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Penguins Lose Wild One, Crowd Furious

Objects litter ice during bizarre game

(Newser) - The Devils took advantage of the Penguins' poor goalie play last night, scoring 5 times against Marc-Andre Fleury on the way to a 5-4 win.  But that wasn't the story of the game.

Blackhawks Sing the Blues on Home Ice

Start slow, can't catch up on way to 3-1 loss to St. Louis

(Newser) - The Blackhawks' yearly home ice struggles continued last night as they came out flat against the Blues and failed to catch up, falling 3-1.  St. Louis took an early 2-0 lead in the first on goals by Paul Kariya on the power play and a wrist shot by Bryce...

Stars Slip Past Blue Jackets in Shootout 2-1

Dallas goalie saves the day for a team still struggling with offense

(Newser) - Mike Smith protected the Dallas Stars' record last night, making 33 saves in the 2-1 overtime win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Smith needed to be on form because his team hasn't been covering the net, according to coach Dave Tippett. "We're playing not to lose instead of playing...

Ducklings Contribute to Anaheim Win
Ducklings Contribute to Anaheim Win
Oct 18, 2007 2:43 AM CDT

Ducklings Contribute to Anaheim Win

2 rookies score their first goals in 3-1 Nashville defeat

(Newser) - Rookies Petteri Wirtanen and Drew Miller each scored in the third quarter of the Anaheim Ducks' win over the Nashville Predators, putting their team ahead while chalking up their first NHL goals, reports the AP. Wirtanen was playing in his first game since being sent down to the AHL as...

0-6 Thrashers Can Coach Hartley
0-6 Thrashers Can Coach Hartley
Oct 17, 2007 6:33 PM CDT

0-6 Thrashers Can Coach Hartley

'We just couldn't let it go any further,' GM says after ugly start

(Newser) - Goodwill from the franchise's first playoff appearance last spring couldn't save Atlanta Thrashers coach Bob Hartley, fired today after the team began the NHL season 0-6. "We just couldn't let it go any further," general manager Don Waddell said of an ugly start which saw the Thrashers outscored...

Avalanche Douses Flames in Shootout
Avalanche Douses Flames in Shootout
Oct 17, 2007 5:14 AM CDT

Avalanche Douses Flames in Shootout

Colorado climbs out of deep hole for 5-4 win to stay perfect at home

(Newser) - The Colorado Avalanche remained undefeated at home with a 5-4 shootout win last night over the Calgary Flames. Colorado recovered from a 4-0 deficit early in the second period after replacing Peter Budaj with Jose Theodore in goal. The Avalanche then scored four in a row and snuffed two Flames...

Panthers Steal Victory in Shootout
Panthers Steal Victory in Shootout
Oct 17, 2007 4:00 AM CDT

Panthers Steal Victory in Shootout

Florida's Vokoun stops Canadiens short to snatch a 2-1 win

(Newser) - The Montreal Canadiens took first blood last night, scoring against Florida's Tomas Vokoun three minutes into the game, but the Panthers had the final say in a 2-1 win. A late third-quarter goal by Nathan Horton forced a shootout, and Vokoun denied the Canadiens another score, reports the South Florida ...

Struggling Kings Tame the Wild
Struggling Kings Tame the Wild
Oct 17, 2007 2:20 AM CDT

Struggling Kings Tame the Wild

LA gets back on track with a 4-3 win

(Newser) - The Wild, undefeated and hot off a big win against Anaheim, fell hard against the struggling Kings last night. The Wild's uncharacteristically undisciplined play handed the Kings eight power plays. The Kings then chalked up shootout goals from all three shooters to take the game 4-3, saving them from dropping...

Philly Flyers Thrash Thrashers
Philly Flyers Thrash Thrashers
Oct 17, 2007 2:15 AM CDT

Philly Flyers Thrash Thrashers

Atlanta shut down 4-0

(Newser) - Last season the Flyers finished last in their division; the Thrashers first. But you wouldn't have known it at last night's game when Philly dominated Atlanta on the way to a 4-0 victory. The win left the Flyers at 4-1-0 and the Thrashers reeling at 0-6.

Boulerice Checks Himself Out of 25 Games

Flyers embarassed as winger is suspended for blatant hit

(Newser) - NHL vice president Colin Campbell has suspended Philadelphia's Jesse Boulerice for 25 games after an unnecessarily vicious cross-check on Vancouver's Ryan Kessler on Wednesday. Boulerice went for Kessler's neck in the third period of an 8-2 Philly win, in a move that the Flyers GM called "a careless act,...

