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5/10/08
Ugly finish:
Stars can't cash in on chances, fall 2-1 to Red Wings
The Dallas Stars had their chances. They could only convert
one and that wasn't enough against the Detroit Red Wings,
who beat the Stars 2-1 Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena to
take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals. ...
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Missed
opportunities
The Dallas Stars head home down 2-0 in
the Western Conference Finals to the Detroit Red Wings, and it's
not like they didn't have a chance to go home with a split. They
had their opportunities on Saturday night. ...
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Game 2 Notebook:
Franzen out for Wings, Lehtinen goes out for Stars
The Detroit Red Wings
were without Johan Franzen for Game 2 Saturday night and will be without
him for at least Game 3 due to concussion-like
symptoms. ...
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5/9/08
Stars News & Notes:
Battle lines being drawn
After Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Dallas
Stars and Detroit Red Wings, it appears the battle lines are
being drawn and a key one is in front of Stars goalie Marty
Turco. ...
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Red Wings News &
Notes: Franzen just keeps rolling along
He's already toppled
two Gordie Howe records in the past couple months and he equaled another
one Thursday night. Simply put, the man known as the Mule is on a roll.
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5/8/08
Unplugged: Wings
power past Stars 4-1, take Game 1
So much for a long layoff grounding the Detroit Red Wings. The
Dallas Stars were the team that looked not ready to go Thursday
night at Joe Louis Arena, falling 4-1 to the Red Wings to go
down 1-0 in the Western Conference
Finals. ...
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Stars fall flat in
series opener
Maybe the Stars were still battling
some fatigue from the four overtime win over San Jose earlier in
the week. Maybe it was something else. Maybe it was just the Red
Wings. But whatever the reason, the Dallas Stars were flat in
Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals in Detroit. ...
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Game 1 Notebook:
Traffic jam
The Detroit Red Wings made a point of saying they wanted to have
a good presence in front of the Dallas net and make life
difficult for Stars goalie Marty Turco, and Thursday night they
did just that. ...
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Stars land Swedish
forward
Before the puck dropped Thursday in Detroit, the Stars scored a
victory over the Detroit Red Wings and several other NHL teams
by landing highly touted free agent forward Fabian Brunnstrom of
Sweden. ...
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5/7/08
Stars News & Notes:
Underdogs again
Ask Mike Modano about
the Dallas Stars being underdogs in the Western Conference Finals
against the Detroit Red Wings and you almost get a yawn. Been there,
seen that. ...
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Red Wings News &
Notes: It's Osgood again
The last time the Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings met in
Western Conference Finals, Chris Osgood was in net for the Red
Wings. It's Osgood again, but he's gone through a lot of ups and
downs on his way back to being in the spotlight in Detroit. ...
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5/6/08
Another hurdle for Marty
Stars goalie Marty
Turco has put an end to the questions surrounding his playoff
performances, but now he is getting hit with a whole new round of
questions. These have to do with the Detroit Red Wings, his nemesis over
the years, and Joe Louis Arena, where he's never won a game. ...
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Stars News & Notes:
Boucher back on the ice
Stars defenseman Philippe Boucher was back on the ice Tuesday,
taking part in the team's optional skate in Frisco. It was just
the second time he's skated since going out with a hip injury
following Game 3 of the first round series against Anaheim. ...
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Red Wings News & Notes:
Well-rounded top guns
Forwards Pavel
Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg may be two of the top offensive players in
the NHL, but there is another element to their game that fits right into
a long standing philosophy with the Red Wings. ...
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5/5/08
Stars News & Notes: A
confident, determined bunch
A year ago at this time the Dallas Stars were well into their
off season. But this year's Dallas Stars are a confident bunch
as they move into the Western Conference Finals against the
Detroit Red Wings. They should be. They've already dispatched
two teams who were considered Stanley Cup contenders in Anaheim
and San Jose. ...
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Red Wings News & Notes:
Back to work
After a long weekend off, the Detroit Red Wings were back on the
ice Monday, holding their first practice as they prepare for
their Western Conference Finals series against the Dallas Stars.
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Minor league update: Matt
Climie Interview
Here's another in a series of interviews with players signed to
contracts by the Dallas Stars late in the regular season. This
one is with goalie Matt Climie, who signed as a free agent with
the Stars after finish his collegiate career at
Bemidji
State. ...
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5/4/08
Epic Battle: Morrow's goal pushes Stars past Sharks in fourth OT
It last started Sunday night, lasted into early
Monday morning and featured some top notch goaltending from
Dallas' Marty Turco and San Jose's Evgeni Nabokov, who had
allowed a combined two goals on 116 shots. But Stars captain
Brenden Morrow's power play goal on the 117th shot at 9:03 of
the fourth overtime broke the stalemate, giving the Stars a 2-1
win and pushed them into the Western Conference Final against
the Detroit
Red Wings. ...
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Morrow, Turco lead the way
The Dallas Stars are heading to the
Western Conference Final and a date with the Detroit Red Wings,
and leading the way are captain Brenden Morrow and goalie Marty
Turco. ...
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Game 6 Notebook
Sunday's game marked the third longest overtime game in Stars'
franchise history, eclipsed only by last season's game against
Vancouver and a 2003 game against the Ducks. ...
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Red Wings are up next
With the San Jose
Sharks out of the way, the Dallas Stars move on to the Western
Conference Finals where they will meet the Detroit Red
Wings. ...
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Stars-Red Wings Series
Schedule
Here's the schedule for the Western Conference Finals series,
which is scheduled to begin Thursday in Detroit. ...
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