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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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N.H.L. Roundup

Islanders Fall as Jets Land Last Blow in a Duel of Rallies

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Winnipeg center Mark Scheifele, right, tangled with the Islanders’ Cory Conacher in the second period Tuesday at Nassau Coliseum.
Barton Silverman/The New York Times

Winnipeg center Mark Scheifele, right, tangled with the Islanders’ Cory Conacher in the second period Tuesday at Nassau Coliseum.

After trailing early, Winnipeg scored three times in the second period but could not hold a two-goal lead.

Rangers 5, Wild 4
The Rangers’ Anthony Duclair, right, scored his first N.H.L. goal to tie the game, 4-4, against the Wild with 3:48 left to play in the Rangers’ victory at the Garden.

Rangers Storm to Life With Five Goals in Third

By ALLAN KREDA

The Rangers were held in check for the first two periods by the Wild, but they overcame a 3-0 deficit with a burst of offense in the third.

Penguins Defenseman Olli Maatta Will Have Tumor Removed

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Maatta will have thyroid surgery next week to remove a potentially cancerous tumor that was discovered during a preseason physical.

Kings Beat Blue Jackets

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Los Angeles scored three goals in the second period as the Kings swept their six-game homestand with a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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The Islanders’ Frans Nielsen (51) after scoring his second goal of the game. He finished with three, all in the third period.

Canadiens Snap Rangers’ Three-Game Streak; Nielsen’s Hat Trick Lifts Islanders

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lars Eller broke a tie midway through the second period, and Max Pacioretty added a goal the third to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-1 victory over the visiting Rangers on Saturday night.

A Year Later, Trying to Comprehend a Young Hockey Player’s Suicide

By PETE CROATTO

The family and friends of a 17-year-old hockey player are coming to terms with who he was and what led him to leap from the George Washington Bridge.

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Joe Thornton, right, was stripped of San Jose’s captaincy after last season’s early playoff exit.

Sharks Profess Unity After Playoff Woes

By JEFF Z. KLEIN

In recent years, the San Jose Sharks have known nothing but disappointment in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but the players say that any problems have been addressed.

The Kings vanquished the Rangers and goalie Henrik Lundqvist to win the Stanley Cup on Friday night.

Kings’ Second Stanley Cup in Three Seasons Defies Cap Logic

By ANDREW KNOLL

Los Angeles defeated the Rangers in the Stanley Cup finals to lift the Cup for the second time in three years, an achievement that comes despite the current salary-capped era of parity in the N.H.L.

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Key Moments From the Sports Summer of 1994
Compiled by JUSTIN SABLICH

Twenty years later, revisit the most memorable moments from the sports summer of 1994, with archival photography and video recollections from Times reporters and editors on the Knicks, Rangers, World Cup and more.

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No Vacancy
By PAT PICKENS

In hockey, a goalie is always mindful of the vulnerable areas in front of the net. These days, no one is better at guarding those spots than the Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist.

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