Daughter of NHL great Esposito dies (The Canadian Press)

TAMPA, Fla. - The daughter of former NHL superstar Phil Esposito has died.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - New York Islanders News on February 1, 2012

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NHL Capsules: Malkin leads Penguins over Leafs (The Canadian Press)

NEWARK, N.J. - With Sidney Crosby's return still up in the air, the Pittsburgh Penguins turned to their other superstar.

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NHL Capsules (AP)

David Clarkson scored the tying goal for New Jersey in the final minute of regulation, and Ilya Kovalchuk netted the only goal in the shootout as the Devils snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. Kovalchuk had the first attempt in the shootout and beat New York backup Martin Biron between the pads.

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Mikhail Grabovski named NHL’s 1st star (The Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Mikhail Grabovski has been named the NHL's first star of the week for the three-day stretch prior to the all-star break.

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Puck Headlines: McDonald explains Ovechkin critique; does the NHL have an image problem? (Yahoo! Sports)

Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Head To The Net with the two-for-one hilarity, taking aim at … Continue reading ?

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Wings top Blues 3-1, earn 17th straight home win (AP)

Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen scored in the second period as the Detroit Red Wings beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Monday for their 17th straight home win -- the NHL's longest single-season streak in 36 years. The Red Wings' spurt is the league's fourth longest. Detroit (33-15-1) has won seven in a row overall and leads the NHL with 67 points.

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NHL Capsules: Red Wings extend home streak (The Canadian Press)

DETROIT - Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen scored in the second period, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Monday night for their 17th straight home win — the NHL's longest single-season streak in 36 years.

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Tavares has NHL talking about him again (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO - The NHL is talking about John Tavares again.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - New York Islanders News on January 23, 2012

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Penguins forward Malkin named first star (The Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Pittsburgh Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin was named the NHL's first star of the week Monday after recording a league-leading seven points last week.

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Islanders announcers trash ESPN for snubbing John Tavares on Top 25 list (Yahoo! Sports)

Is John Tavares of the New York Islanders one of the 25 best players in the NHL under the age of 25? As of Sunday, he's 12th in the League in scoring with 48 points in 46 games. His career … Continue reading ?

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