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| Modano nets winner as Stars finally outshine Wings, force Game 5 |
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05/14/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Mike Modano's third-period power-play goal proved to be the game-winner, as the Dallas Stars staved off elimination with a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals at American Airlines Center. Loui Eriksson and Brenden Morrow also scored for the Stars, who trail the series, 3-1. Sergei Zubov collected two assists, while Marty Turco stopped 33- of-34 shots to earn the win. "He came up with a heck of a game for us tonight," Dallas coach Dave |
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| Stanley Cup Notebook: Rule of 33 about to end |
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05/14/2008 |
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| And it just so happens that the Penguins and the Red Wings, the only two teams to ever blow 3-0 leads, are holding 3-0 advantages in this year's conference finals. Could it possibly happen again? Unfortunately for fans of the Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars, the answer is "not likely". The Red Wings opened their three-game edge over the Stars with a 5-2 win on Monday, and Pittsburgh gained the same lead over Philadelphia with a 4-1 decision on Tuesday night. Both the Flyers and Stars have been thorough |
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| Red Wings' Franzen out for Game 4 |
NHL Hockey |
05/13/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen is still experiencing concussion-like symptoms and has been ruled out for Wednesday's Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Dallas Stars. Franzen was also scratched from the lineup in Games 2 and 3 for the Red Wings, who are on the verge of a sweep. He underwent tests on Monday, and the Red Wings were awaiting results. Franzen has a league-high and franchise-record 12 goals in the postseason. He is the first player to score |
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| Detroit a win away from playing for Cup |
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05/13/2008 |
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DALLAS (AP) -Being down 3-0 in the Western Conference finals isn't even the worst part for the Dallas Stars. This is: Dallas has yet to lead the Detroit Red Wings for a single second in any game this series. How can the Stars fathom winning four straight games under those circumstances? They can't. Instead, players came away from practice Tuesday talking about playing for pride in Game 4 on Wednesday night, hoping merely to send the series back to Detroit for Game 5. If they can pull off that one, |
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| Sharks fire Ron Wilson after early playoff exit |
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05/13/2008 |
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| s,'' said Doug Wilson, who claimed the Sharks played only ``five good playoff games'' among their 13 postseason outings this spring. The Sharks won the Pacific Division and compiled the NHL's second-best record with 49 wins and 108 points, but the Dallas Stars knocked them out of the second round in six games on May 4. With a few lucky bounces in that series, which featured four overtime games, the Sharks would have been in the Western Conference finals, and Ron Wilson likely would have kept his job. In |
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| Ron Wilson out as Sharks head coach |
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05/12/2008 |
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| a different approach to lead this team." Wilson piloted the Sharks to a 49-23-10 record in the 2007-2008 regular season. Though San Jose finished with the second-best mark in the Western Conference, the club fell in the conference semifinals to the Dallas Stars, the second consecutive year they've failed to win more than one playoff round. "We are proud of what we've accomplished as an organization but we feel that this team is capable of achieving greater success," added Wilson. "I want to thank Ron for h |
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| Datsyuk leads Red Wings to 3-0 series lead |
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05/12/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Pavel Datsyuk recorded his first career playoff hat trick as the Detroit Red Wings took a commanding three games to none series lead with a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals at American Airlines Center. Henrik Zetterberg added a goal and two assists for the Red Wings, who are one win away from reaching the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since winning the title in 2002. Chris Osgood made 16 saves in the victory to remain perfect in |
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| Red Wings' Franzen out for Game 3 |
NHL Hockey |
05/12/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen is still experiencing concussion-like symptoms and did not play in Detroit's 5-2 win in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Stars. Franzen was also scratched from the Wings' lineup in Game 2, a 2-1 Detroit victory. The Red Wings lead the best-of-seven series, 3-0. Franzen is scheduled to remain in Detroit to undergo testing on Monday and will not return to the lineup until the testing and further evaluation is comp |
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| Sharks fire coach Ron Wilson |
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05/12/2008 |
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| n Monday after his club followed another outstanding regular season with yet another early exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Sharks won the Pacific Division title and compiled the NHL's second-best record with 49 wins and 108 points, but the Dallas Stars knocked them out of the second round in six games on May 4. San Jose has ended its past three seasons with six-game losses in the second round, and general manager Doug Wilson decided his coach would take the fall for his talented playoff underachie |
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| Dallas' Lehtinen scratched |
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05/12/2008 |
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DALLAS (AP) -Dallas Stars right wing Jere Lehtinen was scratched from the lineup because of a leg injury in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night. Lehtinen started Saturday night's game against the Detroit Red Wings, but didn't finish. He played about 6 minutes in the first period and just 9 seconds in the second. He has four goals and four assists in the playoffs and had 37 points in 48 regular-season games. The Red Wings were without right wing Johan Franzen for the second conse |
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