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| Crosby and Penguins snap long scoring drought |
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05/28/2008 |
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| s, it snapped the Pittsburgh Penguins' longest goal drought of the season. The Penguins, who were shut out in the first two games of the series against the Detroit Red Wings, had gone 153 minutes, 22 seconds - dating to the final 15:57 against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals - without scoring. It was also the first goal allowed by the Red Wings' Chris Osgood in 154:58, stretching to Game 6 of the Western finals vs. Dallas. Crosby scored two goals in the Penguins' 3-2 win We |
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| Punchless Penguins host Red Wings in Game 3 of Cup finals |
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05/28/2008 |
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| ason. Detroit defeated Nashville in six games during the opening round, swept Colorado in the following series, and beat Dallas in six tests of the conference finals. The Penguins swept Ottawa in the first round and defeated the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in five games during the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. Because of the NHL's unbalanced schedule, Pittsburgh and Detroit have met sparingly during the regular season in recent years and the clubs have never faced off in the playoffs |
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| Franzen back in Red Wings lineup |
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05/27/2008 |
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| ff goals since Carolina's Rod Brind'Amour in 2002, a total matched by teammate Henrik Zetterberg in Detroit's 4-0 win in Game 1 over Pittsburgh. To make room in the lineup, the Red Wings scratched Darren McCarty. --- MISSING MALKIN: Ever since Philadelphia Flyers forward Mike Richards drilled Evgeni Malkin into the boards in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Pittsburgh Penguins' high-flying Russian star hasn't been the same. Malkin had an MVP-caliber season, especially excelling when Penguins ca |
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| Franzen finally back in Red Wings lineup |
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05/26/2008 |
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| . 1 pick in this year's draft - and defensemen Drew Doughty, Tyler Myers, Luke Schenn and Alex Pietrangelo. The first round of the draft will be held June 20 in Ottawa. The Tampa Bay Lightning own the No. 1 pick. --- MISSING MALKIN: Ever since Philadelphia Flyers forward Mike Richards drilled Evgeni Malkin into the boards in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Pittsburgh Penguins' high-flying Russian star hasn't been the same. Malkin had an MVP-caliber season, especially excelling when Penguins ca |
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| Red Wings aim for 2-0 Cup finals lead against Pens |
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05/26/2008 |
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| ason. Detroit defeated Nashville in six games during the opening round, swept Colorado in the following series, and beat Dallas in six tests of the conference finals. The Penguins swept Ottawa in the first round and defeated the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in five games during the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. Because of the NHL's unbalanced schedule, Pittsburgh and Detroit have met sparingly during the regular season in recent years and the clubs have never faced off in the playoffs |
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| Penguins shuffle lines for Game 2 vs Red Wings |
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05/25/2008 |
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| eason, but its road record is 4-3. Two of the defeats have been by shutout. The Penguins are in an unfamiliar role of trailing in a series. In the first three rounds, Pittsburgh raced to 3-0 leads against the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, and Philadelphia Flyers - needing no more than five games to advance. Therrien isn't wasting any time against the Red Wings, and appears set to juggle his forward lines in an attempt to get more going in Game 2 on Monday. He preached effort and desire on Sunday. ``We w |
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| Stanley Cup finals get underway as Red Wings host Pens |
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05/24/2008 |
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| ason. Detroit defeated Nashville in six games during the opening round, swept Colorado in the following series, and beat Dallas in six tests of the conference finals. The Penguins swept Ottawa in the first round and defeated the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in five games during the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. The Red Wings will host Games 1 and 2 in the Motor City, where the club is 7-1 this postseason after notching a league-best 29-9-3 home mark during the regular season. Pittsbur |
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| Stanley Cup Finals Preview - Detroit vs. Pittsburgh |
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05/22/2008 |
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| id" and the rest of the Penguins youngsters from crashing their Stanley Cup party. Up to this point, the Penguins have rolled through the playoffs, posting a 12-2 record while sweeping Ottawa in the first round and defeating the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. The Penguins are in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1992, when Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr helped Pittsburgh celebrate its second of back- to-back world championships. Pittsbu |
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| Red Wings crush Stars to advance to Stanley Cup Finals |
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05/20/2008 |
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| story (out of 156 opportunities) to force a Game 6 after losing the first three games of a series. But Detroit closed the series out with a dominating performance, and will battle Pittsburgh, after the Penguins needed only five games to dispatch the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference finals. Games 1 and 2 of the Finals are scheduled for Saturday and Monday in Detroit. Detroit made a statement with three goals in the first period. Kris Draper put the Red Wings on the board 3:45 into the game. Drake skate |
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| NHL Western Conference Champions |
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05/19/2008 |
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| ry 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 - Chicago Blackhawks 1971-72 - Chi |
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