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Crosby also assisted on Craig Adams 'empty-net goal.
Pens headed to Stanley Cup Finals after sweeping 'Canes 2009
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Bergeron scored an empty-net goal for the Bruins with 1: 52 left.
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G Jonathan Quick, who had an up-and-down series, finished with 18 saves on 21 shots (the Canucks added a late empty-net goal).
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Crosby edged Ovechkin in USA TODAY's final clutch scoring rankings, ending Ovechkin's two-year run, partly because the Capitals winger's five empty-net goals (Crosby had one) didn't count in the computerized formula that measures contributions when a game a tight.
Final power rankings: Sedin is MVP, but Ovechkin will get playoff reward 2010
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P.A. Parenteau added an empty-net goal, and Al Montoya made 26 saves for the Islanders, who have won 12 of 17 games following the All-Star break.
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He didn't get a point on either goal, but his hard work paid off with an empty-net goal in the season-saving win in Chicago.
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Richards broke a 2-2 tie, and Ryan Callahan added an empty-net goal in the final second for the Rangers, who are on their longest winning streak since October 2009 when they also won seven in a row.
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The third was an empty-net goal, so for the purpose of understanding the player Tavares is becoming, let's consider the first two.
A Star Forming on the Island Mike Sielski 2011
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He didn't get a point on either goal, but his hard work paid off — after more hard work to keep a play alive in the corner — with an empty-net goal in the season-saving 4-1 win in Chicago on Sunday.
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Valtteri Filppula then sealed the victory with an empty-net goal with 10 seconds remaining.
Finland's flurry sinks Slovakia, snags ice hockey bronze 2010
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