Vokoun stellar under heavy workload

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HELSINKI -- There is no rest for the weary in the case of Florida goalie Tomas Vokoun. The Florida goalie exerted a good deal of energy Friday night at Hartwall Arena, frustrating the Chicago Blackhawks with a game-stealing 52 saves in a 4-3 sh...

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Brodeur ties Sawchuk's all-time shutout record

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In the Devils' 3-0 victory over the Sabres, Martin Brodeur padded his Hall of Fame résumé a little more by tying legendary goalie Terry Sawchuk for the most shutouts in league history.

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Brodeur unmatched in passion for hockey (CBC.ca)

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The beaming smile of the New Jersey Devils goalie shines through his protection, whether in practice or the most crucial game. His passion is unmatched. He loves the 1-on-1 competition. He enjoys beating teammates in practice and crafty opponents in games.

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Lately, the championships haven’t been as omnipresent as earlier this decade, when he won his second and third Stanley Cups in 2000 and 2003, sandwiched in a 2002 Olympic gold medal and then celebrated a 2004 World Cup of Hockey title.

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Atlantic: Trick dispels 'doubts' on Sid's scoring touch

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Chemistry lesson for Devils With so many players missing in recent weeks for the Devils, you might think that any chemistry among the players would be skewed. But it's been the opposite as Brian Rolston and Patrik Elias are discovering qui...

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Atlantic: Emery's struggles mirror those of Flyers

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"It is a bad goal. No one feels worse about it than Hank." -- Rangers coach John Tortorella on Lundqvist letting in a bad angle shot for the game-winning goal

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"It is a bad goal. No one feels worse about it than Hank." -- Rangers coach John Tortorella on Lundqvist letting in a bad angle shot for the game-winning goal

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Canadiens host struggling Flyers (CBC.ca)

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“My thought is the whole thing never should’ve happened,” Laviolette said. “We got hit; we should’ve skated away and kept playing. There ended up being a confrontation…. If we’re going to go to the (penalty) box in an undisciplined manner, we’re not going to win hockey ...

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What We Learned: Suspension debates; wrong coach for Flyers? (Yahoo! Sports)

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I don't say that because they got their brains beat in by the Capitals on Saturday night (and did they ever!). I say that because there is, or at least was, a key philosophical difference between the way Laviolette likes his teams to play, and the way the Flyers are built to play.

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"I have a very strict no-fighting policy for our team," Laviolette says. "Last year in the playoffs (defenseman) Mike Commodore(notes) got into a fight and I said, 'OK, that's it. No more fighting.' I simply cannot afford to lose a player like Mike Commodore to an injury he may sustain in a fight.

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Edmonton Oilers shipping out defenseman Sheldon Souray to Montreal Canadiens? (Yahoo! Sports)

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Defenseman Sheldon Souray(notes) has spent a decade in the league and in his third season with the Edmonton Oilers but it's looking like the team is ready to ship him out via trade, according to The Fourth Period, even though he has a no-trade clause in his contract.

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It's been rumored also that Souray's most recent former team, the Montreal Canadiens, have been talking to the Oilers about a possible deal. Edmonton supposedly really likes Canadiens forwards Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn(notes) as well as center Andrew Cogliano(notes).

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Thrashers beat slumping Panthers 2-1 in shootout (AP)

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“To get that final goal in the last minute was huge,” Peverley said. “Coming out of here with two points is really ...

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Versteeg lifts Blackhawks to OT win over Penguins (AP)

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Versteeg scored 2:38 into overtime, Niemi stopped 32 of 33 shots, and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped the Pittsburgh Penguins’ five-game home winning streak with a 2-1 victory Saturday night.

Versteeg took a pass from Brian Campbell(notes), while standing in front of Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury(notes), and had his initial shot stopped. He got the rebound and knocked it past Fleury for his ninth goal. That lifted Chicago to its 10th win in 13 games (10-2-1).

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Lundqvist makes 36 saves in Rangers' 2-1 win (AP)

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)—Henrik Lundqvist(notes) just needed a matchup with the NHL’s top goalie to get back on track.

Lundqvist outdueled Buffalo’s Ryan Miller(notes), and the New York Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Sabres on Saturday night.

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He also denied Drew Stafford’s(notes) deke attempt with 11 minutes left in regulation, and got a pad on Mike Grier’s(notes) deflection with 90 seconds to go.

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Coyotes unseat Senators

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Ottawa Senators' Brian Elliott (30) gives up a goal to Phoenix Coyotes' Ed Jovanovski as Coyotes' Petr Prucha (16), of the Czech Republic, jumps out of the way in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Ross D. Franklin

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Ed Jovanovski scored an unassisted goal in his return to the lineup and helped the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Saturday night.

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Careless Canucks lose to lowly Hurricanes (CBC.ca)

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A sloppy second period doomed the Vancouver Canucks in Saturday afternoon’s 5-3 road loss to the NHL-worst Carolina Hurricanes.

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After Erik Cole(notes) put the Hurricanes up 2-1 early in the second, the Canucks got careless trying break out of their own zone. A pass attempt hit the back of the skate of Vancouver forward Jannik Hansen(notes), Carolina’s Sergei Samsonov(notes) got hold of the puck and roofed a shot over Andrew Raycroft(notes).

“It could have been four or five [goals] tonight,” Carolina coach Paul Maurice said of Cole, who missed 10 October games with a broken leg.

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Canadiens celebrate 100th anniversary with a big party

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Long-retired Montreal Canadiens trainer Eddy Palchak appeared with a bucket of pucks. He looked around once, then twice. On the third glance, he saw a sight that he and the 21,273 fans at the Bell Centre had been waiting for -- Patrick Roy...

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