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Saturday, February 28th, 2009An 80-foot slap shot by Alexander Semin in overtime closed the gap between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.
Semin’s blast from just inside the red line somehow found its way past goaltender Tim Thomas, giving the Washington …
Minnesota Wild F Derek Boogaard suspended five games for elbowing Calgary’s Brandon Prust
Saturday, February 28th, 2009Minnesota Wild forward Derek Boogaard was suspended five games Saturday without pay for elbowing Calgary’s Brandon Prust in the head.
Malkin’s OT goal lifts Penguins over Blackhawks
Saturday, February 28th, 2009The Pittsburgh Penguins were again without Sidney Crosby. Fortunately for their playoff hopes, they still had NHL scoring leader Evgeni Malkin.
Crosby sat out for the second-straight game due to a groin injury. But after being quiet dur…
Malkin lifts Crosby-less Penguins in OT (AP)
Saturday, February 28th, 2009Evgeni Malkin gave the Sidney Crosby-less Pittsburgh Penguins a full two points in the standings with one powerful shot. Malkin, the NHL points leader, scored on a power play at 1:36 of overtime to give the Penguins a 5-4 victory over Chicago on Friday night in the first game of a five-game trip. Crosby missed [...]
Schneider’s OT goal lifts Canadiens over Flyers
Saturday, February 28th, 2009The NHL trade deadline doesn’t arrive until Wednesday, but Mathieu Schneider has already made a big impact since returning for his second tour of duty with the Montreal Canadiens.
Schneider’s power-play goal with 1:39 remaining in overt…
Battle of Ontario highlights prime-time action
Saturday, February 28th, 2009The Battle of Ontario plays out its latest chapter as part of a Hockey Night in Canada when the Maple Leafs hit Ottawa (7 p.m. ET, CBC, NHLN-US). The second game sees the Wild travel to Edmonton for a Northwest Division battle for valuable…
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