May 25, 2013

5 NHL stories: Flyers eliminated, but don’t go quietly

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Anton Volchenkov (28) of the New Jersey Devils lies in the corner following a hit by Zac Rinaldo, not pictured, of the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5 on Tuesday in Philadelphia. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — It’s taken four weeks, but we’re down to five teams remaining in the 2012 Stanley Cup [...]

NHL Roundup: Penguins win against Lightning 6-3

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Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Stephen Weiss #9 of the Florida Panthers battle behind the net on January 13, 2012 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The Penguins defeated the Panthers 4-1. (January 12, 2012 – Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images North America) TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Evgeni Malkin had three [...]

NHL Roundup: Capitals beat Lightning 4-3

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Marc-Edouard Vlasic #44 of the San Jose Sharks checks Troy Brouwer #20 of the Washington Capitals at the HP Pavilion at San Jose on January 7, 2012 in San Jose, California. (January 6, 2012 – Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) WASHINGTON (AP) – The Washington Capitals are within two points of first place [...]

NHL Roundup: Flyers rally and sink Ducks 4-3

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(L-R) Wayne Simmonds #17, Jaromir Jagr #68 and Claude Giroux #28 of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrate Jagr’s second period goal against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on December 2, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (December 1, 2011 – Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / WFP) — ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks [...]

NHL Roundup: Ducks snap seven game losing streak

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Ryan Getzlaf #15 of the Anaheim Ducks shoots the puck wide of goaltender Peter Budaj #30 of the Montreal Canadiens in the first period at Honda Center on November 30, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (November 29, 2011 – Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / WFP) — ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks [...]

NHL Roundup: Blues beats Capitals

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Brooks Orpik #44 of the Pittsburgh Penguins pushes David Backes #42 of the St. Louis Blues off the puck knocking him into teammate Matt D’Agostini #36 of the St. Louis Blues in the second period on November 23, 2011 at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (November 22, 2011 – Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images [...]

NHL Roundup: Bruins win 5 in a row

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Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins celebrates his second goal with teammates Zach Hamil #52, Zdeno Chara, and Adam McQuaid #54 against the Edmonton Oilers at TD Garden on November 10, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. Bruins won 6-3. (November 9, 2011 – Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / WFP) — WASHINGTON [...]

NHL Playoffs Roundup: Lightning strikes thrice

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The Lightning’s big boys, Vincent Lecavalier, right, and Martin St. Louis, left, combined for three goals in a Game 2 victory over the Capitals in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal. (Nick Wass/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio/ TGM) – Steven Stamkos and Ryan Malone scored 24 seconds apart in the third period and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning [...]

NHL Playoffs: Lightning shock Capitals in OT

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Dwayne Roloson #35 of the Tampa Bay Lightning makes a save in the first period . (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio/ TGM) – As terrific a Game 2 as Vincent Lecavalier delivered — outperforming Alex Ovechkin by scoring twice, including the overtime winner — even the Tampa Bay Lightning’s captain knew where credit was [...]

NHL Playoffs: Lightning strike down Caps; Sharks win opener

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San Jose Sharks teammates mob Benn Ferriero (#78) after he scored the winning goal in overtime. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (Reuters) – The Tampa Bay Lightning struck down the Washington Capitals 4-2 in a physical Eastern Conference semi-final series opener on Friday, while San Jose edged Detroit 2-1 in overtime in their Western opener. Following an [...]