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Penguins break tie with 95 seconds left, win back-to-back Cups
Former Predators fan favorite Patric Hornqvist returned to Music City, spoiled Nashville's party and delivered the NHL its first repeat champion since 1998.
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Minnesotans to win a Stanley Cup: Impressive list, with Cullen near top
Thirty different Minnesota-born players have their names inscribed on the Stanley Cup. Matt Cullen is the latest to have it on the trophy for the third time.
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Stanley Cup Final: Game 6 recap
Penguins goalie Matt Murray finished with 27 saves for his second consecutive shutout.
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NHL teams with five or more titles
Pittsburgh became the seventh NHL team to win at least five Stanley Cup championships since 1913. The seven:
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Scoggins: Tennessee is hockey-mad for Predators (did I just say that?)
As a kid raised in Tennessee, we observed two seasons: college football season and spring practice. Now Nashville is on fire with hockey mania.
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Nashville fired up for Game 6, but can't rely on fans for energy
Nashville will have its fired-up fan base but needs to play better to survive.
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Matt Cullen eyes another Stanley Cup as career winds down
Cullen has treated this season as his last. His wife is homesick for Minnesota, and he craves the chance to coach his three hockey-loving boys.
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Roster dilemmas: Wild facing tough choices as NHL expansion nears
The Wild has complicated expansion decisions to make about whom to protect on its roster, and there are rumors that management is working to make a significant trade.
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'Real hockey starts now' as Penguins move within one game of Cup
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel combined for eight points, chasing Nashville's Pekka Rinne from the net as Pittsburgh moved within one win of lifting the Stanley Cup again.
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Brainerd's Archibald relishes his rare chance with Penguins
Josh Archibald didn't play in Game 5 on Thursday, but he did skate in Game 4. The rule for having one's name etched on the Stanley Cup is 41 games played or one game in the Stanley Cup Final with the winner.
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Former Gophers star Kessel struggling to find his scoring touch
Phil Kessel has been limited to one assist and nine shots in four games in the Stanley Cup finals, a series in which the Penguins are 1-for-16 on the power play. Game 5 is tonight.
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Predators goalie Rinne quickly rewards his coach's faith
Pekka Rinne's strong play has the Predators two wins from the Stanley Cup. He is 9-1 at home in the playoffs with a .949 save percentage.
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Fifty years ago: Original North Stars chosen in expansion draft
The National Hockey League's "original six" teams had their rosters raided 50 years ago when the expansion draft was held that expanded the size of the league from six teams to 12.
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Predators impress at home, beat Penguins 4-1 to tie Stanley Cup Final
Another strong outing by goalie Pekka Rinne in front of a raucous crowd helps Nashville make the series a best-of-three.
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Gophers recruit Mittelstadt gets a taste of the NHL life
After a trip to the NHL draft combine, the former Eden Prairie star has gotten a chance to hang out at the Stanley Cup, where he's trying not to act like too much of a fan.
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Suit filed by Boogaard's parents against NHL thrown out by judge
The wrongful-death lawsuit was dismissed by a Chicago judge on a technicality. But he also said the dismissal should not be seen as an endorsement of how the NHL handled Boogaard's case.
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Family aside, Guentzel's No. 1 fan is former North Stars great Ciccarelli
In 1981, Dino Ciccarelli scored a rookie record of 14 goals in the Stanley Cup. Guentzel, of Woodbury, is one behind the NHL Hall of Famer, who twice scored more than 50 goals in a season for the Stars.
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Nashville responds with 5-1 victory over Pittsburgh in Game 3
The Predators struck three times in the second period to take control in Game 3. Pittsburgh leads the series 2-1.
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Stanley Cup Final: Game 3 recap
A look back at Saturday night's game.
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- Oilers close to a Stanley Cup chance, going home needing one win over Stars to wrap up West final
- Nugent-Hopkins scores 2 power-play goals and Oilers beat Stars 3-1 to move a win away from Cup final
- NBA's Mavs and NHL's Stars chase a Dallas double with their deepest playoff run together
- Panthers now 1 win from return to Stanley Cup Final, while Rangers seek to force a Game 7
- Panthers beat Rangers 3-2 in Game 5 to move within win of Stanley Cup Final return
- Mom and champion: Kendall Coyne enjoys full-circle moment in winning pro women's hockey title
- Oilers beat Stars 5-2 in Game 4 to tie Western Conference final
- Minnesota beats Boston 3-0, wins inaugural Walter Cup as Professional Women's Hockey League champs
- Reinhart scores in OT, Panthers beat Rangers 3-2 in OT of Game 4 of East final
- Jessica Campbell could be candidate as an assistant in Seattle, new Kraken coach Dan Bylsma says
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