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Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who built a big lead in the second period and coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.
The Detroit Red Wings just about lapped the competition in the regular season and have rolled to six straight wins in the playoffs heading into the Western Conference finals.
Paul Maurice was fired as coach of the Maple Leafs on Wednesday after Toronto failed to make the playoffs during his two years. The dismissal was the first big move in what is expected to be an active offseason for the team.
Two days after the New York Rangers were eliminated from the playoffs, Jaromir Jagr stood in front of his stall Tuesday and did his best to explain what the future holds.
Throughout the shellings, blown leads and other indignations he has endured at Joe Louis Arena, Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco has pacified himself with one thought: "At least it's not the playoffs." Well, now it is.
The NHL playoffs will resume Thursday when Dallas visits Detroit in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. The Eastern Conference finals begin Friday when Philadelphia visits Pittsburgh.
The Dallas Stars have finally made it back to the Western Conference finals. It took the eighth-longest game in NHL history to do it.
So much for the talk a team as young as the Pittsburgh Penguins couldn’t advance this far in the playoffs. So much for the speculation Marian Hossa couldn’t score big postseason goals.
Given the circumstances, Avalanche general manager Francois Giguere said Friday, his team delivered as much as he could have expected this season despite the four-game playoff sweep at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings.
If his teammates have any say in the matter, Joe Sakic will be back with the Avalanche for his 20th NHL season.
When Peter Forsberg returned to the NHL on Feb. 25, his carry-on luggage from Sweden came with a Buyer Beware tag.
Jaromir Jagr was flat on his stomach after scoring and cheers echoed through Madison Square Garden in what might have been his last home game with the New York Rangers.
Will Joe go? Will Jose stay? Et tu, Bruno? Captain Joe Sakic, goalie Jose Theodore and forward Andrew Brunette are among the 13 Avalanche players who will be unrestricted free agents this summer.
Hard to believe it was less than two weeks ago Jose Theodore could convince himself, with a certain level of confidence, he was squarely playing his way into the Avalanche's future plans.
As expected, the Red Wings and Avalanche went at it hammer and thumb Thursday night.
Reporters Rick Sadowski and Aaron Lopez blog about the Avalanche.
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