Why do hockey fans call forward Pavel Bure of the Vancouver Canucks the "Russian Rocket"" Maybe it's because of his speed, which allows him to rush end-to-end through the opposing team to score. Maybe...
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Olli Jokinen had a goal and two assists, and Ed Belfour stopped 27 shots to lead the Florida Panthers past the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 Tuesday night.Jokinen has six goals and seven assists in his p...
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Seeking a share of first place in the Southeast Division, the Tampa Bay Lightning instead ended up with a bad loss. Olli Jokinen scored a goal and added two assists, and Ed Belfour stopped 27 shots...
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The Pittsburgh Penguins gave themselves a chance to get home-ice advantage in their first playoff series in six years.Maxime Talbot scored with 9.8 seconds remaining to lift the Penguins to a 3-2 w...
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The Ottawa Senators weren't about to squander another chance for home-ice advantage in the playoffs.They beat Boston 6-3 Saturday night, scoring twice in just over three minutes after the Bruins cu...
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New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro was only 2 years old when he laced up his first pair of skates. "When I was 5, I threw the goalie pads on, and I've been stuck doing it ever since," he s...
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Travis Zajac's goal was clutch in more ways than one for the New Jersey Devils. Jim Dowd's timing wasn't so bad, either. Zajac scored the winning goal in a shootout, and Dowd notched a pair of goal...
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With their own playoff hopes fading, the Colorado Avalanche pulled off an unusual hat trick. Colorado's 3-0 loss to Vancouver on Tuesday night put three of its Western Conference foes _ the Canucks...
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The Carolina Hurricanes waited until the final 25 minutes of their season to finally play like defending Stanley Cup champions.Rod Brind'Amour scored on a breakaway with 24 seconds left in overtime...
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Sidney Crosby found little to celebrate after his first NHL playoff game. Andrej Meszaros and Chris Kelly scored 5:01 apart early in the first period and the Ottawa Senators ruined Crosby's postsea...
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It took only one look for voters to pick this year's class of Hockey Hall of Famers. Mark Messier, Ron Francis, Al MacInnis and Scott Stevens all were elected in their first year of eligibility."I ...
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Jokinen leads Panthers past Lightning
