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  Devils outlast Rangers, 5-3, take 3-2 series lead

  The Devils turned a stellar first nine minutes and an opportunistic final five into a stirring victory over the Rangers that moved New Jersey within ... 

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  Kings edge Coyotes 4-3 in overtime to win West

  A great road playoff run has the Los Angeles Kings in a place they haven't been since the Great One was skating in Southern California. Dustin Penner ... 

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  Devils happy to frustrate Rangers

  If you have any doubt the New Jersey Devils are frustrating the New York Rangers in their Eastern Conference finals, just look at Game 4. Forget that ... 

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  Brodeur, Devils show some fight in 4-1 Game 4 win

  The Eastern Conference Finals between the rival New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils finally got ugly — real ugly. Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur ... 

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  Tortorella takes shots at Devils, defends Prust

  John Tortorella stood out again at a playoff news conference. Only this time it was because of his feistiness toward the New Jersey Devils and not for ... 

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  Coyotes beat LA Kings 2-0, avoid West final sweep

  The Clarence Campbell Bowl was in Staples Center for the first time, waiting to be presented by Commissioner Gary Bettman to the NHL's Western ... 

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  Lundqvist, Rangers blank Devils, 3-0, lead 2-1

  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 ... 

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  LA Kings beat Phoenix, move to brink of Cup final

  For a team that hadn't trailed in a game since last month, the Los Angeles Kings were awfully good at playing from behind. For a club that barely made ... 

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  Tom Renney out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers

  Tom Renney is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers. The team announced on its Twitter feed Thursday that it won't renew Renney's contract. "Tom's done ... 

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  Devils rally past Rangers, 3-2, tie series, 1-1

  The New York Rangers don't like being all even after two games, but they sure are used to it. For the third straight series, the Eastern Conference's ... 

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  Kings bring dominant playoff run back home

  The Los Angeles Kings have maintained their discipline and cool during a dominant playoff run that has them two wins away from the team's first ... 

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  Kings top Coyotes 4-0 to go up 2-0 in series

  The Los Angeles Kings took the hard hits, some of them questionable, and kept rolling. The way they've played so far in the playoffs, they saw no ... 

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  NHL questions: Can the Rangers go all the way?

  The NHL's conference finals opened over the weekend without some of the top teams and big stars that highlighted the regular season. Long gone are ... 

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  Rangers to try for 2-0 series lead

  For the third straight series, the New York Rangers are basking in the glow of a 1-0 lead earned in the confines of "The World's Most Famous Arena. 

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  Lundqvist, Kreider lift NYR over Devils in opener

  Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 21 shots by the New Jersey Devils that got through to him. The other 26 attempts blocked in front by his teammates were ... 

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  Dale Hunter quits as coach of Washington Capitals

  For quite some time, Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee tried to persuade former player Dale Hunter to return to the team as its coach. 

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  Dwight Kings beat Coyotes 4-2 for another road win

  Dwight King scored his second goal of the game into an empty net and the Los Angeles Kings opened the Western Conference finals with a 4-2 victory ... 

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  Rangers hold off Caps 2-1 in Game 7

  Henrik Lundqvist went from shaking his head in disgust to raising his arms in celebration when time finally ran out on the Washington Capitals. 

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  US beats Kazakhstan 3-2 at hockey worlds

  Justin Faulk of the Carolina Hurricanes scored four minutes into overtime for his second goal of the game Friday, sending the United States to a 3-2 ... 

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  Bettman: Blues status brighter with new ownership

  NHL commissioner Gary Bettman gave his stamp of approval to new St. Louis Blues ownership, saying the franchise's financial picture is much improved.