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Hockey mayhem in Montreal brings 32 arrests

Police say 32 people have been arrested in the mayhem following the Montreal Canadiens Game 7 victory over Pittsburgh. Some stores were looted and police fired tear gas at hundreds of bottle-tossing fans after Wednesday nights game in which the Canadiens ousted the defending champions to reach the Eastern Conference final. Now some merchants worry [...]

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Hockey mayhem in Montreal brings 41 arrests

Police say 41 people have been arrested in the mayhem after the Montreal Canadiens Game 7 victory over Pittsburgh. Some stores were looted and police fired tear gas at hundreds of bottle-tossing fans after Wednesday nights game in which the Canadiens ousted the defending champions to reach the Eastern Conference final. Now some merchants worry [...]

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Flyers vs. Bruins

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers farfetched comeback is nearly complete. Michael Leighton stopped 30 shots in his first start in nearly two months to help streaking Philadelphia beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Wednesday night and force a seventh game in Boston on Friday night. “Its not always the easiest route, but we seem to find [...]

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Montreal police clash with rowdy youths

Police regained control of the downtown core early Thursday after firing tear gas at hundreds of bottle-tossing youths who looted businesses following the Montreal Canadiens Game 7 victory in Pittsburgh. The vandalism occurred after most of the tens of thousands of jubilant hockey fans left the area. Looters wrapped their faces in garments – in [...]

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NHL Playoff Capsules

The Montreal Canadiens followed up a monumental upset by pulling off another, and now the Pittsburgh Penguins are joining the Washington Capitals in sitting out the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Michael Leighton stopped 29 shots in his first start in nearly two months to help streaking Philadelphia force Game 7 in Boston on [...]

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Philly celebrates Flyers win and Penguins loss

Philly took a break from Flyers frenzy to hate on its in-state neighbor to the west. The City of Brotherly Love was still wringing its nervous hands during warmups before a must-win Game 6 against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night when the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins started a do-or-die game of their [...]

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