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Thornton's 2 Get Sharks Past Canadiens

Katherine Thompson — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:30:00 CST

The Sharks and Canadiens alternated goals in the first and second periods, starting 56 seconds into the action with a Patrick Marleau shot past Montreal goalie Carey Price. San Jose broke the pattern in the third period, scoring twice to secure a 6-4 win, the National Press reports. Elsewhere in...

Ducks Regain Finnish Flash

Jesse Andrews — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:31:46 CST

Winning his first Stanley Cup in 2007 wasn't good enough for Finnish forward Teemu Selanne—at 37, he's coming out of retirement with hopes of repeating. The Anaheim fan favorite follows the lead of defenseman Scott Niedermayer, who also retired after the championship and then rejoined the team in December.

Anaheim Knocks Off Minnesota

Mike Buss — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:09:56 CST

It took Minnesota a while to get going tonight and it ended up costing them a 4-2 decision against the defending Stanley Cup champs, writes the Star Tribune . The Wild, outshot 12-5 in the first, spotted Anaheim a 3-0 second period lead before scoring two goals in 14 seconds to...

Duck! Anaheim Wins Cup in Rout

Jesse Andrews — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:24:18 CDT

The NHL Finals ended in a blowout, with Anaheim humiliating Ottawa in Game 5 for the franchise's (and state's) first Stanley Cup. Travis Moen had two goals, one of which was actually an own goal; Chris Phillips accidentally deflected the puck into the goal off python-owner and keeper Ray Emery.