Kessel scores big in NHL primer
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Kiddie City broke camp yesterday, and now the Bruins get down to serious business. Training camp, the first under the direction of new coach Dave Lewis , officially gets under way today with veterans and a sprinkling of holdover rookies reporting for duty at the Ristuccia Center.
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Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby grabbed the headlines before Evgeni Malkin stole the show. The ballyhooed matchup of last season's top two rookies lived up to the hype, but Malkin &#151; this year's leading rookie &#151; was the star on Monday night.
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One of hockey's subtle arts is the ability to steal the puck. In today's ramped-up NHL, with its emphasis on speed, big collisions, and pulverizing hits, those who have mastered the sleight-of-hand art of taking the puck away are too often overlooked.
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The list of &quot;bests, highests and biggests&quot; accomplished by Toronto in its 114-91 blowout of the Knicks on Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre really was quite impressive.
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Dennis Wideman has been one of this season's eye-openers, molding himself into a top-four defenseman capable of logging big minutes, playing stout defense, and serving as an offensive threat.
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Marc Savard did everything he could to win last night's game against the Maple Leafs. Centering the Bruins' top line between Marco Sturm and Phil Kessel, and taking the lead on special teams, he spent 23 minutes 26 seconds on the ice. Only defensemen Zdeno Chara and Dennis Wideman played more for Boston.
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Teemu Selanne gave the Anaheim Ducks' slumping offense a jolt in his first game of the season.
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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
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Viktor Kozlov put the New York Islanders in first place with the first four-goal game of his NHL career.
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Suspense, stunning goals and a shootout: Daniel Briere and the Buffalo Sabres certainly knew how to put on an entertaining show in their home opener.
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It was a good night to be an unknown, unheralded, unheard-of player in the NHL.
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In the end, like most deals, there was a confluence of events that led to general manager Peter Chiarelli's trade of Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau to the Calgary Flames last night for defenseman Andrew Ference and forward Chuck Kobasew.
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It was a longer and more exciting night than usual for goalies, sharpshooters and fans in NHL arenas all around the country.
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Last year around this time, Phil Kessel was still doing homework. Still attending classes. Still an 18-year-old student at the University of Minnesota.
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Before Zdeno Chara and Phil Kessel took off for last season's All-Star Game in Dallas, their Bruins had a 22-20-1-3 record.
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The Hockey Hall of Fame is set to welcome one of its finest classes ever. Mark Messier, Ron Francis, Al MacInnis and Scott Stevens will go in as players this fall, while NHL executive Jim Gregory will enter as a builder.
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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.