Stars' rookie goalie Smith stifles Ducks
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Mike Smith is making the most of his surprise start. The rookie goalie stopped 32 shots for his third shutout in seven starts, and Jussi Jokinen scored a power-play goal early in the third period to lift the Dallas Stars to a 1-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.
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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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Peter Budaj raised his stick in the air for a brief moment, accepted congratulations from teammates for a quick second, acknowledged the applause for an instant and then skated off the ice. The Colorado Avalanche goalie didn't want to dwell too much on his second shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.
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Andy McDonald scored a pair of goals and set up another as Anaheim edged the Ottawa Senators 3-2 Monday to leave the Ducks on the brink of their first Stanley Cup.
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Teemu Selanne made his season debut Tuesday night, joining the Anaheim Ducks' starting lineup just when the defending Stanley Cup champions need him most.
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- After Team USA racked up six goals in a 6-3 victory over the Swedes Saturday, coach Ben Smith said he hoped his players saved a few because goals were going to be hard to get yesterday against Canada.
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NORTH LOGAN, Utah - A University of Southern California hockey goalie put on a show, but it had nothing to do with stopping shots.
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The Mighty Ducks&#039; surprising playoff run ended short of the Stanley Cup finals, leaving them disappointed yet optimistic about the young players who emerged as steady contributors under pressure.
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The Dallas Stars have two hot goaltenders, and they'll need both rookie Mike Smith and starter Marty Turco to stay that way down the stretch if they hope to win a second straight Pacific Division title.
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Jason Smith's first goal of the season helped the Edmonton Oilers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Wednesday in a repeat of last year's Stanley Cup Final.
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Mark Recchi scored and set up rookie Evgeni Malkin for the go-ahead goal, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 Tuesday night behind another strong game by goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.
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With a dominating victory over the Ottawa Senators, the Anaheim Ducks won the first Stanley Cup in franchise history and the first ever won by a team on the West Coast.
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Even after reaching a major milestone, Teemu Selanne was in a sour mood. Joe Sakic scored in a shootout and the Colorado Avalanche overcame Selanne's 500th career goal to beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Wednesday night.
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Samuel Pahlsson rammed in a rebound with 4:21 remaining in the third period, Teemu Selanne added his first goal of the season and the Anaheim Ducks won their fifth straight by beating the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night.
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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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What can last year's rookie of the year &#151; Alex Ovechkin &#151; do to get better? That very question stumped Washington Capitals coach Glen Hanlon, who paused 5 seconds before giving an answer.
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Oilers rookie Andrew Cogliano scored a short-handed goal with 1:27 left in the third period, Mathieu Garon made 31 saves and Edmonton beat Anaheim 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday night to send the defending Stanley Cup champion Ducks to their fourth straight loss.