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| Stanley Cup Finals Preview - San Jose vs. Anaheim |
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04/15/2009 |
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| once it three trips to San Jose. The all- time series is just as close, as the Ducks and Sharks have identical 41-41-8 records against each other since 1993-94. This marks the first meeting between two California teams in the NHL playoffs since the Los Angeles Kings beat the Oakland Seals in seven games of the 1969 quarterfinals. It will also mark the first postseason matchup ever between San Jose and Anaheim. Hiller went 1-3-0 with a 2.04 GAA in four starts versus San Jose this year, while Giguere split the ot |
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| First-round playoff series at a glance |
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04/14/2009 |
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| p. The Ducks are very familiar with the Sharks, as the teams are Pacific Division rivals, but this marks the first postseason meeting between the clubs. It's also the first time a pair of California teams are facing off in the NHL playoffs since the Los Angeles Kings beat the Oakland Seals in seven games of the 1969 quarterfinals. Expect San Jose to weather the storm against its divisional foes, and to earn another pass to the second round. Sharks in 6 (2) DETROIT vs. (7) COLUMBUS The good news is Columbus final |
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| National Hockey League Game Capsules |
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04/12/2009 |
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| HL. Boston will face Montreal, which lost to Pittsburgh on Saturday, in the first round of the playoffs. Final Score: Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3 Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - Peter Harrold's third period goal proved to be the game-winner, as the Los Angeles Kings ended their season with a 4-3 victory over the Presidents' Trophy-winning San Jose Sharks. Despite the loss, the Sharks earned their first-ever Presidents' Trophy, awarded to the team that finishes the season with the best record in the NHL, due to |
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| Sharks lose to Kings but claim Presidents' Trophy |
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04/11/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - Peter Harrold's third period goal proved to be the game-winner, as the Los Angeles Kings ended their season with a 4-3 victory over the Presidents' Trophy-winning San Jose Sharks. Despite the loss, the Sharks earned their first-ever Presidents' Trophy, awarded to the team that finishes the season with the best record in the NHL, due to Boston's regulation loss to Buffalo on Saturday. Wayne Simmonds, Alexander Frolov and Michal Handzus also scored for the Kings (34-37-11), who |
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| Sharks lose to Kings but claim President's Trophy |
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04/11/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - Peter Harrold's third period goal proved to be the game-winner, as the Los Angeles Kings ended their season with a 4-3 victory over the President's Trophy-winning San Jose Sharks. Despite the loss, the Sharks earned their first-ever President's Trophy, awarded to the team that finishes the season with the best record in the NHL, due to Boston's regulation loss to Buffalo on Saturday. Wayne Simmonds, Alexander Frolov and Michal Handzus also scored for the Kings (34-37-11), who |
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| Sharks shoot for Presidents' Trophy inauguration against Kings |
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04/11/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The San Jose Sharks will try once again to claim the first Presidents' Trophy in team history, as they aim to sweep their season series with the Los Angeles Kings this afternoon at Staples Center. The Sharks have recorded new team records this year with 53 wins and 117 points and have already locked up the top seed in the Western Conference. San Jose also owns a three-point edge over Boston for the best record in the NHL, but the Bruins have a game in hand. However, the Sharks can make that a |
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| Luongo blanks Kings as Canucks take over Northwest Division |
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04/10/2009 |
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| Vancouver, BC (Sportsbooks) - Roberto Luongo made 20 saves in setting a franchise mark for shutouts in a season with his eighth, as Vancouver took over the top spot in the Northwest Division with a 1-0 blanking of the Los Angeles Kings at GM Place. Ryan Kesler's power-play goal in the second period was all the Canucks needed behind Luongo, who posted the 46th shutout of his career and backed the club to its second win in a row at the most important time of the season. Luongo was dazzling with 46 saves a 4-1 |
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| Canucks try to gain Northwest edge in home test vs. Kings |
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04/09/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Vancouver Canucks will try to claim the top spot in the Northwest Division tonight in a home battle with the Los Angeles Kings at GM Place. The Canucks used a 4-1 win over Calgary on Tuesday to move into a tie for first place in the division with the Flames. Both teams have 96 points and two games left on the schedule, though Calgary is idle tonight before visiting Edmonton on Friday. It also appears as if the loser of this battle will open the first round of the postseason on the road. B |
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| Kings knock Edmonton out of playoff chase |
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04/08/2009 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Sportsbooks) - Jonathan Quick made 38 saves as the Los Angeles Kings ended any hope of Edmonton making the playoffs with a 2-1 win over the Oilers at Rexall Place. The loss, coupled with St. Louis' 5-1 win over Phoenix on Tuesday, officially eliminated the Oilers from the postseason. Edmonton has now missed the playoffs for three straight seasons. Alexander Frolov and Wayne Simmonds lit the lamp for the Kings, who have won two of their last three games. "I think we came in and focused on our ow |
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| Oilers continue homestand with visit from Kings |
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04/07/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Edmonton Oilers resume a six-game homestand tonight with a visit from the Los Angeles Kings to Rexall Place. The Oilers had dropped the first three contests of the stand, a skid that just about doomed their postseason chances. Edmonton, which has missed the playoffs in each of the last two seasons, trails both Nashville and St. Louis by three points for the final berth in the Western Conference with three games to play. However, a loss by Edmonton tonight coupled with a win by either Nash |
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