-none hole to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1975 quarterfinals. So, if my limited math ability is good enough to solve this equation, 2008 would be 33 years since the Isles last pulled off the 0-3 magic. And it j |
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| NHL Playoff Preview Capsules |
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05/07/2008 |
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| average, allowing only 10 goals on 159 shots. Hasek was 2-2 in four games with a 2.91 GAA and .888 save percentage. ... Osgood is three playoff wins away from tying Terry Sawchuk's team mark of 47 career postseason victories. Before stints with the New York Islanders and St. Louis, Osgood led the Red Wings to the 1998 Stanley Cup title - their second straight - with a 16-6 mark and 2.12 GAA. ... Red Wings clinched seventh straight Central Division title with 5-3 win against Dallas on March 13. DALLAS: Marty Tu |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia |
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05/06/2008 |
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| es victory over the rival New York Rangers. The Penguins will now take on their cross-state foes in the Philadelphia Flyers. It marks the first time two teams from the same state or province are meeting with a Stanley Cup berth on the line since the New York Islanders defeated the Rangers in the 1981 semifinals. Sidney Crosby and the Penguins were bounced out by Ottawa in the first round of the 2007 playoffs, but are now in the conference finals for the first time since 2001, when they lost to New Jersey. Despite |
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| Rangers try to stay alive in Pittsburgh |
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05/04/2008 |
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| n. To win this series, the fifth-seeded Rangers need to become just the third team in NHL history to erase an 0-3 deficit to take a playoff series. However, the Penguins are one of the two clubs to blow a 3-0 edge, as they lost in seven games to the New York Islanders in the 1975 quarterfinals. The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs also overcame the 0-3 hole to defeat Detroit in the Stanley Cup finals. If necessary, Game 6 of this series will take place Monday night in Manhattan. The Rangers cut the series' deficit to 3-1 |
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| National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules |
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05/02/2008 |
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| ots for the Penguins, who will attempt to clinch the series when they host Game 5 on Sunday afternoon. Pittsburgh is one of two franchises in league history to lose a series after holding a 3-0 lead. In 1975, the Penguins lost in that fashion to the New York Islanders. Final Score: Detroit 8, Colorado 2 Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Johan Franzen recorded his second playoff hat trick this season as the Detroit Red Wings finished off a sweep of the Colorado Avalanche with a dominant 8-2 win in Game 4 of their West |
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| Pens shoot for sweep of Rangers at the Garden |
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05/01/2008 |
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| p championship. To win this series, the Rangers need to become just the third team in NHL history to erase an 0-3 deficit to take a playoff series. However, the Penguins are one of the two clubs to blow a 3-0 edge, as they lost in seven games to the New York Islanders in the 1975 quarterfinals. The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs also overcame the 0-3 hole to defeat Detroit in the Stanley Cup finals. New York will have to pull off the monumental comeback without energetic forward Sean Avery, who is out for the remainder |
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| Sharks stave off elimination, sweep, in narrow win over Stars |
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05/01/2008 |
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| on Turco. As he approached the middle of the right circle, Marleau snapped a wrister that beat the Dallas netminder stick-side at 9:19. Game Notes Dallas opened the scoring for the first time in the series...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...Center Stu Barnes sat out for Dallas, a day after he took a hard hit to the head in Game 3...San Jose finished 1-for-6 on the power play, while the Stars went |
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| Norstrom's OT winner sends Sharks to brink of elimination |
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04/30/2008 |
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| period went scoreless as Dallas had nine shots while San Jose threw seven shots on net, all of which the goaltenders stopped. Game Notes The Stars signed center Steve Ott to a two-year contract on Tuesday...Only the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1975 New York Islanders have rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a series...Dallas has not reached the conference finals since 2000, when it fell to New Jersey in the Stanley Cup finals...San Jose fell in the conference quarterfinals to Edmonton in 2006 and Detroit last seas |
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