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National Hockey League news: March 25, 2008

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

There were 4 games played in the National Hockey League on March 24, 2008.

Game summaries

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Islanders

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  1 2 3 Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 0 1
New York Islanders 1 2 1 4

Richard Park scored the first goal for the Islanders shorthanded 3:22 into the first period. Just 36 seconds later, the Penguins answered back when Petr Sykora scored a power play goal to tie the score. Bill Guerin scored in the second period to retake the lead for the Islanders. Sean Bergenheim scored a power play goal a few minutes later, then Trent Hunter gave New York a three goal lead 12:41 into the third period.

Ottawa Senators @ Montreal Canadiens

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  1 2 3 Total
Ottawa Senators 0 1 4 5
Montreal Canadiens 3 4 0 7

Andrei Kostitsyn scored the Canadiens' first goal 1:40 into the game. Christopher Higgins gave Montreal a two goal lead later in the first, then Kostitsyn scored his second of the night on a power play to put Montreal ahead by three goals. Antoine Vermette put the Senators on the board just under the halfway point of the second period. Francis Bouillon scored a couple minutes later to put Montreal back up by 3. Andrei Markov increased Montreal's lead to 4, then 42 seconds later, Mikhail Grabovski scored to give Montreal a five goal lead. Tom Kostopoulos scored a shorthanded goal with 46 seconds left in the second period. Dany Heatley scored 3:04 into the third period. That was closely followed by a Martin Lapointe goal. Heatley scored his second of the night to bring Ottawa within three. Ottawa came within two with 1:58 left in regulation when Jason Spezza scored a power play goal.

Calgary Flames @ Colorado Avalanche

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  1 2 3 Total
Calgary Flames 0 0 0 0
Colorado Avalanche 0 1 1 2

Jordan Leopold scored a power play goal to break a scoreless tie 6:36 into the second period. Milan Hejduk scored his 24th goal of the season 12:19 into the third period, an insurance goal which wasn't needed, as Jose Theodore held the Flames scoreless in his third shutout of the season.

Minnesota Wild @ Edmonton Oilers

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  1 2 3 Total
Minnesota Wild 1 1 1 3
Edmonton Oilers 3 2 0 5

In the first 5:02 of the game, the Oilers jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Curtis Glencross, Andrew Cogliano, and Dustin Penner each scored. Nick Schultz scored 5:41 in the first, which put the Wild on the board. Kyle Brodziak scored for Edmonton 3:54 into the second, but Minnesota answered 1:10 later with Sean Hill's first goal of the season. Cogliano scored his second of the night later in the second period. Todd Fedoruk brought the Wild within 2 with 7:30, but couldn't get the puck past Dwayne Roloson again, as he earns his 13th win of the season.

Player of the Day

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Today's Player of the Day is Andrei Kostitsyn of the Montreal Canadiens. Kostitsyn scored two goals in the first period, helping the Canadiens in a 7-5 win over the Ottawa Senators.

For information on the selection process of the Player of the Day, see this page.


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