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Kings Call Out Devils On Twitter

Posted 05.29.2012

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The Los Angeles Kings aren't waiting for the puck to drop in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday before taking a swipe that the New Jersey D...

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Avs Playoff Hopes End

AP | PAT GRAHAM | Posted 04.06.2012

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DENVER -- Cam Atkinson scored three goals and Steve Mason stopped 35 shots, helping the Columbus Blue Jackets put an end to Colorado's postseason aspi...

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Capitals, Panthers Make Playoffs

AP | JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 04.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Florida Panthers ended one of the longest playoff droughts in major North American sports Thursday night despite a 4-2 loss to the W...

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WATCH: Avs Lose To Devils In Shootout

AP | Posted 03.16.2012

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NEWARK, N.J. -- Ilya Kovalchuk and Zach Parise scored in the shootout to give the New Jersey Devils a 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday ...

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WATCH: Varlamov Leads Avs To Win In Shootout

AP | By PAT GRAHAM | Posted 03.11.2012

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DENVER -- Milan Hejduk and Peter Mueller scored in the shootout and Semyon Varlamov stopped both shots he faced and the Colorado Avalanche held off th...

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A 21st Century Hockey Hero... Brendan Burke

Mark Leiren-Young | Posted 05.09.2012

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Brendan Burke publicly talked about the challenges of being a gay hockey player in November 2009 when he was managing the hockey team at Ohio's Miami University.

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Avs Fourth Straight Win Secures Playoff Spot

AP | PAT GRAHAM | Posted 04.29.2012

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DENVER — Ryan O'Reilly broke a tie 37 seconds into the third period and Semyon Varlamov stopped 27 shots, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat th...

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Avs Shut Out Blue Jackets

AP | By RUSTY MILLER | Posted 02.25.2012

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- David Jones scored twice and had an assist and Semyon Valamov turned away 28 shots Friday night to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a ...

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Avs Get Their Mojo Back

AP | By PAT GRAHAM | Posted 02.11.2012

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DENVER -- Ryan O'Reilly scored on a slap shot with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped a season-high 39 shots in the ...

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Red Hot Wings Win 17 Straight At Home

AP | By LARRY LAGE | Posted 01.24.2012

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DETROIT -- Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen scored in the second period, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Monday night for the...

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Elbowed Nicklas Backstrom Returns To Practice

AP | Posted 01.05.2012

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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom is practicing again, two days after taking an elbow to the head. Backstrom took part i...

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Varlamov Makes 25 Saves, Helps Lift Avs Over Coyotes

AP | Posted 12.30.2011

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DENVER -- Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves, Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 on Thursd...

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Red Wings Beat Oilers 3-2

AP | Posted 12.20.2011

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EDMONTON, Alberta -- Drew Miller scored with 4:15 remaining in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Monday night. ...

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WATCH: Avs Ground Flyers In Shootout

AP | Posted 12.20.2011

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DENVER -- Ryan O'Reilly scored in the first round of a shootout and the Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 Monday night for their sixth c...

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Hockey Players, Puppies Join Forces For Good Cause (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals have released their 2012 charity calendar benefiting the Washington Animal Rescue League. The 2012 Caps Cani...

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WATCH: Avs Epic Shootout Against Sharks

AP | Posted 12.14.2011

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DENVER -- Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves, Gabriel Landeskog scored the decisive goal in a shootout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks ...

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Avs Continue To Struggle On The Road

AP | Posted 12.10.2011

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EDMONTON, Alberta -- Sam Gagner scored a pair of goals and added an assist and the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid with a 4-1 victory o...

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Avalanche Take Out Red Wings

AP | Posted 12.05.2011

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DENVER -- Ryan O'Reilly had two goals, Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit 4-2 on Sunday night to end the Red Wings'...

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Shootout Shut-Out

AP | Posted 12.03.2011

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DENVER -- Ryan O'Reilly scored the tying goal and then added another in the shootout to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the St. Loui...

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WATCH: Avalanche Bury The Devils

AP | Posted 12.01.2011

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DENVER -- Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and two assists, Semyon Varlamov made 18 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Wednes...

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Caps Fall To Blues 2-1 In Hunter's D.C. Coaching Debut

AP | JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 01.29.2012

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WASHINGTON — If Dale Hunter needs a role model as a new coach trying to make the Washington Capitals play better defense and with more confidenc...

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NBA Won't Have To Jump Through Hoops To Win Back Fans

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 11.29.2011

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NBA attendance could catch up to pre-lockout numbers faster than it takes LeBron James' pregame chalk toss to settle. That's because fans seem to easi...

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WATCH: Barch Gets Clobbered By McLeod In 1st Period

AP | Posted 11.29.2011

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DENVER -- Andrew Raycroft stopped 35 shots for his first win in nearly a year, and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Monday night. ...

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Red Wings Top Predators With Help Of 2 Filppula Goals

AP | Posted 11.27.2011

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DETROIT -- Valtteri Filppula scored twice to lead the Detroit Red Wings to their fifth straight win, 4-1 over the Nashville Predators on Saturday nigh...

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Nicklas Backstrom Leads Capitals Past Coyotes 4-3

AP | By HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 11.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Nicklas Backstrom scored early in the third period, then set up Brooks Laich's power-play goal, helping the Capitals rally from a two-go...

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