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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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Georges Laraque making key contribution to Penguins' success

Posted: 147 days 7 hours 31 minutes ago.

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PITTSBURGH - A year ago Georges Laraque would have never been on the ice with two minutes left in a big playoff game. In fact, he probably would have been in the press box.

That's the difference between the 2007 version of Georges Laraque and the slimmer, quicker and more motivated 2008 model.

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The officials separate Pittsburgh Penguins forward Tyler Kennedy, left, after a fight with Philadelphia Flyers forward Scottie Upshall, on ice, during the first period in Game 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference hockey finals in Pittsburgh, Sunday, May 11, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gene J. Puskar

Penguins edge Flyers to take 2-0 series lead in Eastern Conference final

Posted: 148 days 4 hours 36 minutes ago.

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PITTSBURGH - Maxime Talbot's pre-game nap Sunday afternoon included a wishful thought. The Pittsburgh Penguins checker was back in the lineup after missing three games with a foot injury and wanted to return with a splash.

"I was in bed this afternoon thinking, 'It would be nice to score a goal and make a big comeback,"' Talbot said. "You think about stuff like that and sometimes it happens. It's a great feeling."

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Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Braydon Coburn, center, leaves the ice with help from Flyers trainer Jim McCrossin, left, and R.J. Umberger, right, after being hit in the face by a puck during the first period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Sunday, May 11, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gene J. Puskar

Flyers' defenseman Coburn struck in face by puck, leaves Game 2

Posted: 148 days 7 hours 44 minutes ago.

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PITTSBURGH - Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Braydon Coburn was struck in the face with a shot by Pittsburgh's Hal Gill early in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday night.

Gill took a shot from the left point that apparently deflected off Evgeni Malkin's stick and struck Coburn near the left eye less than two minutes into the first period. Coburn dropped to the ice, bleeding, but soon got up without assistance and went to the dressing room with a towel held to his face.

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

Posted: 148 days 13 hours 28 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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Injured Penguins centre Talbot could return on Sunday

Posted: 149 days 10 hours 18 minutes ago.

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PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Penguins centre Maxime Talbot, sidelined with a broken right foot for three games, may play Sunday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Philadelphia.

Talbot broke his foot while blocking a shot in Game 3 of the second-round series against the Rangers. He returned to practice Saturday, and coach Michel Therrien said he will be evaluated following Sunday's pre-game skate.

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