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Isles win one light on buzz
New York Post — The last time Scott Gordon and Ron Wilson coached in the same game, Gordon was Wilson's assistant for Team USA in last month's riveting Olympic gold-medal game against Canada. Yesterday's match between the Islanders and Maple Leafs didn't have quite the same excitement -- no dramatic...
New York Islanders 1 hour agoAvery lets play do the talking
Journal News — Sean Avery had little to say after leading the Rangers to a key 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers that gave their late-season playoff push a much-needed confidence boost.
New York Rangers 1 hour agoPenguins: Crosby isn't seriously injured, but Malkin ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — TAMPA, Fla. -- The Penguins lost a world-class center Sunday night. Precisely what's wrong with Evgeni Malkin -- and how long he might be out -- isn't known yet.
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 hour agoPenguins Notebook: Fleury still searching for shutout
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — TAMPA, Fla. -- Marc-Andre Fleury turned in one of his better performances of the season Sunday night, stopping 21 of 22 shots in the Penguins' 2-1 victory against Tampa Bay at the St. Pete Times Forum.
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 hour agoHas Cooke's actions have left Crosby and Malkin in precarious positions?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Penguins Q&A; with Dave Molinari
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 hour agoLineup depth keeps Penguins sharp
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — Newfound lineup depth since trade-deadline period acquisitions will continue to keep only the sharpest players in the Penguins' lineup, head coach Dan Bylsma suggested Sunday after a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Pete Times Forum.
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 hours agoSolid ground
The Blueshirts Blog | New York Daily News — Sean Avery takes first-star honors for his two goals and overall pestering play in a 3-1 win over the Flyers, but all-in-all it was a solid team effort by the Rangers for the second game in a row, and effort John Tortorella said he was “very” pleased with. “We looked as a team,” the coach said. “It was probably one of our better team games, in the discipline part of it, in the neutral zone away from the puck as far as taking away their speed, and we played hard. Everybody pitched in and we found a way to play a pretty good hockey game tonight.” Avery - retur...
New York Rangers 4 hours agoIn battle of bottomfeeders, Islanders beat Maple Leafs
New York Post — Richard Park scored a short-handed goal and added an assist, and Martin Biron made 26 saves in the New York Islanders' 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs today. Tim Jackman, Frans Nielsen and Matt Moulson also scored, and Blake Comeau added three assists to help the Islanders win their...
New York Islanders 4 hours agoPenguins beat the Lightning, 2-1
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — TAMPA, Fla. -- The Penguins scored two third-period goals to defeat Tampa Bay, 2-1, at the St. Pete Times Forum this evening.
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 hours agoAfter benching, Avery scores two goals in Rangers 3-1 win over Flyers
New York Post — If the Rangers are going to make the playoffs, they need Sean Avery to be the player he was in each of the last three stretch drives to the playoffs when he wasn't a third-line afterthought but an essential ingredient in the club's success. Which is to say...
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- Morning briefing Bruins Blog | Boston Globe PHILADELPHIA -- Good morning from the Wachovia Center, where the Bruins will face off against the Flyers tonight. Should be interesting to see what the players have to say about Matt Cooke's non-suspension. Zdeno Chara, who missed Tuesday's 4-3 overtime...
- Scouting report: Bruins at Devils Boston Herald TONIGHT - 7 p.m., Prudential Center, Newark, N.J. TV - VS. Radio - WBZ-FM (98.5). THE...
- Milan Lucic puts up a fight Boston Herald In all likelihood, we will not see the real Milan Lucic until next season. The high ankle sprain the Bruins winger...
- Thrashers drop sixth straight Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thrashers defenseman Chris Chelios (right) battles the Coyotes' Taylor Pyatt for the puck Sunday at Philips Arena. Atlanta lost in a shootout.
- Bogosian scratched with hand injury Atlanta Journal-Constitution Zach Bogosian missed his first game of the season because of a hand injury. He was scratched from Sunday’s game against the Coyotes.
- Lightning pay for penalties Tampa Tribune Funny thing about the Pittsburgh Penguins: Despite all their world class firepower, their power play is nothing more than ordinary.
- Week 22 Fantasy Hockey Planner CBS Sports The Fantasy Hockey postseason is upon us in most leagues, making informed lineup decisions all the more important. Our Michael Hurcomb talks up San Jose's Joe Pavelski as a sleeper in Week 22 and more in his latest Planner. foo
- Frozen Fantasy: Tums time Yahoo! Sports We have to be responsible for our actions, so why not Matt Cooke?
- Forecaster: Avs, Ducks looking good ESPN Sean Allen previews Week 23 of the fantasy hockey schedule, paying close attention to some up-and-coming players like T.J. Galiardi and Nikolai Kulemin.
- In the Crease: Legace heating up late ESPN Tim Kavanagh provides his weekly goalie rankings and wonders if fantasy owners can rely on Manny Legace, who's been on a hot streak of late.
- Thin Blue Line: Whitney finally top dog ESPN Ryan Whitney is finally getting the opportunity to be a No. 1 defenseman, even if only in the short term, and is making the best of it in Edmonton.
- Big Board: Hockey Yahoo! Sports The Caps are on the verge of having three players in the top 10 as Nicklas Backstrom is climbing the NHL Big Board.