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No subterfuge this time: John Gibson to start for Ducks
There'll be no hand-wringing or morning-skate shenanigans this time. That 28-save shutout by 20-year-old rookie John Gibson to tie the Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the Kings at two games apiece has earned the Ducks goaltender a Game 5 start Monday night at Honda Center, Coach Bruce Boudreau said Sunday. "Not a difficult decision, not going to try to play that game," Boudreau said. "He came in, played great, and he's going to play again." Earlier in this series Boudreau kept his goalie decisions quiet until game time, even going as far as deceptively having Jonas Hiller leave the ice first at the morning skate, only to start...
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No subterfuge this time: John Gibson to start for Ducks
There'll be no hand-wringing or morning-skate shenanigans this time. That 28-save shutout by 20-year-old rookie John Gibson to tie the Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the Kings at two games apiece has earned...
Bruins finish off Red Wings in Game 5
Tuukka Rask made 31 saves Saturday to help the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins defeat the Detroit Red Wings, 4-2, in Game 5 at Boston to clinch the teams' first-round playoff series, four games to one. The Bruins, who...
Penguins hold off Blue Jackets to win series
Evgeni Malkin had a hat trick and the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins almost blew a four-goal lead before beating the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-3, on Monday night to clinch their first-round playoff series in six games. The Blue Jackets, closer...
Boston Bruins snag overtime win in Detroit over Red Wings, 3-2
Jarome Iginla scored with 6:28 left in overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the host Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night in Game 4 of their first-round series. The Presidents' Trophy winners and defending Eastern Conference...
Ducks work hard to put debacle at Calgary behind them
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Ducks have the Avalanche in 6-4 win
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby should win NHL's most valuable player award
The regular season will end Sunday, and so will the voting period for the NHL's individual trophies. Colorado Coach Patrick Roy is too brash to win any popularity contests but he deserves to win the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year, an...
A pair of legends celebrate together in Ducks' 3-2 win
In a regular season when so much has gone right for the Ducks, Teemu Selanne closed it perfectly Sunday by tugging a fellow Anaheim legend onto the ice for a final skate and embrace in front of an adoring sellout crowd. The Ducks (54-20-8)...
NHL playoff preview: Breaking down the first-round matchups
One season under the NHL’s realigned conference setup probably was enough for Eastern teams to veto future additions from the West. The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets, who moved from the West to the East before this season,...
Blues edge Blackhawks in overtime again
Defenseman Barret Jackman scored on a drive through traffic 5:50 into overtime, giving the St. Louis Blues their second straight 4-3 OT victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday for a 2-0 series lead against the defending Stanley Cup...
Team Canada's Sochi roster features 11 returning gold medalists
From mighty Canada with its 11 returning gold medalists to humble hopefuls Latvia and Norway, the remaining entrants in the Sochi Olympic hockey tournament announced their rosters Tuesday, triggering vigorous debate in hockey rinks around the...
Colorado goalie Semyon Varlamov arrested on domestic violence charges
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov was arrested Wednesday in Denver on second-degree kidnapping and third-degree assault charges, the Denver Post reported on its website. According to the newspaper, the kidnapping charge is...
Baltimore Orioles nix deal for closer Grant Balfour
The Baltimore Orioles won't be closing a deal for All-Star closer Grant Balfour. Days after reaching a preliminary agreement with the free agent pending a physical, the Orioles said Friday that they weren't satisfied with the...
Semyon Varlamov, Tomas Hertl off to quick starts
Times columnist Helene Elliott rates the pluses and minuses in the NHL from the previous week: + A 40-save performance Saturday by Colorado goaltender Semyon Varlamov against Washington — his former team —...
NHL pluses and minuses: Phoenix Coyotes' defense has scoring touch
+ A key to the early success of the Phoenix Coyotes (10-3-2) is the production they are getting from their defense. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (three goals, 11 points), Keith Yandle (1-10—11) and Derek Morris (4-6—10) ranked 4-5-6 in defensemen...
Another loss for Kings' Ben Scrivens
The goalie impresses but endures overtime defeat for the second time in three nights.
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