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Mikael Samuelsson Scores Twice as Canucks Roll Sharks

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The Vancouver Canucks went into Friday night’s game against San Jose focused on shutting down the Sharks’ top scorers. Offense from all four of their lines was a nice by-product. Raffi Torres and Mikael Samuelsson scored 1:48 apart early in the second period, and Samuelsson added another goal in the third as the Canucks took

Hedberg, Kovalchuk lift Devils to shootout win

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A two-game winning streak usually isn’t big news for the New Jersey Devils. It is this season. Johan Hedberg stopped all three shots and Ilya Kovalchuk scored the only goal in the shootout as the Devils beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Wednesday night for their first winning streak. “It’s obviously very important for us,”

Pekka Rinne strong in Nashville loss

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Pekka Rinne stopped 28 of 30 shots, but it wasn’t enough as the Nashville Predators were blanked 2-0 by the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday night. It was Rinne’s first loss in his past three starts. The 28 year old now has a record of 6-6-2, with a 2.59 goals against average and a .916 save

Johan Hedberg has 30 saves as Devils score 5 goals, shut out Caps

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Johan Hedberg made the key saves and New Jersey finally scored some goals. That combination brightened the mood of the struggling Devils following a 5-0 win Monday that stunned the NHL-leading Washington Capitals. Hedberg stopped 30 shots for his 15th career shutout, Jason Arnott scored twice while rookie Mattias Tedenby and Patrik Elias each had