Month: November 2010

Visiting Rangers Give Credit To Predators Work Ethic, Rinne

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Alternate captain Marc Staal commented on the hard-working nature of the Predators club. “Nashville, they play hard. They finish their checks. They are quick. They are really good on the forecheck. Couple fights early brought up the tension level. I thought it was a hard fought game,” he said. The game winning shootout goal came

Hedberg (40 saves), Devils nip Flyers in SO

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The strong play of backup goalie Johan Hedberg has made the absence of Martin Brodeur less painful for the New Jersey Devils. Hedberg made his fourth straight start Saturday and the Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in a shootout. With Brodeur sidelined by a bruised elbow, Hedberg made 40 saves through overtime, and then

Mikael Samuelsson Scores Twice as Canucks Roll Sharks

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The Vancouver Canucks went into Friday night’s game against San Jose focused on shutting down the Sharks’ top scorers. Offense from all four of their lines was a nice by-product. Raffi Torres and Mikael Samuelsson scored 1:48 apart early in the second period, and Samuelsson added another goal in the third as the Canucks took

Hedberg, Kovalchuk lift Devils to shootout win

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A two-game winning streak usually isn’t big news for the New Jersey Devils. It is this season. Johan Hedberg stopped all three shots and Ilya Kovalchuk scored the only goal in the shootout as the Devils beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Wednesday night for their first winning streak. “It’s obviously very important for us,”

Pekka Rinne strong in Nashville loss

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Pekka Rinne stopped 28 of 30 shots, but it wasn’t enough as the Nashville Predators were blanked 2-0 by the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday night. It was Rinne’s first loss in his past three starts. The 28 year old now has a record of 6-6-2, with a 2.59 goals against average and a .916 save