Crosby and Ovechkin in Vanguard of N.H.L.Âs Uphill Battle
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Despite Sidney CrosbyÂs 102 points and Alexander OvechkinÂs amazing 52 goals and 106 points, the Penguins and Capitals combined for fewer victories than Ottawa, the Eastern Conference champion.
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Sidney Crosby's line score had all zeroes, and that usually means a loss for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's strong play against Alexander Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals meant it didn't.
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Kudos to Red Wings winger Brendan Shanahan for reaching into his own pocket last week to bring in a bunch of his pals for a hockey summit in Toronto. Finally, a member of the rank and file emerges as the conscience of the game, and at a time when the NHL product desperately needs propping up in the &quot;E&quot; (for ...
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A sliding Scott Hartnell kicks in a goal with 28.5 seconds left in overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers over the Los Angeles Kings, 3-2, on Tuesday night.
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The Rangers are moving closer to the top teams in the league, but they could not quite match the speed and teamwork of the Sabres on Sunday.
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Marc Savard made Atlanta feel like home all over again. With hockey luminaries such as Sidney Crosby sitting at home, Savard stepped on up. The Boston Bruins forward scored the winning goal with 20.9 seconds left Sunday night to lift the Eastern Conference to an 8-7 win over the West.
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On the opening day of the free agent signing season Sunday, Pittsburgh's divisional rivals Philadelphia (which added Daniel Briere ) and the Rangers ( Chris Drury , Scott Gomez ) made headline news. Yesterday, the Penguins, one of the most improved teams in NHL history last season, also got stronger on another busy day of market activity during which the ...
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Zdeno Chara and Phil Kessel score shootout goals for the Bruins, who rally for a 4-3 victory over the Rangers on Saturday.
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Scituate's Ryan Whitney, a former star defenseman at Boston University, had a goal and two assists, and Sidney Crosby and former Harvard standout Dominic Moore each added a goal and an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped their four-game, road-losing streak, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-3, last night.
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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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Goalie Henrik Lundqvist saved all three of the Penguins shots in the shootout Â keeping him unscored upon in shootouts this season Â and Brendan Shanahan scored on the RangersÂ first attempt.
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With Sidney Crosby out with an injury, Evgeni Malkin has been doing his best to carry the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Evgeni Malkin stole the spotlight from Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin.
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Since Sidney Crosby sustained a high ankle sprain Jan. 18 against Tampa Bay, Evgeni Malkin â last seasonâs N.H.L. rookie of the year â has responded with several of the best games of his career.
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The Flyers, their game in what Wall Street might term a "quiet period" while under watch by NHL headquarters for delivering wanton head shots to opponents this season, Thursday delivered a league-wide two-hander to budgets across the Original 30.
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Evgeni Malkin is already picking up the scoring slack created by Sidney Crosby's absence. Now he'll cover for his Pittsburgh Penguins teammate in the NHL All-Star game, too.
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Erik Christensen and Sidney Crosby score in a shootout Sunday as Pittsburgh beats Philadelphia, 4-3, to sweep the eight-game season series for the first time ever.