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GAME OF THE NIGHT

Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche

Forsberg scored his first two points since returning to the NHL. He set up the game tying and game winning goals.

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NHL GAMES PLAYED ON SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2008
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Montreal Canadiens 5 – Los Angeles Kings 2

Three Stars
1 Halak, MTL (35 saves)
2 Komisarek, MTL (0 G, 0 A, 0 P)
3 Blake, LA (1 G, 0 A, 1 P)

Attendance: 18,118

NHL.com Recap
Montreal Gazette
Los Angeles Times
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Dallas Stars 1 – Colorado Avalanche 3
Colorado obviously had a good trade deadline, winning six straight games since they completed their transactions. Though the

Avs trailed for most of this game, they scored three times in the third period to pull out the win. Forsberg was able to get

his first points of the season, though he is still looking for his first goal. He assisted on the game tying and game

winning goals.

Three Stars
1 Brunette, COL (1 G, 1 A, 2 P) *Game winning goal
2 Forsberg, COL (0 G, 2 A, 2 P)
3 Theodore, COL (25 saves)

Attendance: 18,007

NHL.com Recap
Dallas Morning News
Denver Post
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Washington Capital 1 – Boston Bruins 2
Even though Boston trailed most of this game, they pulled out a win thanks largely to Donald Brashear. The Washington

enforcer committed three penalties at 13:19 in the third period. The Bruins were able to score their first goal on the power

play that followed. Ovechkin was able to get an assist in this game. He is now four points in front of Evgeni Malkin for

the league lead, going into their head on head showdown Sunday afternoon.

Three Stars
1 Auld, BOS (23 saves)
2 Sturm, BOS (1 G, 0 A, 1 P) *Game winning goal
3 Huet, WSH (26 saves)

Attendance: 17,565

NHL.com Recap
Washington Post
Boston Globe
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Ottawa Senators 4 – Phoenix Coyotes 2
The Senators were probably happy to see that they were playing at Phoenix on Saturday. Ottawa has really been struggling lately, but the Coyotes do not play well at home. Fisher scored two goals and Gerber stopped 33 to post the win. This win helped the Sens keep pace with the Canadiens. They remain two points behind in the division.

Three Stars
1 Fisher, OTT (2 G, 0 A, 2 P)
2 Weller, PHX (1 G, 0 A, 1 P)
3 Hanzal, PHX (0 G, 1 A, 1 P)

Attendance: 16,922

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Ottawa Sun
Arizona Republic
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New Jersey Devils 2 – Toronto Maple Leafs 1
The Devils needed this win to stay a point ahead of the Canadiens for first in the East. They are also three points ahead of the Penguins for the lead in the Atlantic Division. Zach Parise scored the game winner with less than a minute remaining in the third. The Leafs are now 8 points out of the final playoff spot.

Three Stars
1 Brodeur, NJ (42 saves)
2 Parise, NJ (2 G, 0 A, 2 P) *Game winning goal
3 Toskala, TOR (29 saves)

Attendance: 19,469

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Newark Star-Ledger
Toronto Star
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New York Islanders 1 – Philadelphia Flyers 4
All four of the Flyers goals came by way of the power play. They remain in 8th place and the final playoff spot in the East. The Islanders have been sliding, losing six of their last eight. They could have made up ground by winning this game. However, they are now seven points out of the final playoff spot.

Three Stars
1 Timonen, PHI (0 G, 3 A, 3 P)
2 Hartnell, PHI (2 G, 0 A, 2 P)
3 Coburn, PHI (0 G, 3 A, 3 P)

Attendance: 19,748

NHL.com Recap
New York Daily News
The Philadelphia Inquirer & Philadelphia Daily News
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Buffalo Sabres 3 – Carolina Hurricanes 4 OT
The Hurricanes remain hot. They are 7-2-1 in their last ten games. This win, combined with an earlier Washington loss, puts the ‘Canes 7 points ahead of the Caps. The Sabres are now 4 points behind Philadelphia for the final playoff spot in the East.

Three Stars
1 Walker, CAR (1 G, 0 A, 1 P) *Game winning goal
2 Samsonov, CAR (1 G, 0 A, 1 P)
3 Staal, CAR (0 G, 1 A, 1 P)

Attendance: 18,808

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The Buffalo News
Raleigh News and Observer
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Atlanta Thrashers 2 – Florida Panthers 3 OT
This was the second straight overtime game for the Thrashers, however, they could not pull this one out. Florida is making a strong push for the playoffs and are now 6 points behind the Flyers. The Thrashers are at the opposite end of the spectrum, winning one game in their last ten.

Three Stars
1 Horton, FLA (1 G, 0 A, 1 P) *Game winning goal
2 McLean, FLA (2 G, 0 A, 2 P)
3 Recchi, ATL (0 G, 2 A, 2 P)

Attendance: 16,614

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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St. Louis Blues 2 – Vancouver Canucks 4
Brad Boyes scored twice, but it was not enough for the Blues who are 2-7-1 in their last 10. The Canucks are now in a tie with the Predators for the final playoff spot in the West. Ohlund returned Friday for the Canucks. This is surprising with it being only three days since he found out that he had bone chips in his left knee.

Three Stars
1 Burrows, VAN (1 G, 1 A, 2 P)
2 Boyes, STL (2 G, 0 A, 2 P)
3 Kesler, VAN (0 G, 2 A, 2 P)

Attendance: 18,630

NHL.com Recap
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Province
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