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Apr 6, 2008 10:05 PM CDT

Flyers Shut Out Penguins, 2-0

Loss costs Pittsburgh No. 1 conference seed

(Newser) - Martin Biron stopped 20 shots in his second straight shutout and led the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-0 win over Pittsburgh tonight that cost the Penguins the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers, who clinched a playoff spot on Friday, enter the postseason as the sixth seed...

Avalanche Outlast Wild
in Shootout

Apr 6, 2008 9:39 PM CDT

Avalanche Outlast Wild in Shootout

Colorado clinches 6th-seed with win

(Newser) - Wojtek Wolski and Joe Sakic scored shootout goals for Colorado as they beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 today, setting up a first-round playoff matchup between the teams. Peter Forsberg had three assists and Theodore had 34 saves for the Avalanche, who clinched the No. 6 seed with the win. Josh...

Tkachuk Scores 500th Goal

Apr 6, 2008 9:22 PM CDT

Tkachuk Scores 500th Goal

St. Louis bests Columbus, 4-1

(Newser) - Keith Tkachuk became the 41st player in NHL history to score 500 goals, and added an assist to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Sunday in the season finale for both teams. Tkachuk, a 16-year veteran, scored his 27th of the season, a short-handed...

Devils Get Home-Ice vs. Rangers

Apr 6, 2008 8:42 PM CDT

Devils Get Home-Ice vs. Rangers

Shootout win sets up first round matchup in their favor

(Newser) - The New Jersey Devils captured home-ice advantage for their first-round playoff series against the Rangers with a 3-2 shootout win over their longtime New York area archrivals today. Zach Parise and Patrik Elias scored in the four-round shootout that the Devils won 2-1. John Madden and Mike Rupp scored for...

Red Wings Top Blackhawks in Season Finale

Apr 6, 2008 7:57 PM CDT

Red Wings Top Blackhawks in Season Finale

President's Trophy winners get two goals from captain Lidstrom

(Newser) - Nicklas Lidstrom scored twice to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on the regular season’s final day. Detroit locked up the Presidents' Trophy, which goes to the team with the NHL's best record and ensures home ice throughout the playoffs, with 115...

Thrashers Finish Season With Win Over Lightning

Apr 6, 2008 3:36 AM CDT

Thrashers Finish Season With Win Over Lightning

Armstrong scores late goal as Atlanta finishes on high note

(Newser) - Colby Armstrong scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period and the Atlanta Thrashers added two empty-netters in the final minute of a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning last night. The Lightning, who tied Los Angeles with an NHL-low 71 points, finished in last place to give...

Iginla Gets 50th Goal as Flames Rout Canucks

Apr 6, 2008 3:35 AM CDT

Iginla Gets 50th Goal as Flames Rout Canucks

Captain adds two assists to finish with a career-best 98 points

(Newser) - Jarome Iginla scored his 50th goal and added two assists as the Calgary Flames finished the regular season with a 7-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks last night. Eric Nystrom scored his second goal with 1:42 left, and also added two assists, including the cross-crease feed for Iginla's milestone...

Ovechkin, Caps in Playoffs

Apr 6, 2008 2:29 AM CDT

Ovechkin, Caps in Playoffs

Washington wins seventh straight to finish climb into postseason

(Newser) - Make room in the playoffs for MVP front-runner Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Tomas Fleischmann, Sergei Fedorov and Alexander Semin scored for the Capitals, who clinched the Southeast Division title with a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers last night. The win was also the Capitals' seventh straight. The...

Canadiens Move Atop East

Apr 6, 2008 2:27 AM CDT

Canadiens Move Atop East

Higgins scores two goals as Montreal beats Toronto

(Newser) - Chris Higgins scored twice and Mark Streit had a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 last night to finish their schedule atop the Eastern Conference. Montreal completed the regular season with a 47-25-10 record for 104 points, two more than Pittsburgh, which...

Sabres Upend Bruins

Apr 6, 2008 2:25 AM CDT

Sabres Upend Bruins

Vanek hat trick, Thibault shutout lift Buffalo

(Newser) - Thomas Vanek scored three goals and Jocelyn Thibault shut out the Boston Bruins in his first start since Jan. 21 as the Buffalo Sabres ended their season with a 3-0 win last night. The victory came too late for the Sabres. It was their first game since they were eliminated...

