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Justin Maffei | National Hockey League

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GAME OF THE NIGHT

San Jose Sharks vs. Dallas Stars

The Sharks went into the game knowing that it would be an uphill battle to win this series. However, Dallas match their intensity. In an elimination game, the Sharks were unable to figure out Marty Turco. Brenden Morrow scored on a powerplay in the 4th overtime to advance Dallas to the Western Conference Finals where they will face the Detroit Red Wings.

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NHL GAMES PLAYED ON SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2008
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New York Rangers 2 – Pittsburgh Penguins 3 OT
Penguins’ GM Ray Shero has got to be smiling. His deadline acquisitions have proved to be extremely beneficial to his team. Hal Gill has been a solid defensive defenseman and a difference maker to the Penguins penalty kill. Pascal Dupuis uses his speed and energy to get to pucks and feed them to his linemates, Sidney Crosby and Marian Hossa. Marian Hossa is averaging 1.11 points per game in this year’s playoffs after averaging .64 points per game in his previous post season career. That is nearly double the production. All three men are a +3 in the playoffs this season. In Game Five, Hossa scored the first goal of the game. The overtime game winner would also be scored by Hossa, with Dupuis notching an assist. Henriq Lundqvist made 37 saves for the Rangers but his offense could not provide him with enough support.

PITTSBURGH WINS SERIES 4-1

Three Stars
1 Hossa, PIT (2 G, 0 A, 2 P) *GW in OT
2 Malkin, PIT (1 G, 0 A, 1 P)
3 Lundqvist, NYR (37 saves)

Attendance: 17,132

NHL.com Recap
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San Jose Sharks 1 – Dallas Stars 2 4th OT
It took San Jose over 40 minutes to figure Marty Turco out, but they would not get another shot past him. Turco and Evgeni Nabokov were exceptional throughout the game. Nabokov stopped 53 shots, while Turco stopped 61. The total time of the game was over 129 minutes. Dallas’ Antti Miettinen netted the first goal of the game in the second period. San Jose would answer back with a Ryan Clowe goal early in the third. The teams lasted through three overtimes without a goal. Finally, in the fourth overtime, Brian Campbell was called for a trip. On the ensuing powerplay Brenden Morrow would bury a rebound past Nabokov.

DALLAS WINS SERIES 4-2

Three Stars
1 Turco, DAL (61 saves)
2 Nabokov, SJ (53 saves)
3 Morrow, DAL (1 G, 0 A, 1 P) *GW goal in 4th OT

Attendance: 18,532

NHL.com Recap
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