Brent Burns scored three goals and the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Sunday in the preseason finale for both teams. The Wild will host Chicago in the regular-season opener on Thursday and both clubs appeared ready to face off in a game that counts. There were several skirmishes, and Minnesota’s Derek Boogaard fought David Koci early in the second period.
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Brian Elliott made 34 saves and Patrick Eaves and Nick Folingo scored back-to-back first-period goals to help the Ottawa Senators finish preseason play as the league’s only undefeated team with a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday. The Capitals (3-3-1) grabbed their only lead nearly six minutes into the first period when Viktor Kozlov deflected Alexander Ovechkin’s shot from the left…
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Miroslav Satan and Jon Sim scored in the final 5:51, lifting the New York Islanders to a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday in the preseason finale for both teams. The Bruins took a 1-0 lead when, with the teams playing 4-on-4, Dave Krejci made a nifty move in the New York zone and beat Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro at 5:09 of the first period.
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In a country all too familiar with soccer hooligans, the fight on the ice between the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings on Sunday proved the main attraction. The Ducks won 4-1 in the second game of the NHL’s season-opening series in London, but it was the fisticuffs many fans came to see. Ducks winger George Parros and Kings forward Scott Thornton provided the entertainment in the second period,…
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Steve Downie was sent to the Philadelphia Phantoms. He will play there, only if the AHL decides not to honor the… Read Original Post Here
The New Jersey Devils considered free-agent defenseman Danny Markov over the summer and with the eye injury to… Read Original Post Here
Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist, and twin brother Henrik helped set up three goals as the Vancouver Canucks finished the preseason schedule with a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Mason Raymond, Ryan Shannon, Markus Naslund and Ryan Kesler also scored for the Canucks (4-2-2).
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Magnus Johansson and Adam Burish scored short-handed goals in the third period as the Chicago Blackhawks came from two goals down to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in an exhibition game Saturday night. With the game tied at 3-3 and his team a man short, Kevyn Adams broke in on right wing and fired a shot at St.
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Daniel Alfredsson got his fourth point on Patrick Eaves’ power-play goal 4:28 into overtime and the Ottawa Senators stayed perfect in the exhibition season with a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. The Ottawa captain had a hat trick in regulation and Jason Spezza also scored for the Senators, who are 6-0 in the preseason and have one game remaining.
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Chris Conner had two goals and an assist, Marty Turco stopped 22 shots, and the Dallas Stars beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Saturday night in the preseason finale for both teams. Niklas Hagman, Jeff Halpern and Brenden Morrow added goals for Dallas. Sergei Zubov had three assists, and Trevor Daley helped set up two goals for the Stars (4-2-1).
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