Maple Leafs Beat Red Wings In Snowy Winter Classic (Yahoo Sports)
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Tyler Bozak scored the winning shootout goal and Jonathan Bernier made two saves in the heart-pounding final moments, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over Detroit at the snowy Winter Classic in front of the largest crowd to watch a hockey game. The announced attendance Wednesday of 105,591 surpassed the 104,173 who saw Michigan and Michigan State skate in the same football stadium known as the Big House in 2010. The game began with temperatures in the low teens and steady snow that didn't stop on a windy afternoon, leading to the sixth Winter Classic being much more of an event than a game. Detroit captain Henrik Zetterberg appeared to have good chance in overtime with the puck in the Maple Leafs' end and defenseman Cody Franson on his left side.
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Perreaults 2 Goals Lead Ducks Past Bruins 5-2 (Yahoo Sports)
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Nearly three months after their home opener, the Anaheim Ducks still haven't lost a game in regulation at Honda Center. Although Jonas Hiller believes there's no secret to how the Ducks keep rolling at home, not even the powerful Boston Bruins could figure out how to end this remarkable streak by the overall NHL leaders. Mathieu Perreault scored two goals, Hiller made 30 saves in his 12th consecutive victory and the Ducks beat Boston 5-2 Tuesday night for their 14th win in 15 games. Perreault, Corey Perry and Nick Bonino scored power-play goals for the Ducks, who improved to 18-0-2 in Anaheim during the NHL's fifth-longest home points streak to open a season in the last 41 years.
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Langenbrunner Retires After 16 Years 2 Titles (Yahoo Sports)
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Jamie Langenbrunner has retired after a 16-year NHL career in which he won two Stanley Cups. The 38-year-old right wing from Cloquet, Minn., played for Dallas, New Jersey and St. Louis. He won NHL titles with Dallas in 1999 and New Jersey in 2003. Langenbrunner announced his retirement Wednesday in a statement by the NHL Players Association, thanking coaches and teammates for ''helping a kid from Minnesota enjoy a long, fulfilling hockey career.'' He appeared in 1,109 games, finishing with 243 goals and 420 assists.
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Predators Swap D Klein To Rangers For Del Zotto (Yahoo Sports)
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The Nashville Predators have swapped defensemen with the New York Rangers, sending right-handed shooter Kevin Klein to New York in exchange for a lefty in Michael Del Zotto. ''Michael gives us another young, gifted left-handed shooting defenseman with significant offensive upside,'' Predators general manager David Poile Poile said in a statement. ''We look forward to his presence on our already talented young blue line, further balancing our defensive corps.'' Del Zotto, 23, has 11 points in 42 games for the Rangers averaging 17 minutes, 44 seconds of ice time per game. The 6-foot, 195-pound Del Zotto was the 20th overall choice by the Rangers in the 2008 draft, and he has 121 career points in 292 career NHL games.
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Coyotes To Switch Name From Phoenix To Arizona (Yahoo Sports)
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The Phoenix Coyotes will become the Arizona Coyotes starting in the 2014-15 season. The team has been known as the Phoenix Coyotes since moving to Arizona from Winnipeg in 1996. The team played its home games in downtown Phoenix before moving to Glendale in 2003, but kept the Phoenix name. Coyotes President and CEO Anthony LeBlanc said the ownership group, IceArizona, wanted to change the name so it could be recognized as a team for the entire state instead of just Glendale or Phoenix.
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Lightning Star Stamkos To Miss Olympics (Yahoo Sports)
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Tampa Bay Lightning star Steven Stamkos will not play for Canada in the Sochi Olympics. Steve Yzerman, the Lightning's general manager and Team Canada's executive director, said Wednesday that doctors ruled out Stamkos because he hasn't recovered sufficiently from a broken right leg. Stamkos underwent a CT scan and met with team officials Wednesday. ''Today is obviously very disappointing for me,'' Stamkos said in a statement.
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Goalie Jonathan Quick To Start Sochi Opener For US (Yahoo Sports)
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Jonathan Quick was sitting and stretching before practice when U.S. hockey coach Dan Bylsma skated toward him. Quick is getting the nod instead of Ryan Miller and Jimmy Howard.
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