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s numbers pale in comparison to teammate Cory Schneider...

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Michael Finewax reports that Alex Chiasson leads all rookies in power play time on ice. Read more in The Power Play Report....

t too many other professions for which this kind of thing is said. “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that crane operator has shown up to work drunk and on sleeping pills every day for the last two weeks.” “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that lawyer keeps taking naps when he's supposed to be cross-examining a witness.” “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that janitor has...

t need to wait long for a chance at redemption. St. Louis (35-11-5) suffered a 7-1 loss at New Jersey last Tuesday, the team's largest margin of defeat since being routed 6-0 by Calgary on March 1, 2011. The Blues bounced back for two victories to wrap up their four-game trip, knocking off the New York Rangers 2-1 on Thursday before claiming a 4-3 shootout win over the Islanders on Saturday. "We had...

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The Detroit Red Wings activated goaltender Jimmy Howard from injured reserve Monday....

The Detroit Red Wings activated goaltender Jimmy Howard from injured reserve Monday....

Jan 27 (The Sports Xchange) - The Detroit Red Wings activated goaltender Jimmy Howard from injured reserve Monday. To make room for Howard on the roster, the team assigned goalie Petr Mrazek to Grand Rapids of the AHL. Howard, 29, left the Red Wings' Jan. 20 game against the St. Louis Blues in the second period with knee pain. He also missed about three weeks in December with a knee injury. Howard...

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s A-List Readers' Choice Poll. David Backes, T.J. Oshie, Barret Jackman and Alex Pietrangelo are nominees for the A-List...

* Here's a fair, complete look at the job that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has done over the last 20 years. The league has been rightfully mocked at times for some of the decisions that have been made, but theres no denying that Bettman has overseen the NHLs transformation into a multi-billion dollar business success story. * More NHL drivel from the New York Times while beating the anti-fighting...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – In the dressing room of the Yale women’s hockey team, No. 17 still hangs in its proper stall. One day a year, the jersey is brought out rinkside and hung behind the home bench at Ingalls Rink, a reminder that Mandi Schwartz is always present at her team’s hockey games. Friday…...

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UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Left winger Alexander Steen and defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk scored in the shootout Saturday to lift the St. Louis Blues to an eventful 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. The Islanders appeared to win in overtime, when left winger Thomas Vanek tipped in a shot by center John Tavares, but the goal was overturned on replay because Vanek appeared to kick the...

s game 4-3 in overtime after a Thomas Vanek goal. Nassau Coliseum was loud. Islanders players were celebrating. Even the Blues seemed resigned to the fact that it was a good goal and they had lost. Except the play went to review where the Situation Room in Toronto overturned the "good goal" call on the ice and ruled it a distinct kicking motion, negating Vanek's winning tally. Here's the official ruling...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- If the St. Louis Blues finally raise the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history this June, players and coaches probably will look back on Saturday as the day they realized they were in the midst of a charmed season. Center T.J. Oshie forced overtime with the game-tying goal with 26.7 seconds left in the third period, a potential winning goal by the New York Islanders...

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