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Sens Suffer First Loss of Season

Carolina survives third period comeback

Oct 12, 07 12:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite third period heroics in which Mike Fisher and Joe Corvo scored twice in less than two minutes, Ottawa nonetheless lost 5-3 to the Carolina Hurricanes last night, ending their season opening winning streak, the Ottawa Sun reports.The Senators' record is now an impressive 5-1. The 'Canes hit hard... More »

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Hasek-less Wings Blast Flames

Detroit smacks around Calgary to start season 3-0-1

Oct 11, 07 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Red Wings came out shooting last night, leaving with a hard-fought 4-2 victory against a Flames team very much in need of a win. The victory is all the more impressive considering Dominik Hasek was out with a bruised left knee and goalie Chris Osgood was playing his first... More »

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NHL • Detroit Red Wings • Calgary Flames

Senators Thwart Thrashers, Improve to 5-0

3-1 loss drops Atlanta to inauspicious 0-3 start

Oct 11, 07 3:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Ottawa Senators banked on a rookie goalie to protect their win streak from the struggling Atlanta Thrashers last night, and rightly so, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Brian Elliot, playing in his first NHL game, blocked 28 shots as the Senators improved to 5-0 this season—or 12-0, including... More »

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NHL • Ottawa Senators • Atlanta Thrashers

Isles Edge Rival Rangers

DiPietro records 36 saves as club's record moves to 3-1

Oct 11, 07 1:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bryan Berard’s first goal in his second time around debut with the Islanders turned into the difference maker as the Islanders dropped their bitter local rivals before the home fans Wednesday at Nassau Coliseum. The visiting New York Rangers dropped to 1-2 after failing to convert on power plays... More »

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Can Vegas Bookies Save Sports?

Pro, college leagues hire insiders to sniff out problems

Oct 3, 07 7:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sports that once slammed betting are now playing ball with Vegas bookies, the Wall Street Journal reports. Pro and college leagues hire advisers to spot odd bets and the players or refs who may be shaving points behind them."It's a way for them, I think, to be able... More »

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NBA • NHL • gambling • Mid American Conference • sports betting • point shaving • Big 12 Conference

Pens, Sabres Will Play Outside

Tickets sell out within half-hour for NHL's first outdoor match in 4 years

Sep 19, 07 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The NHL has scheduled its first outdoor game since 2003, with Pittsburgh visiting Buffalo in the 73,000-seat Ralph Wilson Stadium on New Years Day, 2008. The current NHL attendance record is 57,167, when Montreal visited Edmonton; this is poised to be shattered, as tickets for Buffalo-Pittsburgh sold out... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Buffalo Sabres • hockey • Gary Bettman

Oilers Poach Duck With 'Dumb' Offer

Anaheim, Edmonton GMs trade barbs over Penner salary

Aug 3, 07 5:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Ducks have lost their first marquee player since winning the Stanley Cup in June, and GM Brian Burke is enraged. Embattled Edmonton GM Kevin Lowe offered 24-year-old winger Dustin Penner a deal averaging $4.25 million, a nine-fold salary increase that Burke sees as desperate and fears will spur... More »

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NHL • Anaheim Ducks • hockey • Stanley Cup • Edmonton Oilers • Dustin Penner • Brian Burke • Kevin Lowe

Sid the Kid to Stay in the Burgh

19-year-old signs $43.5 million, five-year extension to stay with Pens

Jul 11, 07 4:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pittsburgh locked up young talent Sidney Crosby, hockey's reigning MVP, through 2013, with a contract extension that will pay $8.7 million per year starting in 2008. That figure was carefully chosen; Crosby's team number is 87. The Penguins also recently signed defenseman Ryan Whitney to an extension, shoring up... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Sidney Crosby

Rangers Steal Free Agents Gomez, Drury

New York seizes big-time
centers from Jersey, Buffalo

Jul 2, 07 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York Rangers signed free-agent centers Scott Gomez and Chris Drury yesterday, stealing two powerful offensive weapons from their rivals. Gomez was pinched from the neighboring Devils, and Drury—whose play against the Rangers in last year's postseason contributed to their demise—from the Buffalo Sabres.   More »

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NHL • Buffalo Sabres • Scott Gomez • Chris Drury • New York Rangers • hockey • Daniel Briere • Glen Sather

Sid the Kid Collects Hardware

At 19, Crosby adds MVP honors to scoring title

Jun 15, 07 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pittsburgh phenom Sidney Crosby was voted hockey's MVP by both writers and players, adding the Hart trophy and the Pearson award to his collection. Only Wayne Gretzky received the Hart at a younger age, edging out the 19-year-old Crosby by two months. Fellow Penguin Evgeni Malkin, at twenty, won top... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Sidney Crosby • Martin Brodeur • hockey • Evgeni Malkin • Hart trophy • Pearson award • Wayne Gretzky • Roberto Luongo

