Penguins motor away with the Stanley Cup
Behind Maxime Talbot's two second-period goals, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings by a 2-1 score in Detroit. Full story
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Penguins motor out of Detroit with Stanley Cup
Max Talbot surprise Game 7 star as Pittsburgh wins third title, first since 1992 despite knee injury to Sidney Crosby; Evgeni Malkin captures Conn Smythe Trophy.
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We're going 7! Penguins push Cup finals to limit
Home team prevails again as Pittsburgh sets up winner-take-all game with 2-1 victory.
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Red Wings roll, one win from a Cup repeat
Pvael Datsyuk returns as power play clicks in 5-0 rout; Detroit leads Pittsburgh 3-2 in Stanley Cup finals.
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Wings storm back vs. Penguins, win Game 2
Valtteri Filppula and Jonathan Ericsson scored in the second period and the resilient Detroit Red Wings opened a two-game lead over Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup finals for the second year in a row, winning 3-1 in Game 2 on Sunday night.
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Wings get early bounce on Penguins in Cup finals
Detroit takes first step toward repeat with 3-1 win in Game 1 of rematch.
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Red Wings move one win away from Cup finals
Marian Hossa scored twice and contributed one assist as the Detroit Red Wings cruised to a 6-1 win in Game 4. The victory against the Chicago Blackhawks puts the defending Stanley Cup champions one win away from returning to the finals for the second straight year.
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Ex-’Hawk Cleary lifts Wings in Western finals opener
Right winger scores two goals, Samuelsson breaks tie in Detroit's 5-2 win.
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Ducks survive triple OT against Red Wings
Todd Marchant scored 1:15 into a third overtime, lifting the Ducks to a 4-3 series-evening win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.
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Ovechkin, Caps strike first against Crosby, Pens
Washington star scores power play goal, but role players, rookie goalie Varlamov key 3-2 victory in Game 1.
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Caps overwhelm Rangers, even series at 3-3
Poti scores one, assists on three others as Washington wins, 5-3
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Crosby, Penguins rally to take down Flyers
The Flyers jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but the Penguins scored five unanswered goals to defeat Philadelphia and eliminate their intrastate rivals Saturday, 5-3, winning their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series, 4-2.
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Fast-starting Flyers fight back to beat Penguins
Jeff Carter and Mike Richards scored their first goals of the series in the Flyers 6-3 victory over the Penguins on Sunday.
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Rangers blank Ovechkin, Caps in Game 2
A surprising switch to a rookie goalie did not prevent Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals from losing 1-0 and falling into a two-game hole against the New York Rangers.
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Blackhawks blank Wings, shift focus to playoffs
While Chicago has the lower seed heading into the playoffs, two big wins over division rival Detroit leave the Blackhawks with more momentum at the end of the regular season. Chicago kept Detroit scoreless in a 3-0 victory.
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Wings reach 50 wins for fourth straight season
Marian Hossa not only ended the Detroit Red Wings’ skid, he more than likely took care of any playoff chances the Minnesota Wild may have had.
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Flyers slow Penguins, strengthen hold on No. 4
Simon Gagne and Scott Hartnell scored power play goals, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh 3-1 on Sunday for the Penguins’ first loss in a month.
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Avery gets under Flyers’ skin in Rangers’ win
Sean Avery scored two power-play goals and drew a pair of penalties in his most effective game of the season to lead the New York Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.
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Avery sparks Rangers over Bruins in his return
Nikolai Zherdev shot one past Boston's Manny Fernandez with just more than six minutes remaining for the game-winner as the New York Rangers continued to stay hot with a 4-3 win over the East-leading Bruins Sunday.
Ovechkin, Caps continue to own Crosby, Pens
Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals thumped Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 5-2 victory.
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Richards' historic short-handed goal lifts Flyers
Mike Richards’ short-handed tally sparked a four-goal second period, and rookie Claude Giroux had a career-best three points in the Philadelphia Flyers’ 5-2 rout of the sliding New York Rangers on Sunday.
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Red Wings stop Penguins, 3-0
Pavel Datsyuk scored twice and Ty Conklin shut out his former Penguins teammates, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-0 victory in a Stanley Cup rematch.
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Fleury, Pens play smart in stifling Rangers
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33 shots, Petr Sykora had a goal and an assist and Sidney Crosby’s return lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.
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Red Wings rally to give Blackhawks cold shoulder
Defending champions score five straight goals in Classic at Wrigley Field
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