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Chris Osgood

Age: 35
Team: Detroit Red Wings
Born: Alberta, Canada

By only allowing a pair of goals in the first two games against Dallas last week, Osgood has helped Detroit to continue their dominance in the 2008 playoffs. Mr. Reliable has yet to lose a game in this current post-season and sports a save percentage in t

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Team Finland's Anssi Salmela, right, fights with Team USA's David Backes in third period action at the IIHF world hockey championship on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at the Metro Centre in Halifax. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Finland rallies to beat U.S. at worlds

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HALIFAX - The United States lost its lead Sunday - and then, it lost its cool.

Mikko Koivu's goal with 3:50 left in regulation capped a wild comeback as Finland rallied for three third-period goals in a 3-2 win over the U.S. at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

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Eberle scores winner as Canada edges Finland in U18 exhibition

Posted: 147 days 19 hours 48 minutes ago.

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MINSK, Belarus - Jordan Eberle scored the overtime winner to give Canada's under-18 men's hockey team a 6-5 exhibition win over Finland on Friday.

"It's a great feeling to put one in for the win," Eberle said. "The more we play together, the more we are gelling as a team and this is great news moving forward to the world championships."

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Raimo Helminen sets up last goal in his final game for Finland

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TAMPERE, Finland - Raimo Helminen capped his long international career Thursday by assisting on Finland's last goal with four seconds left in a 6-1 win over the Czech Republic in the LG Hockey Games.

After a five-year absence, the 43-year-old Helminen was picked by head coach Doug Shedden as a gesture of honour to finish as a national team player before his home crowd in Tampere.

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Former Finnish NHL player Jere Karalahti faces prison sentence in drug case

Posted: 221 days 4 hours 51 minutes ago.

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HELSINKI, Finland - Former NHL player Jere Karalahti has been charged with smuggling amphetamines into the country in a case involving 19 people, including a motorcycle gang.

The Espoo District Court opened the case against Karalahti and other suspects in a local prison for security reasons. If found guilty, Karalahti could face up to six years in prison.

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