Tkachuk , Blues
Blank Blue Jackets

Apr 5, 2008 11:23 PM CDT

Tkachuk , Blues Blank Blue Jackets

Star scores 498th, 499th career goals and Legace collects shutout

(Newser) - Keith Tkachuk scored the 498th and 499th goals of his career, and Manny Legace earned his 27th career shutout as St. Louis beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 in the Blues' regular-season home finale today. Brad Boyes also scored his team-leading 42nd goal and Paul Kariya added two assists for...

Selanne Scores 2 Goals to Lift Ducks by Kings

Apr 5, 2008 9:24 PM CDT

Selanne Scores 2 Goals to Lift Ducks by Kings

Giguere stops 28 shots as Anaheim continues dominance of LA

(Newser) - Teemu Selanne scored two goals, including the game-winner with 13:32 to play, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 last night. Selanne fired a wrist shot from the left circle past Kings goalie Dan Cloutier to break a 3-3 tie. Joe DiPenta and Ryan Getzlaf also...

Carcillo's Hat Trick Lifts Coyotes

Apr 5, 2008 12:11 AM CDT

Carcillo's Hat Trick Lifts Coyotes

Beat the Dallas Stars 4-2, snap three-game losing streak

(Newser) - Rookie Daniel Carcillo had three goals for his first career hat trick, rookie Martin Hanzal notched the tie breaking goal in the second period, and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Carcillo put the game away with an empty-netter...

Kane, Lalime Lead Hawks in 3-1 Win

Apr 5, 2008 12:07 AM CDT

Kane, Lalime Lead Hawks in 3-1 Win

Chicago wins fourth straight despite playoff elimination

(Newser) - NHL rookie scoring leader Patrick Kane recorded his 20th goal and had an assist, and Patrick Lalime made 29 saves in the Chicago Blackhawks' 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Friday night. Rookies Jonathan Toews and Adam Burish also scored for Chicago, which won its fourth straight. Rich Peverley...

Thomas Solid As Bruins Edge Senators 2-1

Apr 4, 2008 10:15 PM CDT

Thomas Solid As Bruins Edge Senators 2-1

Both teams clinch playoff berths in Eastern Conference

(Newser) - Tim Thomas came within 8:14 of recording his third straight shutout against Ottawa and Zdeno Chara scored against his former team, leading the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Senators as both teams clinched playoff berths tonight. Phil Kessel also scored for Boston, which drew even with...

Isles Finish Season
With Shootout Win

Apr 4, 2008 9:51 PM CDT

Isles Finish Season With Shootout Win

Park scores shorthanded goal and tiebreaker in extra session

(Newser) - Richard Park scored a short-handed goal in the second period and then added the decisive tally in the shootout for the Islanders, who finished a disappointing season with a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers tonight. Jaromir Jagr got the Rangers even at 3 just 4:20 into...

Horton, Panthers
Top Hurricanes

Apr 4, 2008 9:49 PM CDT

Horton, Panthers Top Hurricanes

Carolina plays waiting game now to see if it gets a playoff spot

(Newser) - Nathan Horton had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers beat Carolina 4-3 to prevent the Hurricanes from clinching the Southeast Division. Radek Dvorak added a goal and an assist, and Jay Bouwmeester and Steve Montador also scored for the Panthers, who snapped a 13-game losing streak at...

Flyers Top Devils,
Clinch Playoff Spot

Apr 4, 2008 9:48 PM CDT

Flyers Top Devils, Clinch Playoff Spot

Biron posts his fourth shutout of the season

(Newser) - Martin Biron stopped all 22 shots for his fourth shutout and Philadelphia clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. The Flyers' remarkable turnaround from the worst team in the NHL last season to the Eastern Conference playoffs was completed when Florida...

Oilers Eliminate Canucks From Playoffs

Apr 4, 2008 8:26 AM CDT

Oilers Eliminate Canucks From Playoffs

(Newser) - Dwayne Roloson made 13 of his 37 saves in the third period as the Edmonton Oilers knocked Vancouver out of the playoffs with a 2-1 win over the Canucks last night, the AP reports. Vancouver’s only goal was off a power play and came late in the third period,...

Stars Beat Coyotes at Home, Clinch at Least 5th Place

Apr 4, 2008 8:06 AM CDT

Stars Beat Coyotes at Home, Clinch at Least 5th Place

Dallas scores three 2nd-period goals in win

(Newser) - Brenden Morrow scored and added an assist to lead the Dallas Stars past Phoenix 4-2 last night in the Coyotes' home finale. Matt Niskanen, Stephane Robidas, and Mike Modano also scored for the Stars, who won for just the third time in 12 games (3-7-2) and secured no worse than...