Month: March 2011

Predators’ Pekka Rinne stops 29 shots to blank Canucks

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Pekka Rinne was perfect in Vancouver on Thursday night as he stopped all 29 Canuck shots in route to his fifth shutout of the season. The Predators put together their best sixty minute effort in the 3-0 win since their last game against Vancouver three weeks ago. All three Predator goals were scored in the

Kovalchuk nets winner again for Devils

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Ilya Kovalchuk scored his fifth winning goal in the last 11 games and the New Jersey Devils continued their amazing playoff push with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Martin Brodeur had 15 saves and Henrik Tallinder also scored as the Devils won for the 18th time in 22 games

Johan Hedberg named The MeiGray Group ECHL Alumnus of the Month

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Former ECHL and current New Jersey Devils goaltender Johan Hedberg is The MeiGray Group ECHL Alumnus of the Month for February. The leading distributor of game- worn hockey jerseys and “Official Game-Worn Jersey Source of the ECHL,” MeiGray sold more than 700 game-worn jerseys in 2009-10 and has sold more than 5,500 since it became

Flames’ Babchuk Made Most of First Outdoor Experience

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One of the few members of the Calgary Flames who didn’t grow up with much outdoor ice experience, Anton Babchuk made the most of it in the Heritage Classic. The 26-year-old from the Ukraine didn’t grow up dreaming of an event like this. He didn’t hit up the neighbourhood pond with his pals to practice

Devils’ Hedberg Named 3rd Star Of The Month

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Hedberg went 7-1-1 record with a 1.43 goals-against average, .943 save percentage and two shutouts in 10 games, helping the surging Devils (27-31-4) gain 23 of a possible 26 points for the month (11-1-1). Hedberg won each of his first seven starts after Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur suffered a knee sprain Feb. 6 at Montreal,