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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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Michel Therrien, John Stevens have had their run-ins before in the AHL playoffs

Posted: 116 days 16 hours 8 minutes ago.

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PITTSBURGH - Before the NHL's Eastern Conference final is over and done with, there's a chance John Stevens and Michel Therrien will rekindle their personal rivalry.

Or perhaps, as they've tried to spin it to the media over the last week, they've left all that personal animosity behind them in the AHL and they're above that now.

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Detroit Red Wings center Valtteri Filppula (51), right, of Finland, celebrates with teammate winger Johan Franzen, of Sweden, after scoring in the second period of Game 1 of the NHL Western Conference hockey finals against the Dallas Stars in Detroit, Thursday, May 8, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Paul Sancya

Franzen out indefinitely with concussion-like symptoms

Posted: 117 days 9 hours 52 minutes ago.

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DETROIT - Johan Franzen, who leads all NHL playoff scorers with 12 goals, is out of the Red Wings lineup indefinitely.

Franzen sat out Game 2 of the Western Conference final Saturday night with concussion-like symptoms, and his team since he would not make the trip for Dallas and Game 3 Monday night.

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Rookie forward Darren Helm surprise contributor in Red Wings' playoff march

Posted: 117 days 10 hours 7 minutes ago.

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DETROIT - The possibility that he might get his name etched on the Stanley Cup as a member of the Detroit Red Wings this spring blows Darren Helm's mind.

The 21-year-old forward from St. Andrews, Man., had never played an NHL game before March 13, yet, here he is strapping on the pads in the Western Conference final.

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Defensive prowess overlooked facet of Pittsburgh Penguins' game

Posted: 117 days 15 hours 31 minutes ago.

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PITTSBURGH - Given the offensive pizzazz on the Pittsburgh Penguins, it's hardly surprising that the most overlooked facet of their game has been their defensive prowess in these NHL playoffs.

Yes, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the rest of the offensive juggernaut have provided some flashy and timely goals, but behind the sizzle lies the truth behind a 9-1 record this spring. The Penguins are ranked first in goals against, allowing only 1.90 goals per game in the playoffs.

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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Georges Laraque, left, checks Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Lasse Kukkonen (28) of Finland into the Flyers bench during the first period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals in Pittsburgh, Friday, May 9, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gene J. Puskar

Malkin scores twice as Penguins draw first blood in Eastern Conference final

Posted: 118 days 7 hours 21 minutes ago.

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PITTSBURGH - The Philadelphia Flyers took out the Montreal Canadiens in the second round the NHL playoffs with a bend-don't-break style that frustrated the Habs to no end.

Outshot and outchanced in most of that series, the Flyers still prevailed in a short, five-game set in large part because goalie Martin Biron was terrific and the Canadiens couldn't finish.

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