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CHARLOTTE, NC, May 31, 2017 – The annual tournament to determine who will own Lord Stanley's Cup for another year is underway, but this time there's a twist. For the first time in its history, the NHL championship does not have a Canadian team in the finals. With that thought in mind, it seems there should…
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PITTSBURGH -- The number that Pittsburgh captain and center Sidney Crosby didn't have off the top of his head is 38. That's how many players have dressed for at least one game for the club dating back to the start of the regular season. It's a number necessitated by a string of injuries at all positions,…
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PITTSBURGH -- Chris Kunitz scored his second goal of the game at 5:09 of the second overtime in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final Thursday night to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Ottawa Senators 3-2 and into the Stanley Cup Final. The Penguins, in the Cup final for the fourth time in 10 years,…
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It will come down to just one more game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators in their series to reach the 2017 Stanley Cup Final. Tied at 3-3, the two teams are set to face off Thursday night in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals at PPG Paints Arena. Game 7 is scheduled to…
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PITTSBURGH -- Game 7, such as the one the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators are facing Thursday in the Eastern Conference Final, brings out a lot of things. Philosophers. Psychologists. Pragmatists. Or at least desperate hockey players playing armchair versions of those folks. With the game at PPG Paints Arena set to determine which club moves…
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The Nashville Predators got past the Anaheim Ducks without their top two centers, but they might have one of them back for the start of the Stanley Cup Final. Ryan Johansen has been lost for the season, but general manager David Poile said Wednesday he hopes captain Mike Fisher can practice on Thursday and added that…
