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Alexander Radulov scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season in Ufa’s 5-1 win over Spartak Moscow last night. Radulov is currently tied for 11th in the KHL in points (28) and tied for 7th in +/- (+19). Ufa leads the KHL in points with 71, having won 21 out of 30 games and

Congratulations to PuckAgency client Pekka Rinne on his first career NHL shutout! Rinne stopped 30 saves en route to a 2-0 win in Buffalo last night. Pekka, from Kempele, Finland, was making only his 6th start of the season (and appearing in his 9th career NHL game) and improved his record to 4-0. Rinne, who

Lethbridge goaltender Juha Metsola stopped all 31 shots in a 3-0 win over Red Deer on Saturday night. Metsola is currently in his second season for the Hurricanes, currently ranks 12th in the WHL with a .906 save percentage and his 3 shutouts are tied for the league lead. Last year, Metsola led the Hurricanes

Alexei Morozov scored 5 goals in Ak Bars Kazan’s 7-0 win over Barys Astana tonight. Morozov, who has led the Russian Super League (now known as the KHL, or Continental Hockey League) in scoring two of the previous three seasons, has now moved into a tie for 2nd in scoring in the KHL with 35

November 13, 2008, 1:46 pm The Morning Skate: Oooooh Khabibulin! By Stu Hackel There was another great goalie duel in Chicago, where Nikolai Khabibulin continues to rehabilitate his game and make life difficult for the Blackhawk capologists. Khabi and the Bruins’ Tim Thomas battled it out to a 1-1 tie as well, with the B’s

When I received the word from one of my associates in Russia telling me that Alexei Cherepanov had passed away, I was absolutely devastated. This happened to be the most horrifying piece of news I have ever received. I was literally stunned, I felt like I was going to faint. Having said that, I want

Tonight will be very special for former New York Rangers defensemen Brian Leetch, as he will be inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame tonight in Denver. Leetch, along with Mike Richter, Brett Hull and Cammi Granato, will be given one of hockey’s greatest honors. All four inductees were also honored last night prior

New Jersey Devils blueliner Anssi Salmela will be paired with Colin White when he makes his NHL debut on Friday night at the Rock versus the New York Islanders. Salmela made the team out of training camp, which even he was not expecting to do. However, Salmela impressed head coach Brent Sutter so much, that

Lethbridge goaltender Juha Metsola stopped 39 shots in last night’s 5-2 win over Swift Current, improving his record to 5-2 with a 2.40 GAA and .928 (10th in the WHL) save percentage. Metsola has picked up exactly where he left off last season, having already posted two shutouts on the season. Metsola had 33 saves