Crew Rip Metrostars 4-2, Reach Playoffs
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Edson Buddle scored a career-best and team-record four goals, and the Columbus Crew beat the MetroStars 4-2 Saturday night, securing a playoff spot and extending their unbeaten streak to 13 games.
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Marty Turco made 28 saves for his 32nd career shutout and Niklas Hagman scored Sunday in a 1-0 victory for the Dallas Stars.
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The Revolution's playoff chances continued to improve this week, thanks to Columbus's 1-0 victory over Chicago Wednesday night. The Crew's league-record 16th successive game without a loss puts the Revolution in position to vault from the cellar of the MLS standings into a position of strength for the final two games.
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Mike Ribeiro and Jere Lehtinen each had a goal and an assist to help the Dallas Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Saturday night. Brenden Morrow added a goal, and Marty Turco made 20 saves as Dallas improved to 3-0-1 at home.
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The Rangers, who had registered only 5 points in their last eight games and had lost four in a row, cruised past the Lightning Friday night.
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Kris Draper and Mathieu Schneider scored shorthanded goals and Dominik Hasek made 20 saves, helping the Detroit Red Wings come from behind to beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Monday.
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Forward Andy Herron scored twice with his team a man down, helping the Chicago Fire salvage a 3-3 tie with the Crew last night in Columbus, Ohio. The tie extended the Crew's unbeaten streak to a league-record 15 games.
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Chad Marshall, Ned Grabavoy and Alejandro Moreno scored and the Columbus Crew played one man down for more than 60 minutes to earn a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night.
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Avery John scored his first career goal in the 25th minute to help the New England Revolution snap the Columbus Crew's 18-game unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory Saturday in the opening round of the MLS playoffs.
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Kris Draper and Mathieu Schneider score short-handed goals in the third period to rally the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars.
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The Thrashers had a new coach, and something else was different: They won. One day after Bob Hartley was fired, Atlanta scored two goals in the first 6 1/2 minutes, overcame an injury to goalie Kari Lehtonen and finally picked up its first victory of the season, beating the New York Rangers 5-3 Thursday night.
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Brenden Morrow wasn't on the ice or the bench when the Dallas Stars scored their final two goals. Still, the Stars would never have been in position for their impressive 5-4 comeback victory over the Colorado Avalanche without their captain.
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Mike Ribeiro had two goals and two assists and the Dallas Stars maintained their dominance over the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-1 victory Thursday night.
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Glen Metropolit scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period and Kari Lehtonen had 27 saves to help the Atlanta Thrashers to a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
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The Columbus Crew has four games to prove the last 18 were not a fluke. The team enters the postseason on a league-record 18-game unbeaten streak, playing a defensive style suited for the playoffs.
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Chris Clark scores two goals as the Capitals win their fourth straight by cruising to a 6-2 victory over the previously surging Ottawa Senators.
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The Revolution scored the first goal of their playoff series against the Columbus Crew Saturday night. Though the Revolution extended a four-match home winning streak and broke the Crew's unbeaten streaks of 18 straight league games and nine straight on the road with their 1-0 victory, they believe the next goal will be the most important.