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Puck Drops on NHL Season With 2 Games in Europe

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 4, 2008 9:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – It may get a bit lost amid the baseball playoffs and the overshadowing NFL, but the NHL season is under way. The league opened the year with a double-header in Europe. In Prague, the Rangers beat Tampa Bay 2-1 on a late goal from Brandon... Read full story »

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