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| Chris Osgood stopped 28 of 29 shots on Monday night to lead the Red Wings into the Stanley Cup Finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
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| Mike Ribeiro had a single assist in the Stars final game of the season, a 4-1 loss to the Red Wings in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. |
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| Brenden Morrow was held pointless with a (-3) in the Stars playoff eliminating loss to the Red Wings on Monday night. |
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| Marty Turco allowed four goals on 29 shots on Monday as the Stars fell 4-1 to the Wings as they were eliminated from the playoffs. |
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| Dallas Drake was chosen the first star in Game 6 against the Stars as he scored a goal and had an assist as the Wings moved on to the Finals. |
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| Henrik Zetterberg scored a short-handed goal and added an assist in the Red Wings Game 6 victory over the Stars to advance to the NHL Finals. |
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| Radim Vrbata doesn't know how his impending free agency will play out, according to the Arizona Republic. "He had a great 50 games with us, but we also have a lot of young players coming in, including potentially our first-round pick, so you have to leave roster spots," GM Don Maloney said. |
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| Stu Barnes, C, Dallas Stars | Monday 5/19, 4:59 PM CT |
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| Stu Barnes will miss the Stars Game 6 matchup with the Wings due to concussion like symptoms, according to the Detroit News. |
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| Jere Lehtinen will miss Game 6 against the Red Wings because of his injured groin, according to the Detroit News. |
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| Mark Fistric practiced on Sunday for the first in a week as he attempts to overcome mononucleosis, according to the Detroit News. |
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| Ilya Kovalchuk helped to lead the Russian National Team to the 2008 IIHF World Championship over Canada five to four, according to the Miami Herald. |
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| Chris Simon will play next year but it won't be in the NHL as he signed a contract to play with Vityaz Chekhov of the Russia league, according to TSN. |
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| Chris Chelios may not suit up for the Wings on Monday night for Game 1 due to a knee injury that has been bothering him for the past couple of weeks, according to the Detroit News. "That's not for sure," Babcock said. "Chelios' leg wasn't doing very good. That will be a game-time decision, if he can go or can't go." |
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| Jiri Hudler, C, Detroit Red Wings | Monday 5/19, 4:29 PM CT |
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| Jiri Hudler has been promoted to the Wings Second line for Game 6 against the Star to help ignite a Wings offense that has totaled just two goals in its last two games, according to the Detroit News. |
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| Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 shots for his third shutout of the playoffs. Each of those shutouts has come at Mellon Arena, where he has allowed 13 goals on 209 shots for a .938 save percentage over eight home playoff games. |
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| Penguins left wing Gary Roberts missed a third consecutive game Sunday due to a mild case of pneumonia, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Roberts practiced Saturday for the fist time since being diagnosed with his illness prior to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference. |
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| The Stars are still shining in the Western Conference final thanks to Marty Turco, who was brilliant in consecutive victories, notes the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. |
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| Chris Drury, C, New York Rangers | Monday 5/19, 10:26 AM CT |
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| The ongoing story of the Sabres' season was the absence of Daniel Briere and Chris Drury, who were lured away by lucrative free agent contracts last summer, notes TSN.ca. Not only was their absence felt in the lineup, but the ensuing exorbitant offer sheet to Thomas Vanek had to be matched because it was bad enough to let two stars walk -- the Sabres couldn't let it be three. |
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| Ryan Malone, W, Tampa Bay Lightning | Monday 5/19, 9:51 AM CT |
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| The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to surprise with their maturity and a 6-0 win Sunday over the Philadelphia clinched a Stanley Cup final berth for the Flyers, this according to TSN.ca.
''We still have a long way to go,'' said Penguins winger Ryan Malone. ''So there's nothing to celebrate, that's for sure.''
''We're not going to wear these shirts or these hats,'' said forward Pascal Dupuis. ''We want the big prize.''
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