Duck! Anaheim Wins Cup in Rout

California gets its first Stanley Cup as Ducks dominate Game 5, 6-2

Jun 7, 07 4:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The NHL Finals ended in a blowout, with Anaheim humiliating Ottawa in Game 5 for the franchise's (and state's) first Stanley Cup. Travis Moen had two goals, one of which was actually an own goal; Chris Phillips accidentally deflected the puck into the goal off python-owner and keeper Ray Emery. More »

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NHL • Ottawa Senators • Ray Emery • Anaheim Ducks • Scott Niedermayer

Pronger Is Menace to Others, Self

Another hit to the head, another suspension for Ducks enforcer

Jun 4, 07 4:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Pronger will be suspended for Game 4 of the NHL Finals for administering a blow to the head of Ottawa winger Dean McAmmond, who may also miss Game 4 with lingering wooziness.  It is the second suspension of the playoffs for Pronger, who left Detroit's Tomas Holmstrom bloody... More »

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NHL • Ottawa Senators • Anaheim Ducks • Chris Pronger • Dean McAmmond • hockey • Stanley Cup

Home Cooking Proves Delicious for Ducks

Third-period goal gives Ducks 1-0 victory, 2-0 series lead in finals

May 31, 07 4:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anaheim outshot Ottawa 31-16 at home in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals, but had nothing to show for their advantage until Samuel Pahlsson scored the game's only goal with less than six minutes remaining. The series heads now to Ottawa, where the Senators will try to overcome a... More »

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NHL • Ottawa Senators • Ray Emery • Anaheim Ducks • Jean Sebastian Giguere • Samuel Pahlsson • hockey • Stanley Cup

Nashville Doesn't Take to the Ice

Canadian billionaire may move
Predators north of the border

May 25, 07 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - BlackBerry magnate Jim Balsillie will pay $220 million for the Nashville Predators, one of the NHL's best and lowest-revenue teams, and likely move them out of Tennessee. Possible new homes include Kansas City, which is courting teams for its new arena, and Kitchener-Waterloo and Hamilton in Ontario, threatening the theft... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Kansas City • Nashville Predators • Jim Balsillie • BlackBerry • hockey • Tennessee • Craig Leipold

Ducks Clip Wings in Overtime

Detroit demoralized by last-minute equalizer; Anaheim takes 3-2 series lead

May 20, 07 10:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Playing six on four during a power play and without a goalie, the Ducks tied the Red Wings with 48 seconds remaining, and Teemu Selanne scored on a steal to win Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals in overtime.  Detroit had outshot Anaheim 34-18 in regulation and kept... More »

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NHL • Anaheim Ducks • Detroit Red Wings • Teemu Selanne • Chris Pronger • hockey

Ottawa Continues Playoff Rampage

Senators on brink of finals after sheathing Sabres

May 15, 07 5:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Ottawa Senators needed only one goal from their vaunted line of Heatley, Alfredsson, and Spezza to extend their playoff winning streak to six, as python-owner and goalie Ray Emery scored his third shutout of the postseason. Ottawa, a fourth seed, hopes to sweep the NHL's highest-scoring team at home... More »

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NHL • Ottawa Senators • Ray Emery • Buffalo Sabres • hockey

Senators on Verge of Exorcising Devils

Ottawa takes a 3-1 series lead
against the East's top seed

May 2, 07 10:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ironman goalie Martin Brodeur was good, but the Ottawa front line was even better in a 3-2 Game 4 victory that has New Jersey on the verge of crashing out of the playoffs. Winger Dany Heatley played the hero before an electrified home crowd; he assisted on Daniel Alfredsson's goal,... More »

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NHL • New Jersey Devils • Ottawa Senators • Martin Brodeur • Dany Heatley • Ray Emery • hockey • Eastern Conference

Crosby Wins Scoring Title

Apr 9, 07 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - At 19 and in his second season, Pittsburgh's Sidney "Sid the Kid" Crosby has won the league scoring title at 120 points and is taking his team to the playoffs. He's achieved both milestones in far less time than it took Mario "Super Mario" Lemieux, the Penguins' current... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Sidney Crosby • hockey • Mario Lemieux • Wayne Gretzky

Lamoriello  Pulls Another Riley

Devils GM takes his own coach's job for second year in a row

Apr 2, 07 7:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite his team's first-place standing in the NHL's Atlantic Division, New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello has summarily dismissed coach Claude Julien and will coach the team himself for the remainder of the season, which consists of a week and then the playoffs.  This is the second time in... More »

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sports • NBA • NHL • New Jersey Devils • Claude Julien • Lou Lamoriello • Pat Riley • basketball • New Jersey • Dwyane Wade • hockey • Stan Van Gundy

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