Blackhawks Rally Past Red Wings for Win

Overcome 2-0 deficit with 2 goals in second period and 1 in third

(Newser) - Former Red Wing Robert Lang was pivotal in Chicago's come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Detroit last night, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Hawks scored twice in quick succession in the second to overcome an 0-2 deficit, and Lang's third period shot proved decisive.  The center also had a pivotal tying...

Sens Suffer First Loss of Season
Sens Suffer First Loss of Season
Oct 12, 2007 12:52 AM CDT

Sens Suffer First Loss of Season

Carolina survives third period comeback

(Newser) - Despite third period heroics in which Mike Fisher and Joe Corvo scored twice in less than two minutes, Ottawa nonetheless lost 5-3 to the Carolina Hurricanes last night, ending their season opening winning streak, the Ottawa Sun reports.The Senators' record is now an impressive 5-1. The 'Canes hit hard...

Hasek-less Wings Blast Flames
Hasek-less Wings Blast Flames
Oct 11, 2007 6:00 AM CDT

Hasek-less Wings Blast Flames

Detroit smacks around Calgary to start season 3-0-1

(Newser) - The Red Wings came out shooting last night, leaving with a hard-fought 4-2 victory against a Flames team very much in need of a win. The victory is all the more impressive considering Dominik Hasek was out with a bruised left knee and goalie Chris Osgood was playing his first...

Senators Thwart Thrashers, Improve to 5-0

3-1 loss drops Atlanta to inauspicious 0-3 start

(Newser) - The Ottawa Senators banked on a rookie goalie to protect their win streak from the struggling Atlanta Thrashers last night, and rightly so, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Brian Elliot, playing in his first NHL game, blocked 28 shots as the Senators improved to 5-0 this season—or 12-0, including preseason...

Isles Edge Rival Rangers
Isles Edge Rival Rangers
Oct 11, 2007 1:41 AM CDT

Isles Edge Rival Rangers

DiPietro records 36 saves as club's record moves to 3-1

(Newser) - Bryan Berard’s first goal in his second time around debut with the Islanders turned into the difference maker as the Islanders dropped their bitter local rivals before the home fans Wednesday at Nassau Coliseum. The visiting New York Rangers dropped to 1-2 after failing to convert on power plays...

Can Vegas Bookies Save Sports?
Can Vegas Bookies Save Sports?
Oct 3, 2007 7:23 PM CDT

Can Vegas Bookies Save Sports?

Pro, college leagues hire insiders to sniff out problems

(Newser) - Sports that once slammed betting are now playing ball with Vegas bookies, the Wall Street Journal reports. Pro and college leagues hire advisers to spot odd bets and the players or refs who may be shaving points behind them."It's a way for them, I think, to be able...

Pens, Sabres Will Play Outside
Pens, Sabres Will Play Outside
Sep 19, 2007 6:06 AM CDT

Pens, Sabres Will Play Outside

Tickets sell out within half-hour for NHL's first outdoor match in 4 years

(Newser) - The NHL has scheduled its first outdoor game since 2003, with Pittsburgh visiting Buffalo in the 73,000-seat Ralph Wilson Stadium on New Years Day, 2008. The current NHL attendance record is 57,167, when Montreal visited Edmonton; this is poised to be shattered, as tickets for Buffalo-Pittsburgh sold out...

Oilers Poach Duck With 'Dumb' Offer

Anaheim, Edmonton GMs trade barbs over Penner salary

(Newser) - The Ducks have lost their first marquee player since winning the Stanley Cup in June, and GM Brian Burke is enraged. Embattled Edmonton GM Kevin Lowe offered 24-year-old winger Dustin Penner a deal averaging $4.25 million, a nine-fold salary increase that Burke sees as desperate and fears will spur...

Sid the Kid to Stay in the Burgh
Sid the Kid to Stay in the Burgh
Jul 11, 2007 4:25 AM CDT

Sid the Kid to Stay in the Burgh

19-year-old signs $43.5 million, five-year extension to stay with Pens

(Newser) - Pittsburgh locked up young talent Sidney Crosby, hockey's reigning MVP, through 2013, with a contract extension that will pay $8.7 million per year starting in 2008. That figure was carefully chosen; Crosby's team number is 87. The Penguins also recently signed defenseman Ryan Whitney to an extension, shoring up...

Rangers Steal Free Agents Gomez, Drury

New York seizes big-time centers from Jersey, Buffalo

(Newser) - The New York Rangers signed free-agent centers Scott Gomez and Chris Drury yesterday, stealing two powerful offensive weapons from their rivals. Gomez was pinched from the neighboring Devils, and Drury—whose play against the Rangers in last year's postseason contributed to their demise—from the Buffalo Sabres.  

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