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2007 NHL All-Star Rosters

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Time: 5:00 pm PST, 8:00 pm EST, 9:00 am MYT (next day)
Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas


EASTERN CONFERENCE

Goaltender:
Ryan Miller of Buffalo Sabres

Defensemen:
Brian Campbell of Buffalo Sabres         
Sheldon Souray of Montreal Canadiens

Forwards:
Sidney Crosby of Pittsburgh Penguins
Alex Ovechkin of Washington Capitals
Daniel Briere of Buffalo Sabres

Head Coach: Lindy Ruff of Buffalo Sabres
Assistant Coach: Bob Hartley of Atlanta Thrashers


WESTERN CONFERENCE

Goaltender:
Roberto Luongo of Vancouver Canucks

Defensemen:
Scott Niedermayer of Anaheim Ducks
Nicklas Lidstrom of Detroit Red Wings

Forwards:
Joe Thornton of San Jose Sharks
Joe Sakic of Colorado Avalanche
Jonathan Cheechoo of San Jose Sharks

Head Coach: Randy Carlyle of Anaheim Ducks
Assistant Coach: Barry Trotz of Nashville Predators

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Western Conference 12, Eastern Conference 9


By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
January 25, 2007


DALLAS (AP) -- Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin are already thinking about their next All-Star game together. There should be plenty more chances for the young sensations -- and likely soon.

Maybe next time, they won't be overshadowed on the ice.

While Crosby and Ovechkin were the main attractions in the league's first midseason showcase since 2004, the night belonged to one of the NHL's old stars.

Colorado's Joe Sakic, making his 12th All-Star appearance, had four assists to lead the Western Conference to 12-9 victory Wednesday night.

"It was a wide-open game with a lot of goals," said Sakic, who captained the West squad. "I don't know what more you want." More here.

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The Stanley Cup

It all started on March 18, 1892, at a dinner of the Ottawa Amateur Athletic Association. Lord Kilcoursie, a player on the Ottawa Rebels hockey club from Government House, delivered the following message on behalf of Lord Stanley, the Earl of Preston and Governor General of Canada:

"I have for some time been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup which should be held from year to year by the champion hockey team in the Dominion (of Canada).

"There does not appear to be any such outward sign of a championship at present, and considering the general interest which matches now elicit, and the importance of having the game played fairly and under rules generally recognized, I am willing to give a cup which shall be held from year to year by the winning team."

Shortly thereafter, Lord Stanley purchased a silver cup measuring 7

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Dallas 4, Anaheim 1

February 24, 2007

DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas Stars have two hot goaltenders, and they'll need both rookie Mike Smith and starter Marty Turco to stay that way down the stretch if they hope to win a second straight Pacific Division title.

Smith stopped 24 shots, Jussi Jokinen and rookie Krys Barch each had a goal and an assist, and the Stars tightened the division race with a 4-1 victory over the slumping Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

Dallas is five points behind Pacific-leading Anaheim and two back of second-place San Jose. The Stars trailed the Ducks by 15 points on Jan. 15.

"That was as good a team effort as we've had all year," Smith said. "First place seemed out of reach a couple of months ago. Now it isn't. We want to win the division and this helps."

Smith was in the nets for the fourth time in the last seven games, including three starts. Coach Dave Tippett wants Smith to get more game action down the stretch to keep Turco fresh for the playoffs. Smith, 4-1 over his last five starts with a 1.15 goals-against average, beat the Ducks 1-0 on Feb. 10.More here.

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Anaheim 3,  San Jose 1

March 3, 2007

AP - Mar 3, 12:57 am EST

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Rookie Dustin Penner is helping the Anaheim Ducks show the best move they may have made at the trade deadline was a deal they didn't make.

Penner scored his fourth goal in three games and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 30 saves to help lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-1 victory Friday over the San Jose Sharks.

Andy McDonald had a pair of assists for Anaheim, setting set up a first-period goal by Chris Kunitz and a third-period insurance goal by Chris Pronger as the first-place Ducks increased their lead over the third-place Sharks to nine points in the Pacific Division.

The Ducks have won five of the seven meetings between the teams thisseason. Anaheim also took a 3-2 win in San Jose on Monday with Penner scoring a pair of goals.

Leading up to Tuesday's trade deadline, Anaheim GM Brian Burke stressed the team would not make any deals that included the team's young forwards. More here.

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Oilers drop fourth straight in Windy City

Last Updated: Sunday, April 1, 2007 | 6:22 PM ET
CBC Sports

Link to original article


This time last season, the Edmonton Oilers were in the midst of a dream run that led all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Just one year later, the Oilers must be hoping for an end to their current nightmare.

Chicago's Rene Bourque, right, tries to control the puck against Edmonton Oilers' Matt Greene during the Blackhawk's 2-1 win on Sunday in Chicago. (Nam Y. Huh/ Associated Press)

Edmonton suffered its 16th loss in 17 games on Sunday, falling 2-1 to the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Centre.

Patrick Sharp scored a shorthanded game-winning goal and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 18 of 19 shots for the Blackhawks' second consecutive victory.

Raffi Torres responded with the lone goal for the Oilers, who dropped their fourth consecutive game overall and seventh straight on the road.

With the win, Chicago improves to 16-20-4 at the United Centre and evened their season series with Edmonton at 2-2.

Since trading franchise player Ryan Smyth at the trade deadline on Feb. 27, the Oilers have been outscored 59-19.


