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| Stanley Cup finals get underway as Red Wings host Pens |
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05/24/2008 |
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| ason. 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. The Red Wings will host Games 1 and 2 in the Motor City, where the club is 7-1 this postseason after notching a league-best 29-9-3 home mark during the regular season. Pittsbur |
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| Stanley Cup Finals Preview - Detroit vs. Pittsburgh |
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05/22/2008 |
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| id" and the rest of the Penguins youngsters from crashing their Stanley Cup party. Up to this point, the Penguins have rolled through the playoffs, posting a 12-2 record while sweeping Ottawa in the first round and defeating the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. The Penguins are in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1992, when Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr helped Pittsburgh celebrate its second of back- to-back world championships. Pittsbu |
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| Red Wings crush Stars to advance to Stanley Cup Finals |
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05/20/2008 |
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| story (out of 156 opportunities) to force a Game 6 after losing the first three games of a series. But Detroit closed the series out with a dominating performance, and will battle Pittsburgh, after the Penguins needed only five games to dispatch the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference finals. Games 1 and 2 of the Finals are scheduled for Saturday and Monday in Detroit. Detroit made a statement with three goals in the first period. Kris Draper put the Red Wings on the board 3:45 into the game. Drake skate |
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| NHL Western Conference Champions |
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05/19/2008 |
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| NHL Eastern Conference Champions |
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05/19/2008 |
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| Pens pound Flyers to reach Stanley Cup Finals |
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05/18/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves to record his third career playoff shutout and Marian Hossa posted a goal and three assists, as Pittsburgh secured a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals with a 6-0 shellacking of the Philadelphia Flyers. Ryan Malone registered two goals and an assist for the Penguins, who won the Eastern Conference finals, 4-1, to reach the championship series for the first time since winning the second of back-to-back titles in 1992. Sidney Crosby and Maxime Talbot bot |
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| National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules |
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05/18/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves to record his third career playoff shutout and Marian Hossa posted a goal and three assists, as Pittsburgh secured a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals with a 6-0 shellacking of the Philadelphia Flyers. Ryan Malone registered two goals and an assist for the Penguins, who won the Eastern Conference finals, 4-1, to reach the championship series for the first time since winning the second of back-to-back titles in 1992. Sidney Crosby and Maxime Talbot bot |
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| Flyers D Timonen returns for Game 5; Coburn out |
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05/18/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers got a big boost with the return of defenseman Kimmo Timonen to the lineup for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh, but defenseman Braydon Coburn remained sidelined with an eye injury and concussion-like symptons. Timonen, 33, missed the first four tests of this series with a blood clot in his left ankle. An All-Star in each of the last two seasons, Timonen was cleared to skate and took part in Saturday's practice, but is still experi |
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| Flyers' Timonen returns for Game 5 |
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05/18/2008 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen returned for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh on Sunday after sitting out the first four games with a blood clot in his left ankle. The blood clot, which developed after Timonen was struck on the foot by a puck during Game 4 against Montreal in the second round, was initially expected to sideline the All-Star defenseman for at least the Penguins series and possibly the rest of the playoffs. After being re-examined by doc |
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| Pens try to wrap up East finals against Flyers |
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05/18/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Penguins will try again to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup finals when they host the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals at Mellon Arena. The second-seeded Penguins, champions of the Atlantic Division, had grabbed a 3-0 edge in the series dubbed as the "Battle of Pennsylvania", but the Flyers staved off elimination with a 4-2 decision Thursday night in Philadelphia. Pittsburgh is attempting to reach the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since winn |
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