Captain adds two assists to finish with a career-best 98 points
Associated Press Apr 6, 08 3:35 AM CDT
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Jarome Iginla scored his 50th goal and added two assists as the Calgary Flames finished the regular season with a 7-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks last night. Eric Nystrom scored his second goal with 1:42 left, and also added two assists, including the cross-crease feed for Iginla's milestone goal with 7:25 left, giving Calgary's captain 50 goals for a second time, and a career-best 98 points.
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Washington wins seventh straight to finish climb into postseason
Associated Press Apr 6, 08 2:29 AM CDT
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Make room in the playoffs for MVP front-runner Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Tomas Fleischmann, Sergei Fedorov and Alexander Semin scored for the Capitals, who clinched the Southeast Division title with a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers last night. The win was also the Capitals' seventh straight. The Capitals needed only 4 1/2 months to go from worst in the NHL to Southeast Division champions.
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Higgins scores two goals as Montreal beats Toronto
Associated Press Apr 6, 08 2:27 AM CDT
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Chris Higgins scored twice and Mark Streit had a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 last night to finish their schedule atop the Eastern Conference. Montreal completed the regular season with a 47-25-10 record for 104 points, two more than Pittsburgh, which plays today at Philadelphia. The Canadiens will claim their first conference title in 19 years if the Penguins lose.
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Vanek hat trick, Thibault shutout lift Buffalo
Associated Press Apr 6, 08 2:25 AM CDT
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Thomas Vanek scored three goals and Jocelyn Thibault shut out the Boston Bruins in his first start since Jan. 21 as the Buffalo Sabres ended their season with a 3-0 win last night. The victory came too late for the Sabres. It was their first game since they were eliminated from playoff contention on Thursday night in a 3-1 loss at Montreal.
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Star scores 498th, 499th career goals and Legace collects shutout
Associated Press Apr 5, 08 11:23 PM CDT
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Keith Tkachuk scored the 498th and 499th goals of his career, and Manny Legace earned his 27th career shutout as St. Louis beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 in the Blues' regular-season home finale today. Brad Boyes also scored his team-leading 42nd goal and Paul Kariya added two assists for the Blues, who won all four matchups with the Blue Jackets at home this season.
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Giguere stops 28 shots as Anaheim continues dominance of LA
Associated Press Apr 5, 08 9:24 PM CDT
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Teemu Selanne scored two goals, including the game-winner with 13:32 to play, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 last night. Selanne fired a wrist shot from the left circle past Kings goalie Dan Cloutier to break a 3-3 tie. Joe DiPenta and Ryan Getzlaf also scored and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 28 shots for the Ducks, who won six of eight against their rivals this season.
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Beat the Dallas Stars 4-2, snap three-game losing streak
Associated Press Apr 5, 08 12:11 AM CDT
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Rookie Daniel Carcillo had three goals for his first career hat trick, rookie Martin Hanzal notched the tie breaking goal in the second period, and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Carcillo put the game away with an empty-netter with 2.7 seconds left, his 11th of the season.
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Chicago wins fourth straight despite playoff elimination
Associated Press Apr 5, 08 12:07 AM CDT
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NHL rookie scoring leader Patrick Kane recorded his 20th goal and had an assist, and Patrick Lalime made 29 saves in the Chicago Blackhawks' 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Friday night. Rookies Jonathan Toews and Adam Burish also scored for Chicago, which won its fourth straight. Rich Peverley scored for Nasvhille, which lost for the first time in regulation following a 5-0-1 stretch.
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Both teams clinch playoff berths in Eastern Conference
Associated Press Apr 4, 08 10:15 PM CDT
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Tim Thomas came within 8:14 of recording his third straight shutout against Ottawa and Zdeno Chara scored against his former team, leading the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Senators as both teams clinched playoff berths tonight. Phil Kessel also scored for Boston, which drew even with Ottawa for sixth overall in the Eastern Conference with 94 points.
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Park scores shorthanded goal and tiebreaker in extra session
Associated Press Apr 4, 08 9:51 PM CDT
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Richard Park scored a short-handed goal in the second period and then added the decisive tally in the shootout for the Islanders, who finished a disappointing season with a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers tonight. Jaromir Jagr got the Rangers even at 3 just 4:20 into the third period, with his third goal in two games, reports AP.
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Carolina plays waiting game now to see if it gets a playoff spot
Associated Press Apr 4, 08 9:49 PM CDT
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Nathan Horton had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers beat Carolina 4-3 to prevent the Hurricanes from clinching the Southeast Division. Radek Dvorak added a goal and an assist, and Jay Bouwmeester and Steve Montador also scored for the Panthers, who snapped a 13-game losing streak at Carolina, winning there for the first time since 2002.
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Biron posts his fourth shutout of the season
Associated Press Apr 4, 08 9:48 PM CDT
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Martin Biron stopped all 22 shots for his fourth shutout and Philadelphia clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. The Flyers' remarkable turnaround from the worst team in the NHL last season to the Eastern Conference playoffs was completed when Florida beat Carolina 4-3 shortly after Philadelphia's win, reports AP.
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