Edmonton gives up early lead

Torres got the Oilers off to a promising start with his goal at the 7:49 mark of the first period.

As Marc-Antoine Pouliot skated into the Chicago zone, he spotted Torres skating hard to the net and quickly snapped a pass to him for the tap-in behind Khabibulin.

Tuomo Ruutu responded for the Blackhawks in the second period while stationed in front of Roloson in the Oilers crease. Ruutu took a pass from Radim Vrbata and chipped in for his 17th goal of the season at the 6:16 mark of the second frame.

The game remained deadlocked until early in the third as Chicago attempted to kill off a penalty to Jason Williams for interference.

Martin Havlat poked the puck from Ales Hemsky in the Blackhawk's zone and began to skate up ice. Havlat then found a streaking Sharp up the middle, who scored top shelf on Roloson for the eventual game-winning goal.

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Western Conference

(1) Detroit Red Wings



1. Thu, Apr 12

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(4) Ottawa Senators



1. Ottawa 6 - 3 Pittsburgh
2. Ottawa 3 - 4 Pittsburgh
3. Ottawa 4 - 2 Pittsburgh
4. Ottawa 2 - 1 Pittsburgh
5. Ottawa 3 - 0 Pittsburgh



(5) Pittsburgh Penguins

Senators win series 4-1



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(4) Nashville Predators



1. Nashville 4 - 5 San Jose  2OT
2. Nashville 5 - 2 San Jose
3. Nashville 1 - 3 San Jose
4. Nashville 2 - 3 San Jose
5. Nashville 2 - 3 San Jose



(5) San Jose Sharks

Sharks win series 4-1



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(2) Anaheim Ducks



1. Anaheim 2 - 1 Minnesota
2. Anaheim 3 - 2 Minnesota
3. Anaheim 2 - 1 Minnesota
4. Anaheim 1 - 4 Minnesota
5. Anaheim 4 - 1 Minnesota



(7) Minnesota Wilds

Ducks win series 4-1  



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(3) Vancouver Canucks



1. Vancouver 5 - 4 Dallas  4OT
2. Vancouver 0 - 2 Dallas
3. Vancouver 2 - 1 Dallas
4. Vancouver 2 - 1 Dallas
5. Vancouver 0 - 1 Dallas
6. Vancouver 0 - 2 Dallas
7. Vancouver 4 - 1 Dallas



(6) Dallas Stars

Canucks win series 4-3



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(3) Atlanta Thrashers



1. Atlanta 3 - 4 NY Rangers
2. Atlanta 1 - 2 NY Rangers
3. Atlanta 0 - 7 NY Rangers
4. Atlanta 2 - 4 NY Rangers



(6) New York Rangers

Rangers win series 4-0



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(1) Detroit Red Wings



1. Detroit 4 - 1 Calgary
2. Detroit 3 - 1 Calgary
3. Detroit 2 - 3 Calgary
4. Detroit 2 - 3 Calgary
5. Detroit 5 - 1 Calgary
6. Detroit 2 - 1 Calgary  2OT




(8) Calgary Flames

Red Wings win series 4-2



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(2) New Jersey Devils



1. New Jersey 5 - 3 Tampa Bay
2. New Jersey 2 - 3 Tampa Bay
3. New Jersey 2 - 3 Tampa Bay
4. New Jersey 4 - 3 Tampa Bay
5. New Jersey 3 - 0 Tampa Bay
6. New Jersey 3 - 2 Tampa Bay



(7) Tampa Bay Lightnings

Devils win series 4-2



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(1) Buffalo Sabres



1. Buffalo 4 - 1 NY Islanders
2. Buffalo 2 - 3 NY Islanders
3. Buffalo 3 - 2 NY Islanders
4. Buffalo 4 - 2 NY Islanders
5. Buffalo 4 - 3 NY Islanders



(8) New York Islanders

Sabres win series 4-1



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Western Conference

(1) Detroit Red Wings



1. Thu, Apr 26

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(1) Buffalo Sabres



1. Buffalo 5 - 2 New York Rangers
2. Buffalo 3 - 2 New York Rangers
3. Buffalo 1 - 2 New York Rangers  2OT
4. Buffalo 1 - 2 New York Rangers
5. Buffalo 2 - 1 New York Rangers  OT
6. Buffalo 5 - 4 New York Rangers




(6) New York Rangers

Sabres win series 4-2



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(2) Anaheim Ducks



1. Anaheim 5 - 1 Vancouver
2. Anaheim 1 - 2 Vancouver  2OT
3. Anaheim 3 - 2 Vancouver
4. Anaheim 3 - 2 Vancouver  OT
5. Anaheim 2 - 1 Vancouver  2OT



(3) Vancouver Canucks

Ducks win series 4-1



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(2) New Jersey Devils



1. New Jersey 4 - 5 Ottawa
2. New Jersey 3 - 2 Ottawa  2OT
3. New Jersey 0 - 2 Ottawa
4. New Jersey 2 - 3 Ottawa
5. New Jersey 2 - 3 Ottawa



(4) Ottawa Senators

Senators win series 4-1



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(1) Detroit Red Wings



1. Detroit 0 - 2 San Jose
2. Detroit 3 - 2 San Jose
3. Detroit 1 - 2 San Jose
4. Detroit 3 - 2 San Jose  OT
5. Detroit 4 - 1 San Jose
6. Detroit 2 - 0 San Jose




(5) San Jose Sharks

Red Wings win series 4-2



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