Avs' Stastny turning in memorable season
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Peter Stastny didn't mean to be rude by leaving the dinner party so abruptly Tuesday night.
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He skated to the right net on his first try. That was a good sign. Hannu Toivonen hadn't forgotten.
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Few players in today's NHL carried the kind of profile Ryan Smyth had in Edmonton. He was the Oilers. Slow afoot, maybe. Lacking in finesse, for sure. But he overcame both of those deficiencies with a mother lode of will and determination, and Edmonton fans embraced him as their own over the years as the great Oiler dynasty faded into ...
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Alexander Ovechkin didn't do much offensively, a common occurrence lately. Instead, it was the runner-up Russian who created a goal out of nothing, keeping the Pittsburgh Penguins' most successful stretch in 14 years going.
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Jason Blake epitomized hard work during his five-plus years with the New York Islanders.
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Evgeni Malkin found just the way make the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2008 even cooler.
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Eric Staal led the NHL in playoff scoring for Stanley Cup champion Carolina last season and, at age 22, is one of the league's best young players. By the end of this season, he might not be the leading scorer in his family.
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Karlis Skrastins will have mixed memories of his historic night. He'll remember the Colorado Avalanche's 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night for more than just breaking Tim Horton's durability record for a defenseman.
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Tomas Vokoun kept up his unbeatable play against the St. Louis Blues, and the Dallas Stars extended their domination of the Los Angeles Kings.
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The New York Islanders broke a few team records and the spirit of the Atlanta Thrashers at the same time.
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Alex Ovechkin is doing his part again for the Washington Capitals. Here's what's different this season: The reigning rookie of the year is getting a lot more help.
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NEW YORK -- It was anything but a knockout punch, but there is much to say about a good, solid decision, especially when a team displays its unit versatility.
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Michael Nylander, Tom Poti and Viktor Kozlov give the Capitals reason to believe their power play unit will be much improved this season.
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Mikko Koivu keeps getting better and the Minnesota Wild keep on winning. With overtime just more than three minutes away, Koivu made an athletic move to get to the net and score the winning goal as the Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2, last night in St. Paul.
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Alex Ovechkin wasn't around to see the Washington Capitals finish off the Eastern Conference's best team, but his teammates used their superstar's absence as a rallying point.
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In the world of sports, when a great feat is accomplished, sometimes it takes a while for everything to set in and for people to gain a full appreciation for what just transpired.
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If this is hockey&#39;s Armageddon â-nd it&#39;s hard to find anyone in the NHL who doesn&#39;t view the current 61-day owners&#39; lockout in cataclysmic terms â -n Bob Goodenow is the beast who will bear much of the