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Proteau: Apologies from 30 NHL teams (TheHockeyNews.com)

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Every NHL team has something to be sorry for so Adam Proteau does it for them in this week's column.

Sabres’ Miller playing well but needs help from offense (Yahoo! Sports)

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Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller seems to have finally found the game that put a Vezina Trophy on his shelf. His teammates, though, continue making every other goalie look like a Vezina winner, too. Miller earned the 24th shutout of his career Wednesday, but he still ended up...

Puck Previews: Penguins, Leafs meet again; Ray Ferraro apologizes (Yahoo! Sports)

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Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. • Youppi! showing the … Continue reading ?

What are the biggest questions facing each NHL team down the stretch of 2011-12 season? (Yahoo! Sports)

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The NHL All-Star Game isn't the midway point of the season, but it does drop the checkered flag for rampant trade deadline speculation and big debates about the direction of teams down the stretch. With that, we look at all … Continue reading ?

Daughter of NHL great Esposito dies (The Canadian Press)

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

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

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

Tuesday’s Three Stars: Cogliano’s quick trick; Leafs, Wild, blow three-goal leads late (Yahoo! Sports)

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This photo nicely illustrates the quality of the netminding Cogliano faced during his second period scoring spree. No. 1 Star: John Tavares, New York Islanders Though Tavares was able to pick up a 2nd goal and a 2nd assist on … Continue reading ?

All-Star Tavares has 4 points in Islanders 5-2 win (AP)

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New York Islanders forward John Tavares is a first-time NHL All-Star, and he can thank the Carolina Hurricanes for being a big part of his success. In the first game following the All-Star break, Tavares had two goals and two assists in New York's 5-2 victory over the Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

All-star Tavares has 4 points in Islanders 5-2 win (The Canadian Press)

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RALEIGH, N.C. - John Tavares scored two goals and had two assists to lead the New York Islanders over the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Puck Previews: Team Chara, Team Alfredsson redux; Hawks-Canucks; Islanders to Brooklyn? (Yahoo! Sports)

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Back by popular demand, here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. … Continue reading ?

Devils-Isles to play exhibition game in Brooklyn (The Canadian Press)

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The New York Islanders are going to Brooklyn. For one game, at least.

Devils-Isles to play exhibition game in Brooklyn (AP)

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The New York Islanders are going to Brooklyn. For one game, at least. The team will play the New Jersey Devils in the first preseason game at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn next season. Tuesday's announcement sparked questions over whether the team might move when its lease on Long Island expires in 2015.

Devs-Isles set to play preseason game in Brooklyn (PA SportsTicker)

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The New York Islanders are scheduled to play the New Jersey Devils in a preseason game at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn next season.

Fantasy Hockey: Drew Doughty returning to form and why you should buy low on Tuomo Ruutu (Yahoo! Sports)

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Dobber checks in every Monday to force-feed you the latest fantasy hockey trends. The founder of DobberHockey.com and a columnist for The Hockey News website, he long ago immersed himself into this rollercoaster world and is unable to escape. Evgeni … Continue reading ?

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

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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.

What We Learned: Toronto is the league’s most intriguing second-half team (Yahoo! Sports)

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Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about … Continue reading ?

Tough job, but somebody’s got to do it (The Ottawa Citizen)

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Twenty-one goals, 94 shots on goal and a grand total of eight blocked shots, most of those by accident.

Gaborik bests Lundqvist to earn All-Star MVP honor (PA SportsTicker)

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By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer

A tough job, but somebody’s got to do it (The Ottawa Citizen)

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Twenty-one goals, 94 shots on goal and a grand total of eight blocked shots, most of those by accident.

Gaborik’s trick leads Team Chara to All-Star win (PA SportsTicker)

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By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer

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