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Justin Maffei | National Hockey League

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GAME OF THE NIGHT

Nashville Predators vs. Detroit Red Wings

It took the Red Wings 54 shots, but they earned the victory. Chris Osgood played well in his first start, but only had to face 21 shots from the Predators. The Red Wings reclaim the series lead, 3-2.

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NHL GAMES PLAYED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008
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Nashville Predators 1 – Detroit Red Wings 2 OT
The home team has still won every game in this series. The teams will head to Nashville with the Predators on the verge of elimination. Johan Franzen got the game winning goal 1:48 into overtime. In his first start in this season’s playoffs, Chris Osgood stopped 20 of 21 shots to earn the win.

DETROIT LEADS 3-2

Three Stars
1 Franzen, DET (1 G, 1 A, 2 P) *GW goal
2 Osgood, DET (20 saves)
3 Ellis, NSH (52 saves)

Attendance: 20,066

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New York Rangers 5 – New Jersey Devils 3
In a must-win game, the Devils scored the first goal. However, the Rangers scored four straight before New Jersey could tickle the twine again. New York got goals from many of their stars, including Jagr, Gomez, Drury, Roszival, and Dubinsky. The Rangers join the Penguins as the only teams to advance to the second round at this point.

NEW YORK RANGERS WIN SERIES 4-1

Three Stars
1 Jagr, NYR (1 G, 2 A, 3 P)
2 Drury, NYR (1 G, 0 A, 1 P) *GW goal
3 Elias, NJ (1 G, 0 A, 1 P)

Attendance: 17,625

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Dallas Stars 2 – Anaheim Ducks 5
Jean-Sebastian Giguere made 40 saves to keep the Ducks from being eliminated. Special teams played a big part in this game as the Ducks got two power play goals and were flawless on the penalty kill. Teemu Selanne’s power play goal 48 seconds into the third period turned out to be the game winner.

DALLAS LEADS 3-2

Three Stars
1 Giguere, ANA (40 saves)
2 Selanne, ANA (1 G, 1 A, 2 P) *GW goal
3 Ribiero, ANA (1 G, 0 A, 1 P)

Attendance: 19,177

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