Toskala gets another shutout; Sharks win
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Vesa Toskala stopped 23 shots for his third shutout this season, and Joe Pavelski scored for the fifth time in nine games to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 4-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday night.
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Joe Thornton and Jonathan Cheechoo each had a goal and three assists to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.
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Mike Ribeiro celebrated his new contract with two assists and a long-awaited victory. Antti Miettinen scored two goals to help the Stars end a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Dallas last night. Rookie Matt Niskanen also scored for the Stars, who hadn't lost four in a row since a five-game skid in 2003.
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Owen Nolan's hat trick lifted the Calgary Flames to their fourth straight victory, 5-4 over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.
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When, where: Tonight, 7, at Air Canada Centre, Toronto. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030). Records: Boston is 29-23-2-3; Toronto is 23-27-6-3. Goals: Mats Sundin 24, Nik Antropov 19, Alexei Ponikarovsky 14. Assists: Sundin 35, Tomas Kaberle 29, Jason Blake 25. Goaltending: Vesa Toskala (20-18-5, 2.68 GAA), Andrew Raycroft (2-8-4, 4.07). Head to head: This is the fifth of eight meetings. ...
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Patrick Rissmiller scored two goals for the first time in his career, and the San Jose Sharks snapped their five-game home winless skid with a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
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Ty Conklin made 35 saves Saturday for his second shutout and seventh victory in seven starts this season for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who won their sixth game in a row with a 3-0 victory over the visiting Florida Panthers.
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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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Ty Conklin made 35 saves, Jordan Staal had two goals and an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins extended their winning streak to eight games with a 4-1 victory over the Lightning last night in Tampa.
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The Detroit Red Wings won the special teams battle and the game last night. Kris Draper's shorthanded goal with 6:29 left broke a tie, and Tomas Holmstrom had two goals and an assist to lift host Detroit to a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues.
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Chris Mason makes 31 saves for his fourth shutout this season, leading the Predators to a 1-0 victory over the Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
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Pavel Datsyuk scored the game's only goal and Dominik Hasek posted the 79th shutout of his career in the Detroit Red Wings' 1-0 home win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.
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Joe Pavelski is still getting used to his new NHL career. Playing his 10th game since being called up last month, the 22-year-old rookie scored two goals and Evgeni Nabokov stopped 36 shots in the San Jose Sharks' 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
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Ty Conklin saves 35 Florida shots for his second shutout and seventh victory in as many starts this season, and the Penguins win their sixth in a row, 3-0, on Saturday.
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In Anaheim's latest thrilling trip to San Jose, the difference between the Sharks and the Ducks clearly was smaller than the width of Scott Niedermayer's shin guard. And that's exactly where Joe Thornton put the puck that decided the second chapter in what seems certain to be a dynamite rivalry this season.
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Chris Mason earned his 10th NHL shutout with 28 saves, left wing Darcy Hordichuk snapped a 64-game goal-scoring drought, and the Nashville Predators breezed to a 7-0 rout of the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
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Rangers goalie Steve Valiquette made 31 saves to record his second consecutive shutout against the Flyers as the Rangers continued their success in Philadelphia.