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| Veteran center Mike Modano is not the prolific scorer he once was, but he still gets the job done when the job gets tough. Tonight he scored the Stars' game-winning goal to put Dallas back in the hunt for survival, winning 3-1 in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals over Detroit. |
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| The Detroit Red Wings may have suffered their first loss of the Western Conference finals, but winger Henrik Zetterberg did what he could to reverse their fortunes. Zetterberg scored the Red Wings' lone goal of the evening, giving him 10 total postseason goals this season. |
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| The Dallas Stars needed the win to stay alive in their Western Conference finals series against Detroit, and they got the job done, leaving with a 3-1 win to pick up their first win of the series. All three goals were scored and assisted by different players, but goalie Marty Turco was the man of the hour, stopping 33 of 34 shots on goal to hold the Red Wings to one goal and a loss. |
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| Philadelphia Flyers coach John Stevens has told reporters that he is leaning towards new line combinations for their Game 4 battle with Pittsburgh, hoping to avoid elimination, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. |
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| Martin Erat, W, Nashville Predators | Wednesday 5/14, 3:28 PM CT |
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| Martin Erat's seven-year, $31.5 million deal with the Predators was rejected by the NHL because it didn't conform to the "100 percent rule," the Tennessean reports. The two sides worked out a new contract and have resubmitted the proposed deal. To comply with the complicated rule, the Predators shifted $250,000 of Erat's year seven salary to year six. |
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| Johan Franzen has been cleared to resume light workouts, the Detroit News reports. The center is back in Detroit and still experiencing headaches. "He's been given the green light to start doing a few things," general manager Ken Holland explains. "Nothing major, just riding the bike a little bit. We'll continue to monitor the headaches and we'll see how he responds." |
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| Vaclav Prospal is wiping away suggestions that his legs are tired. The forward has just one point in the last four games and has been mostly invisible. "We're not producing," Prospal tells the Philadelphia Inquirer. "We haven't done anything in two games. It's frustrating for all of us. We have to get through it somehow. It has nothing to do with being tired. We have to create more." |
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| Brenden Morrow is expected to play in Game 4 despite a sore left shoulder. "I'm sure he's going to be fine. He's a warrior," teammate Mike Ribeiro tells the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "I'm sure he's going to be here." |
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| Mike Modano, C, Dallas Stars | Wednesday 5/14, 12:02 PM CT |
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| Mike Modano will play in Game 4 after being shaken up in Game 3, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. The veteran didn't skate in practice on Tuesday. The Stars have not disclosed his issue. |
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| Braydon Coburn's left eye remains swollen shut, two days after a deflected puck hit him in the face, this according to TSN.ca. |
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| The Boston Bruins have signed a three-year contract extension with forward Chuck Kobasew and the details of the agreement have been released, this according to TSN.ca.
Kobasew will earn $2 million next season, $2.5 million in 2009-10 and $2.5 million in 2010-11.
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| Is there any reason to take Detroit center Henrik Zetterberg off the ice? In addition to leading the playoffs with 18 points (as of Tuesday), he also tops the charts with a blistering plus-13 rating. |
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| Chris Osgood, G, Detroit Red Wings | Wednesday 5/14, 11:18 AM CT |
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| Chris Osgood improved to 9-0 in the postseason since replacing Dominik Hasek. |
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| Steve Ott, C, Dallas Stars | Wednesday 5/14, 11:15 AM CT |
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| Steve Ott will be forced to play an even more important role in Game 4. Defensive specialist Jere Lehtinen was scratched from Game 3 due to a leg injury, moving Ott onto the top line as a right- winger alongside Mike Ribeiro and Morrow. |
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