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| Red Wings visit Penguins with second chance at clinching Cup |
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06/04/2008 |
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| ecord and Detroit claimed the West championship by winning 12 of 16 games. The Red Wings even set a franchise record at one point with nine consecutive victories this postseason. Detroit defeated Nashville in six games during the opening round, swept Colorado in the following series, and beat Dallas in six tests of the conference finals. The Penguins swept Ottawa in the first round and defeated the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in five games during the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. |
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| Red Wings host Pens with chance to clinch Stanley Cup |
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06/02/2008 |
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| ecord and Detroit claimed the West championship by winning 12 of 16 games. The Red Wings even set a franchise record at one point with nine consecutive victories this postseason. Detroit defeated Nashville in six games during the opening round, swept Colorado in the following series, and beat Dallas in six tests of the conference finals. The Penguins swept Ottawa in the first round and defeated the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in five games during the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. |
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| Osgood wins again, he and Wings one win from Cup |
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05/31/2008 |
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| erate hockey, fight for another day,'' defenseman Darryl Sydor said. ``That's what we're going to do. We haven't experienced that yet, so that's probably a good thing.'' The Penguins swept Ottawa in the first round of the playoffs and took out the New York Rangers and Philadelphia in five games after jumping to 3-0 leads. --- TRADING PLACES: Pascal Dupuis and Adam Hall have stalls across on opposite sides of the Pittsburgh Penguins' dressing room. Yet, that is much closer than they were a year ago when |
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| Babcock draws line between himself and players |
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05/31/2008 |
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| ut it, we joked about it,'' Dupuis said Saturday. ``He's a good guy. He's been great for us. He scored a big goal last game.'' Hall, who scored the winner in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals, was 49 games into an unproductive first season with the New York Rangers when he was shipped to the Minnesota Wild for Dupuis. Hall finished the season with the Wild and then signed with Pittsburgh last October. Dupuis' journey was just beginning. He lasted only six games with the Rangers before being shipped to Atlant |
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| Pens try to even Cup finals in Game 4 vs. Red Wings |
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05/31/2008 |
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| ecord and Detroit claimed the West championship by winning 12 of 16 games. The Red Wings even set a franchise record at one point with nine consecutive victories this postseason. Detroit defeated Nashville in six games during the opening round, swept Colorado in the following series, and beat Dallas in six tests of the conference finals. The Penguins swept Ottawa in the first round and defeated the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in five games during the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. |
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| Sundin wins Messier Leadership Award |
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05/28/2008 |
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| outstanding performance on the ice, leadership skills as well as a dedication to humanitarian efforts away from the rink. It was named to honor Messier, who won six Stanley Cups in a 25-year NHL career, captaining both the Edmonton Oilers (1990) and New York Rangers (1994) to titles. Sundin, who completed his 13th season with the Leafs and 17th NHL campaign, recorded 32 goals and 78 points in 74 games for Toronto, which missed the postseason for the third straight year. Over 1,305 games with Quebec and Toronto, |
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| Punchless Penguins host Red Wings in Game 3 of Cup finals |
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05/28/2008 |
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| victories this postseason. Detroit defeated Nashville in six games during the opening round, swept Colorado in the following series, and beat Dallas in six tests of the conference finals. The Penguins swept Ottawa in the first round and defeated the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in five games during the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. Because of the NHL's unbalanced schedule, Pittsburgh and Detroit have met sparingly during the regular season in recent years and the clubs have never f |
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| Franzen back in Red Wings lineup |
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05/27/2008 |
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| utout loss at the hands of the Red Wings and Chris Osgood, Penguins coach Michel Therrien took the time to criticize the officiating and what he called diving tendencies by the goalie. Oh how the tables have been turned. In the second round, the New York Rangers accused Sidney Crosby and the Penguins of embellishing and diving to draw penalties - often successfully. Now that Pittsburgh is down 2-0 to Detroit in the Stanley Cup finals, the Penguins are doing their share of complaining. ``They are good on o |
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| Red Wings aim for 2-0 Cup finals lead against Pens |
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05/26/2008 |
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| victories this postseason. Detroit defeated Nashville in six games during the opening round, swept Colorado in the following series, and beat Dallas in six tests of the conference finals. The Penguins swept Ottawa in the first round and defeated the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in five games during the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. Because of the NHL's unbalanced schedule, Pittsburgh and Detroit have met sparingly during the regular season in recent years and the clubs have never f |
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| Penguins shuffle lines for Game 2 vs Red Wings |
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05/25/2008 |
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| ree times in the postseason, but its road record is 4-3. Two of the defeats have been by shutout. The Penguins are in an unfamiliar role of trailing in a series. In the first three rounds, Pittsburgh raced to 3-0 leads against the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, and Philadelphia Flyers - needing no more than five games to advance. Therrien isn't wasting any time against the Red Wings, and appears set to juggle his forward lines in an attempt to get more going in Game 2 on Monday. He preached effort and d |
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