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| Red Wings use power play to get past Stars in Game 1 |
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05/08/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (Best E Casino) - Tomas Holmstrom posted a goal and an assist, as the Detroit Red Wings downed the Dallas Stars, 4-1, in Game 1 of their Western Conference finals series from Joe Louis Arena. Brian Rafalski, Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula also scored for the top- seeded Red Wings, who will host Game 2 on Saturday night. Nicklas Lidstrom and Niklas Kronwall both had two assists, while Chris Osgood ran his playoff record to 7-0 by stopping 20-of-21 shots. "It was a good win, but we know we |
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| The Swede that got away: Brunnstrom chooses Stars over Wings |
NHL Hockey |
05/08/2008 |
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DETROIT (AP) -The Dallas Stars beat Detroit in a competition before the first puck dropped Thursday night in the Western Conference finals. Swedish prospect Fabian Brunnstrom has agreed to sign with Dallas over the Red Wings and other NHL suitors. The 23-year-old forward starred in the Swedish Elite League last season and was regarded as one of the top free agents available. Detroit general manager Ken Holland - who has stockpiled stars from Sweden such as Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom and Joha |
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| West finals get underway as Red Wings host Stars |
NHL Hockey |
05/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Western Conference finals get underway tonight in Hockeytown, as the top-seeded Detroit Red Wings welcome the fifth-seeded Dallas Stars to Joe Louis Arena for Game 1 of the best-of-seven series. The Red Wings won three of the four regular-season meetings with Dallas this season. The Stars found goals hard to come by in those contests, as they managed to score just five times in the four tests. Detroit has won all three of its postseason meetings with the Stars franchise. The teams la |
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| NHL Playoff Preview Capsules |
NHL Hockey |
05/07/2008 |
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| A, in playing every minute, and has allowed 34 goals on 395 shots. OUTLOOK: Crosby and Malkin act like Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr, get Pittsburgh back to finals. Penguins in 6. ---WESTERN CONFERENCENo. 1 DETROIT RED WINGS (54-21-7) vs. No. 5 DALLAS STARS (45-30-7)2007-08 series record: Detroit 3-1.How they got here: Detroit defeated No. 8 Nashville 4-2; No. 6 Colorado 4-0. Dallas defeated No. 4 Anaheim 4-2; No. 2 San Jose 4-2.Playoff History: Detroit 3-0. Last meeting: Detroit 4-2 in 1998 conference |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Detroit vs. Dallas |
NHL Hockey |
05/06/2008 |
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| d in the opening round against Nashville, but the Red Wings rebound against Colorado, scoring on 7-of-23 opportunities with the man advantage against the Avalanche. The Red Wings have scored on 20.4-percent (10-of-49) power plays in this postseason. DALLAS STARS (5th seed, West) REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 45-30-7 2008 PLAYOFFS: Defeated Anaheim 4-2 in conference quarterfinals; defeated San Jose 4-2 in conference semifinals (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Stars knocked off two of the leading contenders in the West |
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| Morrow ends 4-OT marathon, sends Stars to West finals |
NHL Hockey |
05/05/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Brenden Morrow scored at the 9:03 mark of the fourth overtime as the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 6. In the fourth extra session, Brian Campbell was called for tripping and the Dallas power play went to work. Mike Ribeiro received a pass along the left boards and fired it across the ice to Stephane Robidas, who faked a shot before sending it down low where Morrow redirected past Evgeni Nabokov for the wi |
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| Stars take a third shot at ending series with Sharks |
NHL Hockey |
05/04/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Stars will get another chance to wrap up their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series tonight, when they welcome the second-seeded San Jose Sharks for Game 6 at American Airlines Center. The fifth-seeded Stars led this series three games to none, but the Sharks have rattled off back-to-back wins to cut their deficit to 3-2. After posting a 2-1 decision in Game 4 at Dallas, the Sharks went home and notched an overtime victory on Friday. Joe Pavelski tallied 1:05 into |
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| Stars try to wrap up series in San Jose |
NHL Hockey |
05/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Stars will get another chance to wrap up their Western Conference semifinal series tonight, when they visit the second-seeded San Jose Sharks for Game 5 at HP Pavilion. The fifth-seeded Stars won the first three games of this best-of-seven set, but San Jose staved off elimination and cut the series deficit to 3-1 with a victory in Dallas on Wednesday. Milan Michalek scored the game-winning goal 3:26 into the third period, as the Sharks posted a 2-1 win in Game 4 at American Ai |
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| Sharks stave off elimination, sweep, in narrow win over Stars |
NHL Hockey |
05/01/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Milan Michalek scored the game-winning goal 3:26 into the third period, as the San Jose Sharks avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series from the American Airlines Center. Patrick Marleau also tallied for the second-seeded Sharks, who have only been swept once in their playoff history as Detroit accomplished the feat in the 1995 semifinals. Evgeni Nabokov stopped 17-of-18 shots to pick up the win. Jere Lehti |
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| Stars aim for sweep of Sharks in Dallas |
NHL Hockey |
04/30/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Stars will try to complete a surprising sweep of the second-seeded San Jose Sharks tonight, when they host Game 4 of the best- of-seven Western Conference semifinals at American Airlines Center. The fifth-seeded Stars finished in third place in the Pacific -- 11 points behind the division champion Sharks and five in back of second-place Anaheim. Dallas disposed of the Ducks in six games during the opening round and are now just one win away from ousting San Jose. Dallas is try |
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