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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - New York Islanders News on April 6, 2012
Grabner scores 2 in 3rd, to lift Isles (AP)
The New York Islanders skated off with a wild and satisfyingly gritty win in their home finale. Their only regret is they didn't do enough in the first 80 games of the season to make this one meaningful. Michael Grabner scored his second go-ahead goal of the third period with just 46.8 seconds left, John Tavares helped set up two others to reach 50 assists this season, and the Islanders...
NHL Capsules: Sens clinch playoff spot (The Canadian Press)
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Kyle Turris scored twice and had two assists, Milan Michalek added his team-leading 35th goal and the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 5-1 Sunday to clinch a playoff spot.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - New York Islanders News on April 2, 2012
Sunday’s Three Stars: Senators clinch; Voracek, Giroux lead Flyers over Pens (Puck Daddy)
No. 1 Star: Kyle Turris, Ottawa Senators
Turris had his best game as a member of the Senators Sunday, registering 4 points in a 5-1 win over the half-hearted New York Islanders. With the victory, the Senators officially punched their ticket to the playoffs. Turris scored twice and assisted on two others, including this Sergei Gonchar goal off a sweet feed from Milan Michalek:
Gonchar and Michalek had multi-point nights as well. Gonchar registered 1 goal and 1 assist, and Michalek chipped in a goal (his 35th) and 2 assists.
No. 2 Star: Devin Setoguchi, Minnesota Wild
Setoguchi had a big game for the Wild in their 5-4 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks. He scored a goal and assisted on two more -- Dany Heatley's 22nd of the season and Clayton Stoner's 1st of the campaign -- before scoring the shootout winner as well.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - New York Islanders News on April 1, 2012
Senators beat Islanders 5-1 to clinch playoff spot (AP)
Kyle Turris scored twice and had a pair of assists, Milan Michalek added his team-leading 35th goal and the Ottawa Senators clinched a playoff berth with a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders on Sunday. The Senators (41-28-10) won their fourth straight game to move four points behind idle New Jersey for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - New York Islanders News on April 1, 2012
Friday’s Three Stars: Crosby’s 4-point night; Nikitin, Blue Jackets play spoiler (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 1 Star: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh rebounded from two straight losses to the New York Islanders with a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Crosby continued racking up points with a goal and three assists to bring his … Continue reading ?
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - New York Islanders News on March 31, 2012
NHL Capsules: Ottawa outslugs Pittsburgh 8-4 (The Canadian Press)
OTTAWA - Daniel Alfredsson had two goals and two assists, and the Ottawa Senators dealt Pittsburgh its first regulation loss in 15 games, beating the Penguins 8-4 on Saturday night.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - New York Islanders News on March 25, 2012
Saturday’s Three Stars: Chris Higgins melts Avalanche; Alfie’s 4-pointer tops Penguins (Puck Daddy)
Tim Wallace doesn't score often. But when he does, it looks like this.
No. 1 Star: Chris Higgins, Vancouver Canucks
The Canucks winger completed a 2-goal rally with a game-tying goal in the second period, and then scored the game-winning OT goal to give Vancouver a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche. The Canucks clinched their fourth consecutive Northwest Division title.
No. 2 Star: Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa Senators
Ottawa's captain scored 2 goals and 2 assists in the Senators' 8-4 victory against the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins. With his team clinging to a 4-3 lead, Alfredsson scored a shorthanded goal late in the second period. Nick Foligno and Milan Michalek had 3-point nights. Matt Cooke had two goals and Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist in the loss, the Penguins' first regulation defeat in 15 games.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - New York Islanders News on March 25, 2012
NHL Capsules: Pens too much for Jets (The Canadian Press)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - James Neal recorded his second NHL hat trick, and Sidney Crosby had four assists in his first home game in more than three months as the Pittsburgh Penguins ripped the Winnipeg Jets 8-4 on Tuesday night.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - New York Islanders News on March 21, 2012
NHL Capsules (The Canadian Press)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - James Neal recorded his second NHL hat trick, and Sidney Crosby had four assists in his first home game in more than three months as the Pittsburgh Penguins ripped the Winnipeg Jets 8-4 on Tuesday night.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - New York Islanders News on March 21, 2012
Tuesday’s Three Stars: Hedberg blanks Sens; Hemsky, Neal net hat tricks ()
Winnipeg Jets' goaltender Chris Mason does an impression of his defence.
No. 1 Star: James Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins shook off the weekend loss to the Flyers and returned to their recent steamrolling ways, giving the Winnipeg Jets the once-over in an 8-4 victory. Neal gets the first star nod for his hat trick plus assist, but it's worth noting that it's a probably whole lot easier to make it rain ball caps when you've got Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin feeding you gold all night. Crosby had four assists while Malkin had another ho-hum five-point night, with two goals and an assist on all three Neal tallies. His first goal was the 200th of his career:
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - New York Islanders News on March 21, 2012
