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E.J. Hradek: Bruins come up empty, NHL gets Wisniewski suspension right
Well, what do you know: We got through a whole night of NHL games without an "incident." I hope Colin Campbell finally got a decent night's sleep. H...
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E.J. Hradek: Capitals-Penguins, Round 3 takes the ice tonight
Here are three thoughts for the middle of the week. 1. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals get together tonight in D.C. for the third of...
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E.J. Hradek: Catching up with Wayne Gretzky in Las Vegas -- NHL
LAS VEGAS -- Wayne Gretzky is not going to the KHL. The Great One was very quick to shoot down the rumor that he was considering a move to Russia to c...
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Stanley Cup - Hradek - previewing each first round series
Did you know that there were 6,803 goals scored this season? Don't feel bad, I didn't either until I got a nice note from Allison Loucks and Andrew Da...
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2010 NHL playoffs -- Eric Staal on keeping Nicklas Backstrom in check
As the playoffs kick into gear, ESPN Insider puts some of the NHL's biggest stars in its sights with the help of the guys who know them best. Eric Staal suggests a few ways to keep the Washington...
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2010 NHL playoffs -- Rob Scuderi on containing Washington Capitals F Alex...
As the playoffs kick into gear, ESPN Insider puts some of the NHL's biggest stars in its sights with the help of the guys who know them best. Kings D Rob Scuderi talks about the best ways to contain...
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Stanley Cup - Hradek - Chicago had better be ready
In the first two days of the playoffs, we've had seven pretty competitive games. How competitive? All seven games were decided by just one goal. That ...
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2010 NHL Playoffs - Stanley Cup - Hradek - Sedin, Ovechkin star as Canucks,...
OK, let's take a quick quiz. Raise your hand if you thought Wednesday night's Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres tilt just might go on all night. I know...
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2010 NHL Playoffs -- Stanley Cup -- E.J. Hradek -- Goalies for San Jose...
On Thursday night, we had three shutouts in four games. I'd say that's a pretty good night for the goaltenders. (And that will be reflected in my thre...
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NHL playoffs 2010 - E.J. Hradek: Martin Erat's big mistake, Jonathan Toews'...
I will shed no tears for the Nashville Predators or Ottawa Senators after they ripped defeat from the jaws of victory on Saturday. The Preds are a bit...
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NHL playoffs 2010 -- E.J. Hradek: Power plays having big impact on Washington...
Team NHL (aka, the Phoenix Coyotes) hadn't lost three games in a row at any point during its surprising season. And clearly, it didn't want to start n...
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NHL playoffs 2010 -- E.J. Hradek: New Jersey Devils should cut bait on Ilya...
Before I offer a short review of the Wings' sensational Game 7 performance and make my selection for Wednesday night's Caps-Habs showdown, I wanted to...
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NHL: Willie Mitchell, Antti Niemi, Antero Niittymak will be keys to Pacific...
For my money, the NHL scored big on Thursday when it announced that HBO's "24/7" sports reality series would focus on the Washington Capitals and Pitt...
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NHL: Alex Goligoski gets his time to shine for Dallas Stars, Jarome Iginla...
Recently acquired Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski didn't arrive a minute too soon for Dallas head coach Marc Crawford. The Stars' bench boss hasn't he...
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NHL: Picking Tuesday night's winners, including game between Philadelphia...
First things first, I have to give a shout-out to the NHL for slapping a significant suspension on repeat offender Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Pengui...
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