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Defiant Flyers turn back late charge by Kings

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-20

THE Philadelphia Flyers survived a third-period onslaught by the Los Angeles Kings to hold on for a 3-2 victory on Wednesday. Jarret Stoll scored to give Los Angeles a 1-0 lead with seconds remaining in the first...

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Anderson strong as Avalanche douse Flames

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-19

THE Colorado Avalanche retained control of the Northwest division on Tuesday, holding off their nearest challengers, the Calgary Flames, 3-2. Milan Hejduk scored with 54 seconds left in the second period to break...

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Forward Shanahan retires after 21 NHL seasons

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-19

BRENDAN Shanahan is retiring from the National Hockey League after 21 seasons and an almost certain Hall of Fame career. The 40-year-old forward announced on Tuesday he wouldn't play again. After going through...

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Flyers stop Devils' record charge on road

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-18

THE Philadelphia Flyers denied the New Jersey Devils a chance to tie a record road winning streak with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over the in-form visitors on Monday. James van Riemsdyk scored the decisive third...

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Blackhawks' late strike sinks Sharks

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-17

BRENT Seabrook scored 41 seconds into overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks edged the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Sunday to boost their home winning streak to seven games. Brent Sopel, Patrick Kane and John Madden also...

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Luongo impresses in defeat

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-14

VANCOUVER Canucks netminder Roberto Luongo did not get the win on Thursday but he definitely grabbed the attention of Detroit and Team Canada head coach Mike Babcock in a 1-3 loss to the Red Wings. Luongo, making...

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Hawks sting Avs in another shootout

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-13

THE Chicago Blackhawks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday as the well-matched Western Conference rivals were forced to decide matters in a shootout for a third successive game. Patrick Sharp sealed victory...

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Boyle hits late goal as Sharks bite Predators

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-12

SAN Jose defenseman Dan Boyle scored in the last minute to give the NHL-leading Sharks a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.阿 The Sharks trailed 2-3 in the third period before Devin Setoguchi's slapshot...

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Blackhawks outplay Kings

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-11

CAPTAIN Jonathan Toews scored on his return to the lineup as the Chicago Blackhawks romped to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. Toews, who had been out with concussion-like symptoms after suffering...

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Thrashers fightback to down St Louis

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-10

RICH Peverley and Slava Kozlov scored shootout goals to complete an Atlanta Thrashers rally for a 3-2 victory over the St Louis Blues on Sunday. While Atlanta managed to score from both its shots on goal, netminder...

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Kings snap Pens' road win streak

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-7

THE Los Angeles Kings rallied from a goal down to score four times in the third period and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Thursday. Anze Kopitar, the National Hockey League's leading points scorer, opened...

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Sabres get revenge over Islanders

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-6

THE Buffalo Sabres avenged a recent thrashing at the hands of the New York Islanders with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday. Derek Roy scored his first goal of the season and Ryan Miller made 24 saves for the shutout...

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Osgood too good for Bruins

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-5

DETROIT goaltender Chris Osgood returned to form with 29 saves to record his first shutout of the season and lead the Red Wings to a 2-0 win over the misfiring Boston Bruins on Tuesday. Osgood, who was pulled last...

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Flyers shrug off injuries for big win

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-4

MIKE Richards and Jeff Carter netted two goals apiece to spark the short-handed Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-2 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. Missing top forwards Danny Briere and Simon...

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Columbus gives Capitals the OT blues

Sports | Ice hockey
2009-11-3

R J Umberger scored his second goal of the game on an overtime powerplay as the Columbus Blue Jackets posted a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals, who played much of Sunday's contest without two-time league...