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As Backup Goalies Face Off, Canucks Survive Preds

Posted Dec 7, 07 1:02 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – In a game that was neck and neck until halfway through the third, Vancouver scored three times in the final minutes to defeat the Predators 5-2, the Tennessean reports. The Canucks' backup goalie Curtis Stanford outlasted Predators' backup Dan Ellis, who lost for the first time as the goalie of record this season. Elsewhere in the NHL last night:

  • Tampa Bay survived a last-minute effort to beat the Hurricanes, 2-1. Lightning goalie Johan Holmqvist came within 18 seconds of notching the second shutout of his career.
  • A close struggle between the Penguins and the Flames ended with defenseman Kris Letang scoring in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Penguins a 3-2 victory over Calgary.

Source: Tennessean

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Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler, right, congratulates goalie Curtis Sanford after the Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 in an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Vancouver Canucks goalie Curtis Sanford (41) watches as Nashville Predators center Radek Bonk, center, of the Czech Republic, comes around the net in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville,...   (Associated Press)
Vancouver Canucks left wing Alexander Edler, right, hits the boards with Nashville Predators' Martin Gelinas, left, in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007....   (Associated Press)
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, right, celebrates a goal as Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, left, from Finland, and Eric Nystrom look on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary,...   (Associated Press)
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Johan Holmqvist (40), of Sweden, makes a save during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike...   (Associated Press)
Tampa Bay Lightning's Jason Ward, left, clears the puck away from Carolina Hurricanes' Justin Williams after a save by goaltender Johan Holmqvist, right, of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL...   (Associated Press)
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