The Boston Bruins are moving up in the Eastern Conference standings by beating the teams on top of them. One game after shutting out the Ottawa Senators, Tim Thomas held Pittsburgh scoreless for 53 minutes, stopping 27 shots on Thursday night to lead the Bruins to a 5-1 victory over the Penguins and give Boston its fifth consecutive victory.
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Jason Spezza raised his arms in triumph for his goal and celebrated a bit longer than Flyers goalie Martin Biron thought was necessary. So Biron shoved Spezza in the back, then the chest. Words were exchanged and the Ottawa center was tossed. The Flyers had their nasty streak back. The Senators simply had another loss for their new coach.
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The Red Wings activated defenseman Niklas Kronwall from the injured list on Thursday and assigned defenseman Kyle Quincey to Grand Rapids (AHL). Kronwall missed 13 games after injuring his collarbone Jan. 30 against Phoenix. In 48 games this season, he has five goals, 20 assists and a plus-16 rating. Kronwall is expected to be back in the lineup Friday night when Detroit faces the San Jose Sharks at… Read Original Post Here
Of all the players in the Florida Panthers locker room, none is more familiar with the frustration that comes from sitting out the postseason than Olli Jokinen. The Panthers’ captain and career scoring leader has played in 551 games with Florida — and never reached playoffs. During an eight-season NHL career, Jokinen has played more games without making the playoffs — 707 — than any other active… Read Original Post Here
The Washington Capitals demonstrated three goaltenders do not fit in front of two nets. Newly acquired Cristobal Huet presided at one end of the rink Thursday during his first practice with the team. Longtime face-of-the-franchise Olie Kolzig was at the other end. As for reliable backup Brent Johnson? All he could do was watch from the bench. Read Original Post Here
Joe Sakic was feeling a little nostalgic Friday, reflecting back on the Colorado Avalanche’s glory days. Those days are almost here again. With Adam Foote already back in an Avalanche sweater and Peter Forsberg set to arrive in town soon, the Avalanche captain said Friday that it felt “like old times” around the locker room.
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In reality, Jesse Boulerice’s 25-game suspension this season was really 58 games. That’s how many games the Philadelphia Flyers played before his suspension was fulfilled. Season-long injuries and subsequent suspensions to other Flyers forced the club to pick and choose when Boulerice’s name could appear on the active roster so that he could technically serve one game at a time.
"I didn’t know if it was going to take all year or what," the 29-year-old winger said this week. "Given the circumstances, a lot of injuries, and other suspensions, they could not get me in games. It took a while, but I am glad it’s over."
Boulerice was suspended Oct. 11 for cross-checking Vancouver’s Ryan Kesler about the neck during an 8-2 rout over the Canucks the night before.
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The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings put on a show that belied their poor places in the Western Conference standings. Ales Hemsky scored two goals and added an assist for the Edmonton Oilers, who earned their third straight win with a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in a matchup Thursday night of the bottom two teams in the West.
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Brad Richards did only one thing wrong in his Dallas Stars debut. He raised expectations impossibly high. Richards had an assist on just his second shift, then added two more helpers in the second period and another two in the third. The five assists matched a franchise record and were a first since the club moved to Dallas.
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The Phoenix Coyotes’ tenuous playoff hopes rest squarely on the shoulders of goalie Ilya Bryzgalov. Bryzgalov and the Coyotes beat St. Louis for the fourth time this season and second in less than a week, 2-1 Thursday night to pull within a point of Colorado for the eighth and final playoff spot. Bryzgalov made 41 saves and Phoenix won at St.
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