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Crosby Scores 200th Goal

Jun 21, 2014 12:59 PM

Sidney Crosby scored three goals, including the 200th of his career and the Penguins won their sixth in a row, 4-1 over the Flames on Saturday behind backup goalie Brent Johnson, as reported by ESPN.com.

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Penguins Win Fifth Straight Game

Aug 6, 2014 10:05 AM

The Penguins defeated the Senators 2-1 on Friday afternoon to record their fifth straight victory. Marc-Andre Fleury made a season-high 43 saves -- more than he had in a game in 11 months -- and Alex Goligoski scored the winning goal for Pittsburgh. "They kept playing and made things pretty hard on us," said Fleury, who last made as many saves Dec. 23, also against Ottawa. "They threw lot of pucks from a little bit of everywhere."

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Flames Beat Flyers In Shootout

Oct 15, 2014 1:54 AM

Niklas Hagman and Rene Bourque scored shootout goals to lift the Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Flyers on Friday after surviving an apparent goal in overtime. The Flyers appeared to win in overtime, but Mike Richards' power-play goal -- a slap shot past Miikka Kiprusoff -- was waved off because of an unsportsmanlike conduct call against Chris Pronger. Officials ruled Pronger obstructed Kiprusoff's view with his glove.

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Isles Win To End 14-Game Streak

Jun 29, 2014 4:29 PM

Rick DiPietro turned aside all 29 shots he faced and the Islanders ended a 14-game winless streak by shutting out the Devils 2-0 on Friday. New York barely avoided matching the club record of 15 games without a win, set from Nov. 22-Dec. 23, 1999.

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Coyotes Win Seventh Straight

Jun 7, 2014 3:47 PM

Ilya Bryzgalov made 23 saves for his 17th career NHL shutout as the Coyotes beat the Oilers 5-0 on Tuesday night for their seventh consecutive win. "We're only just past the 20-game mark," Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said. "I'll get excited when I feel we're good enough to do something. Give all the credit in the world to these guys for how hard they're working, but it's early."

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Kovalev Scores 1,000th Point

Sep 22, 2014 7:23 AM

Alex Kovalev got his milestone 1,000th point when he scored on a power play midway through the first period and assisted on Jason Spezza's go-ahead goal in the third for his 1,001st point to send the Senators to a 3-2 win over the Kings on Monday night, as reported by ESPN.com.

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Coyotes Win Sixth Straight

Sep 24, 2014 10:44 AM

Taylor Pratt scored two goals to help the Coyotes beat his old team, the Canucks. Let go by Vancouver two summers ago, Pyatt scored his second goal of the game 5:52 into the third period and Phoenix extended their winning streak to six games. "You always want to play well against your old team," said Pyatt. "There's always some extra motivation there, so to come out and get a couple goals definitely feels good."

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Red Wings Rally, Win In Overtime

Jul 29, 2014 2:55 AM

The Red Wings rallied on Sunday night and defeated the Calgary Flames in overtime. Detroit scored three goals in the third period and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the final seconds of regulation to force the extra period. "It felt good to come back. We've been behind a few games this year and found a way to turn it around," Zetterberg said. "It's nice when it happens."

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Isles Continue To Free-Fall

Jun 21, 2014 4:50 AM

Dustin Byfuglien stepped up for Atlanta to send the New York Islanders deeper into their free-fall to the bottom of the NHL, according to an Associated Press report. Byfuglien scored at 1:30 of OT to give the Thrashers a 2-1 win Sunday, extending the Islanders? losing streak to 13 games.

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Blues Shutout Rangers For 7th Straight Win

Sep 12, 2014 1:28 PM

Ty Conklin, in just his second game this season, made 27 saves for his 15th NHL shutout as the Blues beat the Rangers 2-0 for their seventh straight win on Sunday night, as reported by the Associated Press.

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Stars Double Up On Coyotes
Dallas topped Phoenix 6-3 on Friday night thanks to great play from their No. 1 line.

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Howard Leads Wings To Third Straight Win
Jimmy Howard is 6-0-1 this season.

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