The Canadiens' success on a long road trip will not mean much if they don't make the most of their games back in Montreal, too. Marc-Andre Bergeron and Benoit Pouliot scored in the first 4 1/2 minutes of the third period and Montreal beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 on Thursday night. The Canadiens, who haven't played at home since Dec.
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The Stars have activated defenseman Mark Fistric off the injured list for their game against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Fistric missed five games after sustaining a concussion on Dec. 17 in a game against Atlanta. Entering Thursday night, Fistric had one goal and three assists in 30 games this season. Read Original Post Here
The Green Monster, white snowflakes and red cheeks. Fenway Park was all decked out for the Winter Classic, the NHL's New Year's Day skate down memory lane, a journey back to those iced-over ponds where many of today's stars played for hours and hours when they were kids. "I grew up in Ottawa.
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The Atlanta Thrashers have been trying to get Ilya Kovalchuk(notes) signed to a contract extension since the season got underway this year and the talks are believed to be pretty close to dead, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
It’s not because the Thrashers don’t want to give Kovalchuk a big wad of cash. (Rumor has it that he’s asking for around $11 million annually for a decade or more.) It is apparently because it is unclear to Kovalchuk’s people what the future of the franchise is. It is apparently expected that the team will be sold during the course of the extension. And there is no guarantee the team will find a new owner that will want to stay in Hot-lanta.
Kovalchuk, soon to be the father of three, says he wants to finish his career in Atlanta but he’s not just signing on any old dotted line.
Right now it’s looking like the Thrashers might try to trade Kovalchuk and he can try to find a different, stable franchise and city where he can raise his children.
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Joe Thornton had an unusual decision to make when he prepared for his penalty shot in the third period. Having watched teammate Ryane Clowe already convert a penalty shot with a backhander, Thornton figured he needed to try a different tact. "I was thinking of going to the backhand but Clowe kind of perfected that earlier," Thornton said.
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Fan favorite Craig Conroy earned a standing ovation for his first goal of the season for the Calgary Flames. Conroy broke a second-period tie with his timely goal, and Miikka Kiprusoff made 23 saves for his 20th victory of the season in the Flames' 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.
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The Edmonton Oilers ended a long losing streak at the Toronto Maple Leafs' expense. Patrick O'Sullivan scored two power-play goals, and Jeff Deslauriers made 27 saves to help the Oilers snap a seven-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory Wednesday night. "It's tough coming to the rink every day when you're losing games," O'Sullivan said.
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The Boston Bruins heated up in a hurry for the outdoor Winter Classic. Byron Bitz began a three-goal surge in the first 17 minutes and the Bruins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-0 on Wednesday, gaining momentum for the game Friday at Fenway Park against the Philadelphia Flyers. "Everyone was on board right from the beginning, really focused," captain Zdeno Chara said.
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The Philadelphia Flyers can now hold their heads high in the cold air at Fenway Park. That 2-10-1 skid is quickly becoming a distant memory for the Flyers, who are using a long road trip to rescue what had all the makings of a lost season not long ago. Simon Gagne scored three goals and added an assist, and the Flyers stretched their winning streak to four games by handing the New York Rangers…
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Martin Brodeur shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins — again. Brodeur made 32 saves for his second straight shutout against Pittsburgh and record 105th overall, leading the Devils to a 2-0 victory Wednesday night. "It was like a playoff game," Brodeur said. "Guys were going to the net and their were a lot of good scoring chances on both sides.
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