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| Niklas Backstrom stopped 28 of 30 shots on Saturday night but it wasn't enough as the Wild lost Game 6 and the first round series to the Avalanche. |
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| Marian Gaborik had six shots on goal and also managed his first point of the first round, an assist, but it wasn't enough to stop the Wild from being eliminated by the Avalanche. |
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| Ryan Smyth, LW, Colorado Avalanche | Saturday 4/19, 11:31 PM CT |
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| Ryan Smyth has had an uneven campaign for the Avalanche this season, but he scored the game-winning goal to vault the Avalanche past the Wild and into the second round. |
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| Jose Theodore stopped all but one of the 35 shots that were thrown his way in Game 6 as the Avalanche defeated the Wild 2-1 to win the series four games to two. |
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| Nick Schultz returned to the Wild's lineup in time to play in Game 6 against the Avalanche, this according to the AP. |
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| Christopher Higgins scored twice on Saturday night but it wasn't enough as the Habs fell to the Bruins 5-4. |
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| Carey Price, G, Montreal Canadiens | Saturday 4/19, 9:00 PM CT |
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| Carey Price allowed five goals last time out and it was more of the same on Saturday night as he once again allowed five of 36 shots passed him in the Canadiens loss. |
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| Marco Sturm, LW, Boston Bruins | Saturday 4/19, 8:58 PM CT |
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| Marco Sturm scored the game-winning goal with less than three minutes left to cap a wild third period as the Bruins won 5-4 to force a Game 7 with Montreal. |
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| Phil Kessel, RW, Boston Bruins | Saturday 4/19, 8:56 PM CT |
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| Coming back from being a healthy scratch, Phil Kessel scored two goals in Game 6 top help force a Game 7 with the Canadiens. |
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| Vaclav Prospal scored a goal and had an assist on Saturday, though it wasn't enough as the Flyers lost 3-2 to the Caps. |
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| Daniel Briere assisted on both the Flyers goals in their 3-2 loss to the Caps in Game 5. |
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| The Capitals won Game 5 against the Flyers to pull within one game at 3-2, though superstar Alexander Ovechkin was once again held without a goal. |
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| Cristobal Huet rebounded from some spotty goaltending the past couple of games to stop 30 of 32 shots on Saturday in the Caps 3-2 victory. |
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| Sergei Fedorov scored a goal and added an assist as he was named the first star of the Capitals 3-2 victory over the Flyers on Saturday. As a result, the Caps pulled within one game at 3-2. |
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| Alex Tanguay, LW, Montreal Canadiens | Saturday 4/19, 4:47 PM CT |
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| Alex Tanguay has been held without a goal through the first five games of the Flames/Sharks matchup, this according to the Calgary Sun. Also held off the scoreboard has been Kristian Huselius and Craig Conroy. |
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| Paul Gaustad will not be able to participate for Team USA at the world championships next month as it was announced that he will need surgery for a sports hernia next week, this according to the Buffalo News. "It's really disappointing because my biggest honor in hockey was to get named to that team," Gaustad said. |
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| Francis Bouillon, out with and injured ankle, will be on the ice for the Habs in Game 6 on Saturday, this according to TSN. |
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| Sergei Zubov, out because of a sports hernia and subsequent operations, has increased his workout load of late and is now working out in pads with the Stars extra players, this according to the Dallas Morning News. Still, it appears that he is not close to returning to game action. "He's still not in the discussion," HC Dave Tippett said. |
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| Philippe Boucher will not play for the rest of the Stars first round series with the Ducks because of an injured hip, this according to the Dallas News. |
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| Kirk Maltby, LW, Detroit Red Wings | Saturday 4/19, 4:19 PM CT |
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| Kirk Maltby skated on Saturday in his attempt to come back from a hamstring injury, and he hopes to practice with his mates on Monday, this according to the Detroit Free Press. "It's definitely feeling better and I'm getting closer." |
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| Mike Knuble, RW, Philadelphia Flyers | Saturday 4/19, 4:13 PM CT |
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| Mike Knuble is out for the remainder of the Flyers first round series with Washington thanks to an injured left hamstring, this according to NHL.com. |
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| Saku Koivu, C, Montreal Canadiens | Saturday 4/19, 8:59 AM CT |
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| It appears the Montreal Canadiens may hit a stroke of luck and get captain Saku Koivu back on the ice for tonight's Game 6 against the Boston Bruins, according to SLAM Sports. |
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| Brenden Morrow had an assist and 10 PIM in the Stars 5-2 loss to the Ducks in Game 5. |
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| Teemu Selanne scored a goal and added an assist in the Ducks 5-2 victory over the Stars. Defensemen Sean O'Donnell also scored a goal and added an assists while Corey Perry scored his first goal of the playoffs. |
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| Behind the spectacular goaltending of Jean-Sebastien Giguere, the Ducks won their first home game of the first round to pull within one game of the Stars, three games to two, heading into Game 6. On the night, J-S stopped 40 of 42 shots. |
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