May 26, 2013

NHL Roundup: Canucks clinch Northwest Division title with win over Blackhawks

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — VANCOUVER – Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist to help the Vancouver Canucks lock up their fifth straight Northwest Division title with a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night. Jannik Hansen and Zack Kassian also scored for the Canucks, who won their eighth in a row [...]

NHL Roundup: Kessel lifts Maple Leafs to 4-3 win over Rangers

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — TORONTO — Phil Kessel scored twice to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers on Monday night to open an important home-and-home series between the Eastern Conference rivals. Toronto (22-13-4) remained fifth in the Eastern Conference standings, moving four points ahead of idle Ottawa [...]

NHL Roundup: Blackhawks edge Predators in shootout

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — CHICAGO — Defenseman Michal Rozsival scored in the fifth round of shootout after Jonathan Toews also connected in the tiebreaker, and the Chicago Blackhawks pulled out a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night. Rozsival, who hasn’t scored a regulation goal this season, beat Pekka Rinne with a high [...]

Ice hockey: Canada, U.S. and Sweden eliminated by late goals

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(Reuters) – Jesse Joensuu scored a late winner as Finland dumped the United States out of the world ice hockey championships at the quarter-final stage. The Finnish forward struck with nine seconds left on the clock to snatch a 3-2 victory for the hosts in front of a fanatical home crowd in Helsinki. Canada were [...]

NHL Roundup: Red Wings win 22nd home victory vs. Predators

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Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings tries to get a shot off between Trevor Daley #6 and Kari Lehtonen #32 of the Dallas Stars at Joe Louis Arena on February 14, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. The win set a NHL record for the most consecutive home victories with 21. (February 13, 2012 – [...]

NHL Roundup: Bruins stop Flyers winning streak

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Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins makes a save against the Philadelphia Flyers during their game on December 17, 2011 at The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (December 16, 2011 – Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / WFP) — WINNIPEG – The loudest cheers were for a player wearing a [...]

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: Hanzal’s two goals lead Coyotes over Ducks

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Mike Smith #41 of the Phoenix Coyotes stops Bobby Ryan #9 of the Anaheim Ducks as Martin Hanzal #11 of the Phoenix Coyotes waits looks on during the third period at Honda Center on October 23, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (October 22, 2011 – Photo by Harry How/Getty Images North America) ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – [...]

NHL Roundup: Bobby Ryan, Ducks down Blues

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The Anaheim Ducks celebrate after a first period power play goal by Bobby Ryan #9 against the St. Louis Blues at Honda Center on October 16, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (October 15, 2011 – Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / Detroit Free Press) — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Francois Beauchemin, Corey Perry and [...]

Jonas Hiller stops 45 shots to help Ducks shut out Bruins 3-0

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BOSTON (AP) — What Jonas Hiller liked best about his second shutout of the season was the way his defense helped him out. “If we play like that every single game, with guys out there blocking shots, we’ve got a good chance to win,” the Anaheim goalie said Monday night after stopping 45 shots to [...]