Saturday’s Three Stars: Bertuzzi scores twice in Wings’ win; Biron blanks Leafs (Yahoo! Sports)

No. 1 Star: Todd Bertuzzi, Detroit Red Wings Todd Bertuzzi scored twice in this game -- once on a breakaway in the first period and again in the overtime frame as the Red Wings' edged the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-2. Bertuzzi's … Continue reading ?

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Thursday’s Three Stars: Anderson blanks Rangers; OT heroics for Legwand, Eriksson (Yahoo! Sports)

No. 1 Star: Craig Anderson, Ottawa Senators The Senators goalie made 34 saves to shut out the New York Rangers at MSG, 3-0, his first blanking of the season. He was outstanding in a scoreless first period; after that, Jason … Continue reading ?

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Tuesday’s Three Stars: Lupul’s 4-pointer; shootout beauties (Yahoo! Sports)

No. 1 Star: Joffrey Lupul, Toronto Maple Leafs Lupul's second 4-point night of the season helped propel the Leafs to a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Lupul answered Vinny Lecavalier's goal in the first period with his 18th … Continue reading ?

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Video: Cam Ward has more goals than Scott Gomez this season (Yahoo! Sports)

Give the New Jersey Devils the man advantage, and good things happen … for the other team. Brandon Sutter's first period goal in the Carolina Hurricanes' 4-2 victory was the 11th shorthanded goal allowed by the Devils this season; then, … Continue reading ?

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Thursday’s Three Stars: Carter’s hat trick wasted; Wild lose sixth (Yahoo! Sports)

No. 1 Star: Jeff Carter, Columbus Blue Jackets Jeff Carter notched his first hat trick as a member of the Blue Jackets, scoring three times in the first period as the Jackets roared out to a 4-1 lead versus the … Continue reading ?

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Islanders’ Rolston leaves game with a concussion (Yahoo! Sports)

Concussions continue to be the major story in the NHL. New York Islanders forward Brian Rolston left Thursday night's game against Dallas due to a concussion. He had played only 3:47 of the first period before leaving, and the Islanders announced early in the third period that...

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Video: Fistric’s head hit on Niederreiter leads to familiar debate (Yahoo! Sports)

What do the 2011-12 NHL season and The Essential Billy Joel have in common? Both are full of questionable hits. Yeah. Billy Joel sucks. Deal with it. Anyway, here's another one of those questionable hits. Midway through the first period … Continue reading ?

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Crosby with 3 assists as Penguins rip Ottawa (The Canadian Press)

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Chris Kunitz, Tyler Kennedy, Steve Sullivan and Evgeni Malkin scored within a seven-minute stretch of the first period to power the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Friday night.

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Isles’ DiPietro beats Canadiens in relief (AP)

The New York Islanders started the day with the worst record in the Eastern Conference and then they lost their starting goalie in the first period. But Rick DiPietro made sure they didn't lose the most important thing, Thursday night's home game against the Montreal Canadiens. DiPietro made 24 saves in relief of injured starter Evgeni Nabokov, and Matt Moulson scored a key goal in the...

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Isles’ DiPietro beats Canadiens in relief (The Canadian Press)

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - The New York Islanders started the day with the worst record in the Eastern Conference and then they lost their starting goalie in the first period.

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