Articles filed under Hockey

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  Devils advance to Cup finals with win over Rangers May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  A year after missing the playoffs for the first time since 1996, the New Jersey Devils are going back to the Stanley Cup finals, thanks to a rookie, a 40-year-old goaltender and a coach who'd never been to the postseason in the NHL.
  

   
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  Indy 500 always well worth watching May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Devils thwart Rangers’ rally, take 3-2 series lead May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Ryan Carter snapped a tie with 4:24 left, and the New Jersey Devils posted a 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers after blowing a three-goal lead in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night. The Devils, who led 3-0 before the first period was half over, have a 3-2 edge in the series and can advance to face the Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup finals with a win at home on Friday night. If the Rangers can stay alive then, Game 7 would be back in Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
  

   
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  Kings edge Coyotes 4-3 in overtime to win West May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Dustin Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time as a franchise after beating the Phoenix Coyotes with a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.
  

   

• Can Blackhawks learn from watching playoffs? May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  There is a lot the Blackhawks can learn from watching the way Darryl Sutter took the Kings to the Finals, and the way Dave Tippett took average goalies and made them great in Phoenix.
  

   

• Questions on Konerko, Kane and so many others May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Questions without answers from inside and outside the world of sports, including "Whose day is it to watch Patrick Kane?"
  

   
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  Brodeur, Devils show some fight in 4-1 Game 4 win May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Eastern Conference Finals between the rival New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils finally got ugly — real ugly. And the Rangers blew their cool, as the Devils rode two goals and an assist by Zach Parise to a 4-1 victory on Monday night that evened the series, 2-2. "Throughout a seven-game series," Parise said, "both teams are going to get frustrated with things."
  

   
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  Smith’s shutout keeps Coyotes alive May 20, 2012 12:00 AM
  Shane Doan scored two goals, Mike Smith made 36 saves in his third playoff shutout, and the Coyotes emphatically avoided playoff elimination with a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Sunday.
  

   
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  Lundqvist, Rangers blank Devils 3-0, lead 2-1 May 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  In his latest playoff gem, Henrik Lundqvist had little time to do more than stop every breakaway or 2-on-1 attempt New Jersey shot his way. When he took a moment to breathe, Lundqvist had all the confidence his New York Rangers would bail him out with a goal or two. "You know sooner or later it's going to turn," he said. "It's going to turn in our favor."
  

   
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  LA Kings beat Phoenix, move to brink of Cup final May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Devils rally past Rangers, 3-2, tie series at 1 May 16, 2012 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Kings top Coyotes 4-0 to go up 2-0 in series May 16, 2012 12:00 AM
  Jeff Carter scored three goals, Jonathan Quick stopped 24 shots and the Los Angeles Kings matched an NHL record with their seventh straight road playoff victory, beating the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 Tuesday night to take control of Western Conference finals.
  

   
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  Blackhawks sign forward Flick to three-year deal May 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  Forward Rob Flick, a 21-year-old from Ontario, has agreed to a three-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. Flick recorded 13 points (7 goals, 6 assists), along with a +2 plus/minus rating and 91 penalty minutes in 45 regular-season games with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League this past season.
  

   

• Hysterics over Hawks’ Kane hysterical May 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  The strangest part of the Patrick Kane saga is that all who overlooked his faults on the ice — and often made excuses for him — suddenly see them now because of his flaws off the ice. Apparently, he's become a terrible hockey player in the three weeks since the season ended.
  

   
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  Lundqvist, Kreider lift Rangers over Devils May 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Playing just two days after eliminating Washington in a stirring 2-1 Game 7 victory, the top-seeded Rangers hit their home ice again and won their third straight Game 1 of these playoffs. The Devils had been off for five days since they knocked out the Philadelphia Flyers in five games.
  

   
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  Dale Hunter quits as coach of Washington Capitals May 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Dale Hunter quit as coach of the Washington Capitals on Monday after less than one full season in the job, telling the team he wants to return to his family in Canada. It was the right thing to do, Hunter said.
  

   
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  Only Kane can figure all this out May 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Nothing anybody can say or do to Patrick Kane will matter until, at his current age 23 or any other age, he wants to change his dubious behavior patterns.
  

   
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  Kings win opener in Phoenix May 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Los Angeles gave up one goal from the center line, and another tying goal on a miscommunication. The way the Kings dominated the rest of the game, those two slipups certainly werent going to derail their bid to take home-ice advantage from the Phoenix Coyotes.
  

   
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  Rangers hold off Caps 2-1 in Game 7 May 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Coyotes making hockey cool in the desert again May 11, 2012 12:00 AM
  Fans in Phoenix Coyotes jerseys and T-shirts are all over the place, and people are talking about a team that no one paid that much attention to a little over a month ago. Its definitely getting crazy out here, especially after the games. Everyones rooting for them, said Aaron Hernandez, manager of McFaddens, a restaurant and bar across a walkway from Jobing.com Arena. Its kind of like a Cinderella story."