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1 hr ago | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Penguins Notebook: Long stretch of starts no problem for Vokoun

Tomas Vokoun made his seventh consecutive start Friday night, when the Penguins faced Ottawa in Game 5 of their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series at Consol Energy Center.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Brenden Morrow, Sidney Crosby, Tomas Vokoun, Marc-Andre Fleury, NHL Players

6 hrs ago | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Tough, smart Cooke gets Penguins on move

Penguins left winger Matt Cooke made a conscious effort two years ago to change his game, to pare it down from mean and nasty to tough and smart.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Brenden Morrow, Matt Cooke, Jussi Jokinen, Mark Eaton, NHL Players

10 hrs ago | Boston Herald

Rookiea Torey Krug follows his dream with B's

The rookie defenseman would've been a college senior this year, but last spring he left East Lansing, Mich., to sign with the Bruins.

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Related Topix: Sports, Torey Krug, NHL Players, NHL Hockey, Boston Bruins, Wade Redden, Andrew Ference, Dennis Seidenberg

Fri May 24, 2013

Examiner.com

NHL playoffs update: Daniel Alfredsson proves prophetic

Everybody's working for the weekend, including the Ottawa Senators , who just wanted to be playing once the week's end came.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Ottawa Senators, Daniel Alfredsson, NHL Players, Kyle Turris, Milan Michalek, Erik Karlsson

MSNBC

Video: Crosby whistled for questionable hooking penalty

The postseason form of NHL officiating was under the microscope again on Friday in Pittsburgh during Game 5 of the Penguins-Senators series.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Brenden Morrow, Sidney Crosby, NHL Players

CBC News

NHL What's in store for Patrick Roy, NHL coach? In recent years,...

Will newly hired Colorado Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy, left, be more Kevin Dineen, middle, in his first season as an NHL head coach or more Randy Cunneyworth, right.

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Related Topix: Sports, Patrick Roy, NHL Players, NHL Hockey, NHL Western Conference, Colorado Avalanche, Gabriel Landeskog, Joe Sakic

The Post-Standard

Open position in Tampa Bay could give Syracuse Crunch coach Zettler another shot at NHL

Syracuse Crunch head coach Rob Zettler could be on the list of candidates Tampa Bay looks at to fill its open assistant's spot.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey

BleacherReport

Calling Fair or Foul for Each of the 10 Biggest Hits from the 2013 NHL Playoffs

The legacy of Stanley Cup playoff hockey is packed with historic hits. These collisions routinely bring fans to their feet and fuel bad blood between rival teams.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey

Raw Charge

2013 NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals: The ghosts of playoffs past

John Grahame got the start over Nikolai Khabibulin in Game 5 of the 2003 Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup between the Lightning and New Jersey Devils - Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images/NHLI A big name player scratched from a elimination game being played in the tri-state area, with John Tortorella being the coach who made that decision? I've seen ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, John Tortorella, NHL Players, Tampa Bay Lightning, Martin St. Louis, Tim Taylor, Martin St Louis

CBC News

NHL Opportunities may abound for Alain Vigneault Canucks seek...

Alain Vigneault guided the Vancouver Canucks to six division titles, two Presidents' trophies and the 2011 Stanley Cup Final.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Dallas Eakins, Vancouver Canucks, Roberto Luongo, NHL Players, NHL Western Conference, NHL Northwest Division

BleacherReport

Report Card for Each NHL Playoff Team's Head Coach

When teams reach the playoffs and then try to move on from round to round, they're usually only as good - or bad - as their head coach.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, NHL Western Conference, Chicago Blackhawks, Viktor Stalberg, Jonathan Toews, Corey Crawford, NHL Players

Thu May 23, 2013

The Washington Post

NHL Capsules

Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL's best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination.

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Related Topix: Sports, Detroit Red Wings, NHL Hockey, Jakub Kindl, NHL Players, Daniel Cleary, Jimmy Howard, NHL Central Division

BleacherReport

Is the End Near for Brad Richards After New York Rangers Scratch Him for Game 4?

Richards was the Rangers' playoff hero in 2012 when he was dubbed "Mr. 6.6" because of his clutch goal against the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, NHL Atlantic Division, New York Rangers, Brad Richards, NHL Players, Rick Nash, Marian Gaborik

CBS Local

Colin Dunlap: Every Once In A While, Honesty Not Best Policy

He should also, by virtue of the exact same words he spoke, be looked at as someone who did something immeasurably boneheaded.

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Related Topix: Sports, Chris Neil, NHL Players, NHL Hockey, Ottawa Senators, NHL Northeast Divison

CBC News

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Thursday's Need To Know

Brad Richards, seen in a regular season game, was signed by New York to a contract that runs through the 2019-20 season.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey

Eye On Isles

Top Shelf - Islanders Daily 5/23/13

In New York Islanders offseason news that made Isles Nation collectively respond with, "Ummma what?" yesterday afternoon, it was reported that the University of Maine had expressed interest in stealing current Isles head coach Jack Capuano away from the organization.

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Related Topix: Sports, Garth Snow, NHL Hockey, John Tavares, NHL Atlantic Division, New York Islanders, NHL Players, Pittsburgh Penguins

BleacherReport

Pittsburgh Penguins: Why Sidney Crosby Won the Hart Memorial Trophy by Default

While Sidney Crosby is the best player in the NHL this season, he will not win the Hart Memorial Trophy, recognizing the league MVP, based on just his efforts alone.

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Related Topix: Sports, Sidney Crosby, NHL Players, NHL Hockey, NHL Atlantic Division, Pittsburgh Penguins

BleacherReport

NHL Playoff Schedule 2013: Forecasting Thursday's Semifinal Battles

We've seen some electric hockey so far in the postseason this year. From nail-biters to blowouts, there's been a little bit of something for everyone.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, NHL Western Conference, Los Angeles Kings, NHL Pacific Division, Brent Burns, NHL Players, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL Central Division

Examiner.com

2013 NHL Playoffs: Pens top Sens, three games on tonight's slate

Jerome Iginla had two goals while Kris Letang added four assists en route to the Pittsburgh Penguins defeating the Ottawa Senators , 7-3 last night in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semi-final series.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL Atlantic Division, Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa Senators, NHL Players, NHL Northeast Divison

BleacherReport

Alain Vigneault Fired: Ranking the Best Candidates for Vancouver Canucks Coach

The Vancouver Canucks were eliminated from the NHL playoffs in disappointing fashion in each of the last three years, and on Wednesday, the team decided to fire head coach Alain Vigneault.

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Related Topix: Sports, Dallas Eakins, NHL Players, NHL Hockey, Vancouver Canucks, NHL Northwest Division, NHL Western Conference, Boston Bruins, NHL Northeast Divison, Doug Houda